Posted by zonked on May 12, 2010, at 16:53:57
Today's my second day on Marplan (10mg 2x/day, to be increased to 15mg 2x/day on Saturday.)
Now, the skeptic in me is thinking this must be placebo, but I seem to feel a tiny bit better--I was actually cracking jokes and laughing today. Time will tell if it's really going to work, I'll keep my progress posted periodically here. Also on 1mg klonopin as needed, which has quieted my anxiety a bit.
In a way, I would not be surprised if it DID work quickly, as Nardil started working within a week when I first started it in '07. Also I may have gotten a jump start as I did not do a proper washout from the nardil I'd been taking (some % of MAO could have already been inhibited). Yeah, I know you're supposed to do a 2 week washout but I did not want an entire 2 weeks completely unmedicated, plus, the fact that they are such similar drugs put me at ease. I would have endured the washout if I had been on a strong serotonergic, since serotonin syndrome is a real risk with MAOIs.
Hope SLS and I both get some relief from this med--what are the odds we'd both be starting it at the same time? :-)
-z
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