Posted by inanimate peanut on February 3, 2010, at 15:49:31
In reply to Will Lithium augment or weaken Parnate?, posted by Girlnterrupted78 on February 3, 2010, at 0:42:53
Maybe it's not the other drugs that are weakening the Parnate. Maybe your body is getting a resistance to it over time. Have you tried increasing the dose of Parnate-- does this help at all? If the lithium doesn't work and the Parnate continually seems to be weakened, perhaps look at switching to another MAOI. My Stanford doc recommended a switch to Marplan in that circumstance or I know many of this board like Nardil. I'm sure you're not completely out of med combos. Have you tried Mirapex or calcium channel blockers (nimedipine). Have you tried all the atypical antipsychotics? Take it from someone who is literally down to their last 5 med combos, there are always some things that you haven't thought of. You can always post the meds you've been on and see if anyone here has any ideas. To me, these just seem to be better options than ECT.
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