Posted by SLS on March 21, 2005, at 17:35:54
In reply to Re: Parnate augment - desipramine ???? SLS » Maxime, posted by ed_uk on March 21, 2005, at 15:08:16
> Hi Maxime :-)
>
> >I wonder if I could safely add desipramine to my Parnate? Does anyone know?
>
> Some people do combine them, SLS used to take this combination. The risk of serotonin syndrome should be low because desipramine is only a very weak serotonin reuptake inhibitor.Parnate seems to be very forgiving as an MAOI. You can definitely add desipramine to it safely. Your doctor might want to go very slow in the beginning, but that would be his prerogative. If he has never done it before, you can't blame him. I found that you can titrate desipramine with Parnate just as quickly as you can without it. Going up 25mg at a time seems prudent.
Do you think your doctor will go for it?
- Scott
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