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Posted by ParnateStarted2008 on June 8, 2009, at 22:52:41
Hi fellow readers,
I see my new Pdoc on thursday for the second time after such a long wait. I think this time we will discuss altering my med regime.What medication(s) do you think might be a good choice to give a trial to augment my Parnate100mg/day for Severe Social Phobia?
I know this has been asked many times. I read all the older posts but thought that this might shed some new light?. I'm kinda freaking out what to ask him for (there's so many ways to try and augment for SP, im a bit lost at what should be tried before others).
Right now I take 100mg/day Parnate only. I quit everything else to start at this baseline.
I have tried mixing it with:
-Lamictal
-Lithium
-Seroquel
-Benzo's (I just need way too much of a benzo to make it a sustainable cocktail)
-Provigil (it worked good but I only had enough for a 2 week trial 3 months ago)
-Trazodone (for sleep, but I also raised up to 300mg to see if it could augment , but didnt work.Anything that comes to mind please let me know,
Thanks,
ParnateStarted2008 (been on Parnate since august)
Posted by desolationrower on June 10, 2009, at 4:38:30
In reply to Parnate Augmentation for Social Phobia?, posted by ParnateStarted2008 on June 8, 2009, at 22:52:41
you did succeed in teh past with nardil tho?
-d/r
Posted by ParnateStarted2008 on June 10, 2009, at 6:33:13
In reply to Re: Parnate Augmentation for Social Phobia?, posted by desolationrower on June 10, 2009, at 4:38:30
> you did succeed in teh past with nardil tho?
>
> -d/rno, sadely Nardil didnt have the power I thought it did. I only felt better on it when I was in hospital for a few weeks. I believe that was due to the very structured environment, aswell as meeting people there with very similar problems that I felt comfortable around.
Weight gain 40lbs, Lethargy, water retention, sexual SE's, weird smell, stoned feeling and the tiredness made me get off Nardil. It may have kicked in a few times for a week or less or if I drunk liquor but that was it. I felt it had no potential (I did have it augmented with the same things I have written in my first post of this thread). I feel Parnate has much better potential. Parnate feels much different/cleaner and has given me many more days of remission then Nardil ever did. I just need something to keep Parnate working. 2 things have made Parnate work for brief periods:1. Added modafinil 200mg BID (then I ran out), but it did make the Parnate anxiolytic effect kick in for the 2 weeks I had modafinil. I see my new Pdoc tomorrow so Ill definitely be pleeding for a script of that. my Regular doc wont mix the two unless authorized by a Pdoc.
2. Added 4mg Klonopin BID. It works very good but I doubt I can hold at 4mg, my Benzo tolerance grows so damn quickly, I dont think it will be sustainable... nonetheless it works very well for a couple days when I need to be social, almost complete remission from SP. I know Id be up to 6mg Klonopin in a month if I used that combo daily.
Any Ideas before I see my Pdoc tomorrow?? He only comes to town once every 6-8 weeks and between that period I dont have contact with him.. Im so tired of self medicating from random doctors and walk in clinics... I really am at the end of my rope doing that..
Thanks for reply -d/r
PS- whats your med regime at right now?
Posted by ParnateStarted2008 on June 10, 2009, at 14:02:51
In reply to Parnate Augmentation for Social Phobia?, posted by ParnateStarted2008 on June 8, 2009, at 22:52:41
Could this be a possible combo?.. Sound like it could seriously be a rocket fuel and offset the insomnia of Parnate and kick in the antianxiety properties I need...
Why does it seem no one is using this combo?
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