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Posted by pat c. on November 10, 2001, at 6:28:51
Can Parnate compete with Nardil?
Thanks.
Pat
Posted by Elizabeth on November 10, 2001, at 22:46:57
In reply to Parnate vs. Nardil, posted by pat c. on November 10, 2001, at 6:28:51
> Can Parnate compete with Nardil?
I'm not sure exactly what you mean by this, but Nardil and Parnate are very different from each other. One can't necessarily substitute for the other; and on the other hand, if one doesn't work, the other still may.
-elizabeth
Posted by christophrejmc on November 11, 2001, at 0:04:37
In reply to Re: Parnate vs. Nardil, posted by Elizabeth on November 10, 2001, at 22:46:57
Has anyone tried Marsilid (iproniazide)? It was taken off the market in the U.S. after a few deaths (doesn't seem to stop drug companies nowadays..), but it is claimed to be (or, to have been) the most effective MAOI.
;christophre
Posted by pat c. on November 11, 2001, at 6:06:40
In reply to Re: Parnate vs. Nardil, posted by Elizabeth on November 10, 2001, at 22:46:57
I'm wondering if Parnate is as good as Nardil.
Pat
Posted by JGalt on November 11, 2001, at 10:24:02
In reply to Re: Parnate vs. Nardil, posted by pat c. on November 11, 2001, at 6:06:40
That depends exactly what you're looking for. If Parnate was better than Nardil for every form of depression, then Nardil would no longer be on the market.
From what I've read, Parnate seems to be more motivating and energizing than Nardil, while Nardil is calmer and more sedating (please note there are people with the exact opposite reactions to each drug, I am simply generalizing here). Both seem effective for social anxiety, but for some Nardil is better in this regard, and in some parnate is better. It requires experimentation to know which is best for you. If I were you, I'd pick Parnate if I was sleeping way too much and depressed or Nardil if anxiety is my primary problem combined with depression.
JGalt
Posted by ross on November 11, 2001, at 11:07:45
In reply to Re: Parnate vs. Nardil, posted by JGalt on November 11, 2001, at 10:24:02
can anyone post their experience with NARDIL when it comes to social anxiety and if they had a hypertensive crisis and what they did about it?
thanking you all in advance. im washing out and seeing my p/doc on the 29th and starting it.
Posted by christophrejmc on November 11, 2001, at 18:13:23
In reply to Re: Parnate vs. Nardil, posted by ross on November 11, 2001, at 11:07:45
Nardil probably helped me more than anything else with social anxiety and atypical depression. I stopped it only because I had to spend a month at a relatives house and I didn't have much control of the food I ate (they're Korean - lots of potentially high-tyramine food). The only hypertensive crises I've heard of involved large amounts of tyramine-rich foods (e.g. pepperoni pizza). The risk is fairly low if you're careful (see the updated MAOI diet somewhere on this site) -- the key is moderation.
> can anyone post their experience with NARDIL when it comes to social anxiety and if they had a hypertensive crisis and what they did about it?
> thanking you all in advance. im washing out and seeing my p/doc on the 29th and starting it.
Posted by Elizabeth on November 11, 2001, at 20:56:07
In reply to Marsilid, Anyone?, posted by christophrejmc on November 11, 2001, at 0:04:37
> Has anyone tried Marsilid (iproniazide)? It was taken off the market in the U.S. after a few deaths (doesn't seem to stop drug companies nowadays..), but it is claimed to be (or, to have been) the most effective MAOI.
It's not marketed -- it caused too much hepatotoxicity. A similar drug, isoniazid, is still used for TB, but it's not a MAOI.
-elizabeth
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