Posted by SLS on August 15, 2015, at 7:04:02
In reply to Parnate Adjuncts for Anxiety/Discipline/SelfEsteem, posted by LazyorAnxious on August 11, 2015, at 17:15:42
I found that Nardil works better than Parnate for apathy, amotivation, and anxiety. It is definitely pro-social. I also think that Nardil is more of a "mood brightener". Weight-gain, dizziness, and initial anorgasmia prevent some people from staying with Nardil long enough to respond to it. It has been reported that anorgasmia lasts 3 months for some people, but can return. This was my experience as well. Adding nortriptyline enhanced the antidepressant effects of Nardil for me. It may be that your adding amphetamine to Nardil would address ADHD and possibly weight-gain. For depression, I respond better to Focalin than to Adderall or Ritalin. I also find that Lamictal adds still more antidepressant effects to Nardil.
* Nardil caused me to feel "foggy" in the beginning. However, this soon gave way to improvement and clarity of thought.
I tried switching from the Parnate I had been taking to Nardil about a year ago. I didn't respond as well to it as I had in the past, so I returned to Parnate. I aborted the trial prematurely, though. I was impatient. I didn't give it a full 12 weeks, which is sometimes required of Nardil to work.
I should have tried Marplan at high dosages. I only reached 40 mg/day. I saw recently that someone needed 90 mg/day to respond to it. Still, it felt much "cleaner" than either Parnate or Nardil. There was no trend for weight-gain for me.
Good luck with whatever you decide to do.
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