Posted by Vincent_QC on November 22, 2008, at 16:03:38
In reply to Parnate VS Nardil + Anxiety and social phobia, posted by CaptainAmerica1967 on November 22, 2008, at 10:31:23
Big thanks to CaptainAmerica1967 and also for Phillipa...
Yeah, it's the same thing for me, nothing seem to work well for all my problems. The only drug who work a little bit at the begining was the Clonazepam aka Rivotril....but I become addicted very fast so my doctor had to increase my dosage every month or so...I switch from one to another benzo after, Xanax, ativan...name them...I notice that the more addictive benzo are the one with the shortness half-life and the one who act faster on your system (Xanax is the worst of them). I never had a relief of my anxiety with a benzo since my addiction with Rivotril back at the end of 2005. I change for the Valium because it's less potent than Rivotril, you take it and forget it because it's a long acting drug. I use it only to prevent withdrawl symptoms...because the Valium never have an anxiolytic effect on me. I will try to reduce my dosage soon, if the Parnate work...
I think benzo activate my depression mood also and since I take them I have a lot of cognitive problems...loose of memory, difficulty to speak and find my words, muscle spams...Anyway's...
I also read that "Parnate" is slightly more potentially reactive with tyramine than "Nardil" but I also read that Parnate is more a reversible MAOI than a irreversible like the Nardil...I'm wondering if Parnate act also on the gaba receptor like Nardil???
I never think about trying Manerix (Moclobemide), it was one of the 3 last options I had...My doctor say it's not very helpfull for social phobia and anxiety. It's a reversible MAOI of type A, but it seem to not work very well. My doctor say that the recommended dosage of 600 mg have to be augmented to more than 900 mg to be slighty effective but he also say that it's not more helpfull than a regular SSRI for social phobia and anxiety...and at 900 mg or 1200, you need to follow the exact tyramine free diet, so I don't see the advantage of taking it over the Parnate or Nardil...
I write in my first post that I just begin the Parnate 5 days ago and I had no side effects...Well it seem that since this afternoon I feel more anxious, so I don't know if it's the pills or just my imagination...maybe it's the "activiting" profile of Parnate that begin to show up?...I hope not...
For the proteine powder, I think the best idea will be to wait a little bit, maybe after 2 weeks or 3 weeks at 20 mg. I think it's a better idea to wait and to follow the strict diet to reduce my anxiety level and forget the fact that I can do an hypersensitive crisis... I will try my proteine powder after that period and take my blood pressure often to see...I will also ask my doctor to prescribe a kind of "Antidote" in case of a hypersensitive crisis...I told me that it was possible but I say not at first. I see him monday morning so I will ask for it( I don't remember the name of the drug, sorry...).
So thanks everyone for your advise, that's really appreciate!
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