Posted by baseball55 on February 2, 2016, at 19:02:31
In reply to Re: Parnate insomnia: please help., posted by Axmann on January 31, 2016, at 9:13:18
> If I were to, say, stop the Parnate completely, do I really need to wait the full 2 weeks before switching to a SNRI (say, Effexor or Pristiq), considering I've only been on Parnate 2 weeks? And how would I manage any withdrawal until then?
What I was led to understand, when I switched to parnate, is that you have to do the two week washout no matter how short a period you have been using an MAOI. But I am not an expert. Your doctor should know this.
As for dealing with parnate withdrawal, when I stopped parnate (I have since restarted), I just stopped and had no withdrawal issues at all. But I was using a low dose - 40mg - and I've never had withdrawal problems from SSRIs and SNRIs. My experience may be unusual.
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