Posted by cecilia on January 3, 2006, at 1:03:12
In reply to Re: What to do if Nardil and Parnate were discontinued, posted by linkadge on December 29, 2005, at 10:31:45
I've been taking Marplan for about 7 weeks-hasn't done a thing for me yet, but I"m increasing the dose very slowly since I had such horrible reactions to Nardil and Parnate. I agree that the fear of a hypertensive reaction is far more of a problem than the diet itself. The foods you have to give up for a MAO diet are insignificant compared to the foods I've given up trying to lose weight. But there is one thing about the MAO diet that terrifies me-other people finding out. That's the one thing that's always terrified me about the side effects of any med-when I tried Cymbalta I was terrified that someone would notice my dilated pupils. But I've been in a state of pure panic since I discovered my sister will be giving a family dinner for a visiting relative next week. I keep thinking what if she serves something like lasagna. Christmas dinner was okay, because there's so much food that nobody notices what you eat, though the salad, I discovered after I'd put a big portion on my plate, had cheese and the stuffing sausage. But what if everything on the plate has cheese? I guess I could say I'm feeling sick and don't want to eat anything. But that seems so rude to show up with something potentially contagious. Anyone have any suggestions? Just don't say I shouldn't be ashamed of taking AD's. Because I'd rather die than have them find out. Yes, I know, for all I know they could all be taking them. I still don't want to talk about it. Cecilia
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