Posted by cecilia on November 25, 2005, at 2:56:14
In reply to Re: MAOI's and protein powder-Cecilia!, posted by Larry Hoover on November 22, 2005, at 11:02:43
Thanks, Larry and Declan. Well, I'll probably wait to see if the Marplan has any beneficial effects before experimenting with the food too much. Given my extreme treatment resistance, I'm not exactly holding my breath. No side effects so far at 30 mg. I'm just so afraid of having the same "MAO inhibition kick in effect " with Marplan as I had with Nardil. Does anyone know exactly what happens to your body when the MAO starts being inhibited? With Nardil, I was on 45 mg for 28 days, sugar pill effects, 10 days at 60 mg, again no effects, then POW, the worst headache ever, pain in all my muscles and joints, extreme pain and dryness in my eyes. I don't think it was anything I ate, as my blood pressure wasn't elevated. I've told myself that if this happens again, I'll just lower the dose instead of giving up, I'll see if I have the courage to do that. One thing I'm doing differently this time is taking a B vitamin complex daily as I've read that MAO's can cause problems due to B6 depletion. With Parnate I had no difficulty figuring out immediately that the stuff was poison for me (like drinking a thousand cups of coffee a day) but Nardil for me was very very sneaky. No one else I've read about has related this experience, so I guess I'm just weird. Cecilia
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