Posted by tygereyes on March 28, 2006, at 20:26:49
In reply to Aiming for hypomania ?, posted by linkadge on March 28, 2006, at 16:02:01
I agree 100%. I don't know if "hypomania" is the word but when I started taking Parnate, I felt *something* that was distinctly euphoric and EXTREMELY similar to the feeling I got when abusing drugs. This is why I began abusing Parnate when it was first Rx'ed to me, because the euphoria began to wear off and I was left with merely ... happiness and stability. A good feeling for someone who wants to alleviate depression, true, but when your initial response is SO euphoric and you just happen to be a drug addict, you will do anything to hold onto that feeling - as I did.
Getting off Parnate now due to acne and severe insomnia ... but somehow I really feel like, if the euphoria had persisted, I would have stayed on this med regardless of bad side effects.
> Aiming for hypomania isn't really a good thing. Oh sure, some of us think we can trick the brain, and tap into some sort of secret happiness resources, its a self serving bias, but the brain is always smarter.
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> Maybe I will get babble-warned for this statement but oh well.
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> There just seems to be this hidden conscencious that taking an MAOI will give keep you in some permanant euphoric state, but its not true, and I don't think that promoting it is a safe measure.
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> Sure they are strong drugs, but I still don't think it is that wise to aim for hypomania. It is not really a normal state and can be very taxing on the brain and body.
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> I think if you aim to feel normal that you people might have a better chance at achieving long term mental health.
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> Linkadge
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