Posted by JaclinHyde on May 16, 2006, at 12:14:34
In reply to Help! Extreme Anxiety... seeing a new pdoc soon., posted by jealibeanz on May 16, 2006, at 11:21:08
I can answer a few of your questions regarding MAOI's having taken them for over 25 years for extreme panic attacks and depression. First of all I don't know where you heard that if Effexor (or 'side-effexor' as my pdoc likes to call it ;-) doesn't work then the MAOI's won't because that couldn't be further from the truth. The MAOI's are in their own class and very different from any other AD. As for the weight issue I am the same way having had a gastric bypass back in '99 and absolutely refuse to take any med that will pack on weight. Weightloss on the MAOI Parnate is the norm, not weight gain. Marplan, another MAOI and the one I take seems to fall in the middle. For some people it causes weightloss and for some weight gain. Others still do not see any effect on their weight at all. Nardil is known for it's weight gain properties so that is the one to stay away from if weight is an issue.
If you have any more questions about the MAOI's feel free to ask! :-)
JH
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