Posted by linkadge on November 3, 2017, at 18:15:24
In reply to Re: I have only been psychotic on Nardil. Never withou, posted by Lamdage22 on November 2, 2017, at 12:12:09
Hi Lamdage,
I must admit that your experience was a little similar to mine. I took parnate, and after a few weeks (which I contribute to lack of REM sleep), I stopped being able to filter my internal thoughts / world from my external ones.
So for example, I have some "white lies" / personal secrets in my life which I can usually mentally organize (not to get into details). However, on parnate, I could not tell who knew what about me. For example, my "white lies" / secrets all of a sudden seemed exposed to everybody.
For example, even though I have not disclosed my sexual orientation to family / friends, I felt as if that had been exposed. I had some mild feelings as if my inner thoughts were being exposed (or perhaps 'broadcast').
Another might be the way I felt about other people. It seemed as if those thoughts were "getting out" somehow. As if I, or somebody else had told other people my inner feelings / thoughts.
This is not typical for me. I attribute it to the lack of REM sleep where my brain was unable to process those feelings and integrate the internal / external me.
Also, I had feelings as thought God was peering into my thoughts (some feelings of being judged / moral guilt). The feelings of being judged made me feel pressured to expose certain 'sins'. Again, it felt as though my internal world was being pushed out.
Another feeling I had was that I had entered a new world. Everything looked extremely unfamiliar and, at times, I wondered if I had been transported into a different planet (like a movie or something).
Also, I identify with the ideas of reference. I would say that everything seemed to pertain to me in a ominous way. For example, teachers' comments seemed to be directed specifically to me.
Interestingly though, my depression lifted dramatically on it!
All of this subsided within a few weeks of discontinuation / taking Seroquel.
Interestingly, in the few days stopping parnate, I was absolutely euphoric. All of those thoughts disappeared and I felt universally "forgiven".
Anyhow. That's my experience with parnate. I've never had any experience like that on any other medication. The MAOIs are powerful!
Linkadge
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