Posted by SLS on January 25, 2014, at 8:28:41
In reply to Re: nardil tolerance and ensuing cognitive problems, posted by rose45 on January 25, 2014, at 7:31:46
> Just thought I would write about what has been happening in the past year. Have been on Parnate 30 mg since last april 2013. It does make me feel tired but Im willing to put up with that side effect. The main problem is the insomnia. I use 4 sleeping pills in rotation, so as not to get accustomed to any one of them , but they seem to work less and less well. They are: temazepam, oxazepam, zopiclone, melatonin.
> I use one for 4-5 days and then switch them. But they are working less well and Im becoming more and more irritable. Not sure how I can carry on like this for the rest of my life. But MAOIs are the only antidepresant which have ever worked for me.What happens when you increase the Parnate to 40 - 80 mg/day? If you are going to get tired and have insomnia anyway, you might as well take a modern accepted dosage of Parnate and have a much better chance of making the depression vanish. Both side effects are treatable. I've been there. You could use Focalin or Provigil for the daytime sleepiness. For insomnia, you can use lorazepam or zopiclone and use the same drug every night. You are unlikely to need an escalating dose after a certain point. I once combined two benzodiazepines for Parnate insomnia. This treatment worked well for several years until I no longer needed it.
- ScottSome see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
poster:SLS
thread:1042294
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20140123/msgs/1059486.html