Posted by jedi on November 18, 2012, at 2:23:53
In reply to Re: What was or is your PARNATE experience?, posted by vnessg90 on November 17, 2012, at 18:10:15
> I've taken parnate on and off for 40 yrs. Tried "safer" drugs always failed and sometimes went into major depression. Happy with current dose 40mg w 30 mg oxazepam every 12 hrs along w 6 mg invega & 30 mg oxazepam at bedtime. Splitting the parnate dose evens my daily moods. Can't believe some of you go into this without seeing a dietitian who can explain the food restrictions. Diet is not so hard to keep. What is hard is convincing every Dr & Pharm you see to check every other drug against parnate before you get it. Have had serotonin crisis from bad interaction.
I've been on Nardil + clonazepam for most of 14 years. Time off for other trials, including two trials of Parnate. I wanted Parnate to work so bad. I gained a lot of weight on Nardil before taking most of it off. I just could not take Parnate. Had a couple of rare, spontaneous hypertensive reactions. Nardil has saved my life. It sure isn't perfect, but beats the HELL out of major depression! MAOIs are the only antidepressants I have seen work long term on this board. I'm talking over a decade.
Be Well,
Jedi
Jedi
Treatment resistant, atypical, double depression with social anxiety.
Nardil + clonazepam
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