Posted by malcolm664 on June 20, 2007, at 23:21:17
In reply to Re: Combing MAOI's with stimulants, posted by Jedi on June 20, 2007, at 21:54:11
Don't worry with your warning I won't; that's the sort of feedback I was looking for from here. So thanks for the heads up!
Having said that, I've been on Adderall, Ritalin, Concerta and haven't noticed that Desoxyn is stronger. But that probably just my subjective opinion. It was years ago that I tried those other drugs but just a few months ago that I was on Desoxyn. On the face of it, it seems like there'd be no problem, but I certainly don't need any more complications in my life that would come with a trip to the hospital
Looks like it's back to coffee for me.
Best-
Malcolm> Malcolm,
> Please do not combine Desoxyn with Parnate except under the care of an expert psychopharmagologist. Desoxyn is one of the strongest amphetimines. For those who don't know, Desoxyn is the pharmaceutical grade of methamphetamine. The wrong combination of the two medications could be fatal. It took eight weeks for me, but the side effect of daytime somnolence on Parnate did go away.
> Be carefull,
> Jedi
>
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> > I've been on Parnate since April 23 and it's working great (for depression, not so much for social anxiety).
> >
> > But as I've said in previous postings, the fatigue especially in the afternoons is overwhelming. Just yesterday, I actually fell asleep at a traffic light and a passerby tapped on my window which jolted me.
> >
> > Obviously it's cause for concern. My question is this: what's the real danger with combining a stimulant with and MAOI like Parnate? My doc has ordered me to stop the Desoxyn which worked wonderfully for the fatigue. (This is before I started the Parnate). I NEVER got tired during the daytime while I was on Desoxyn.
> >
> > Fortunately, I still have about 40 tabs of the Desoxyn, but have been hesitant to go against his wishes, especially since (according to him) it's dangerous.
> >
> > But since I have enough to try it out and see whether combining the Parnate and the Desoxyn will cause a problem, I'm very tempted to do that.
> >
> > And if there are no problems, I can report to him: "See, I've been taking Desoxyn and there haven't been any problems". Hopefully, then he will relax about it.
> >
> > The only reason, I feel a bit daring in trying this out is that I know that there are several people on the board who are on other stimulants and MAOIS at the same time and there haven't been any problems.
> >
> > But before I pop the first pill in my mouth, I just wanted to check with people on here who are taking Ritalin, Adderall, etc with an MAOI and if they could tell me what their reaction has been.
> >
> > My doc doesn't even want me to have more than one cup of coffee. And I have at least 3 or four STRONG cups and there haven't been any problems.
> >
> > So am I asking for trouble by combining the Parnate with the Desoxyn?
> >
> > Malcolm
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