Posted by emmanuel98 on August 18, 2010, at 20:37:57
In reply to Parnate experiences, posted by jackford on August 16, 2010, at 21:51:09
You can drink white wine on parnate and bottled beer -- not draft. I do. I've found that I can eat small amounts of cheese -- an ounce say. I nver eat dried meats anyway. I miss soy sauce with sushi, but that's about it. Parnate does not cause weight gain, but nardil does. I refused nardil for that reason. I had already gained nearly 40 pounds on AAPs. I've been able to diet and lose weight with parnate. It can cause insomnia --- really bad. My p-doc wanted to try trazadone, which is contra-indicated, but I haven't had a problem with it and it helps the insomnia, along with 2mg ativan at bedtime.
I also take perphenazine, an old AP, because I've had probelms with psychotic depression and responded well to AAPs (except for weight gain).
The combination is keeping me reasonably stable. I need therapy and DBT to keep me completely stable. Meds are not a complete solution, usually. They deal with the biological component of depression, but not the negative thoughts and fears that we ruminate on when depressed.
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