Posted by bulldog2 on August 4, 2009, at 13:16:50
In reply to Re: To Scott - My Perceptions Of Parnate » bulldog2, posted by ColoradoSnowflake on August 3, 2009, at 19:09:24
> > > Hi Bulldog.
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> > > As best as you can surmise, what exactly are you suffering from?
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> > > Actually, it sounds like Nardil might be a better drug for you.
> > >
> > >
> > > - Scott
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> > Atypical depression, social anxiety (even panic attacks), possible bipolar, and strong add.
> >
> > Depression with components of social isolation (avoid people with no desire to mingle and yet unhappy with this state). Doctor and I decided on parnate because of my fear of weight gain that nardil is notorious for.
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> > You're right that nardil is probably the better drug for me. I isolate myself socially because I fear the pain of rejection of human contact yet this isolation is depression?! Quite a conundrum.
> >
> > Currently on percocet and neurontin for pain from a bad hip but that will all stop shortly after my slated hip replacement. This combo helps my mental state but I realize this probably cannot be used long term.
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> > Wish nardil did not cause so much weight gain as this is a big issue for me.
> >
> > I believe many of my symptoms are genetic as they were evident as a very young age. (4 or 5).
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> > Possibly we can correspond on this situation as you are very knowlegeable). That would be up to you of course.
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> Hi Bulldog:
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> Your symptoms are very much like mine, except I have no bipolar and I have moderate ADD as well as PTSD from my childhood. Chronic depression does become a whole system of withdrawal and then fear etc. I knew something was lurking inside me when I was little but I didn't get depressed until I was older had to stop self medicating with partying, alcohol and amphetamines. I've been depressed to some degree ever since, always with thoughts of suicide. The Parnate has taken those thoughts away about 95% and I'm amazed and pleased.
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> I'm not knowledgeable about the drugs like Scott is and I know he's been on Nardil, too.
> I can say that I'm much less withdrawn now but I have a lot of re-learning to do, especially since my boyfriend of 18 yrs died a year and half ago and my best girlfriend died last year. I thought that was the end of me, but here I am again, excited that another medicine might be working!
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> Hopes springs eternal I guess!
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> I wish you the very best on your next meds!
>
> gayle
Hi GayleThanks for the post. You are currently on parnate? Could you give me your parnate history please. What dosage you are on and when you started to respond. Also what meds you take with parnate and dosages also. If you take meds with parnate do you feel you needed their addition to get a real ad response?
As I mentioned I was on parnate monotherapy and never had a robust ad response. Had some response at each dose increase that faded after a few days.Unfortunately I came from a home where both parents were deeply disturbed. As mentioned or maybe not I also knew at an early age that something was wrong with me. My environment was an issue in my developement but as mentioned I believe genetics were also. I personally believe my brain chemistry will never be okay without some chemical intervention.
Thanks for you input and good luck to you.
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