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Re: parnate induced improvement

Posted by ikasug on March 1, 2013, at 12:24:49

In reply to Re: parnate induced improvement » moisha, posted by SLS on February 28, 2013, at 21:49:36

I had great benefits from Parnate at 60mg. I was able to buy a car, move out of my parents' house within 4 months of becoming employed (and about 5 and a half of living there, having dropped out of graduate school), and open up to others. I had gained over 100 pounds while in Ohio and lost 75 to hit my usual weight.

Unfortunately I was still depressed when alone and prone to episodes that affected my work quality. I was also still anxious, a problem considering that I was diagnosed with GAD. My benzos were PRN, but I would run out because I had to add doses before stressful meetings at work and many social situations.

Also, Parnate gave me substantial orthostatic hypotension. It waned with time, but I was always aware of it existing. I suffered from very minor urinary retention on occasion.

Other than this, I had perfect bloodwork and blood pressure. My general health improved immensely.

A trial of 200mg Lamictal and 450mg Wellbutrin last fall ended in disaster. I immediately sank back into such a severe depression that my job was in jeopardy. I was able to recognize it and had an emergency appointment with the pdoc.

I now take Nardil 60mg with better results for depression and anxiety and have hopped around benzos from Ativan (while on Parnate) to Xanax to Ativan before resting on Klonopin. I have pdoc on Monday but it is unlikely that I will raise the dose because of water weight gain (thankfully this gain was right before a workplace contest to lose weight with ridiculously large cash prizes -- 3x my bonus for first place!!) and urinary retention. It takes me quite a while to pee, sometimes 2-3 minutes of sitting on the toilet, and especially in a public restroom. Even at bars and nightclubs (I love to dance), while drunk, it still takes me 2-3 minutes of sitting, which is embarrassing for a male. It's not that I'm particularly worried about what others think of me but standing at a urinal while colleagues come in and out can makes the time it takes to get going feel a lot longer than it is.


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