Posted by Annie on October 14, 1999, at 17:22:23
In reply to dropping Parnate, posted by Elizabeth on October 14, 1999, at 1:36:15
Elizabeth,
There is some information from former Marplan users in the last archive. My post was only on the BB for about 15 minutes before being archived, so it's no wonder you missed it. I am now on Neurontin monotherapybut other options mentioned were MAOI with Dexetrine and Wellbutrin with lithium.Good luck. Annie> I decided to take the plunge and find an antidepressant that won't muck with my sleep, so yesterday I went down to 20mg of Parnate with the intention to get down to zero in the next few days. I'm not sure what I'm going to do afterwards - my pdoc absolutely does not want me quitting antidepressants altogether, and I'm very much inclined to agree with him. The things we thought of are:
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> -Marplan
> -nortriptyline (and possibly add Marplan after starting the nortrip.)
> -Remeron (starting on a high dose to (hopefully) minimize side effects)
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> Might also add Ritalin or Dexedrine if it seems warranted.
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> Does anyone have any thoughts/alternative ideas? I pretty much know the side effects (though I'm fuzzy on what to expect from Marplan since I don't know many people who've taken it). My pdoc says that he prefers the MAOI or MAOI-tricyclic idea because Remeron has been very hit-or-miss in his experience.
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> I'm pretty nervous, but I really *have* to start getting some decent sleep. [2 words: organic chemistry]
poster:Annie
thread:13117
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