Posted by Elizabeth on December 15, 1999, at 21:24:31
In reply to Adam: dangling threads from Parnate, posted by Zeke on December 15, 1999, at 20:53:30
(this subject: line makes it sound like the dangling threads were a side effect of Parnate!)
> is RIMA: Reversible Inhibitors of MonoAmine oxidase? or what???
Exactly.
> You know, my mother died of Alzheimer's last year. I unsucessfully tried to get the doctors to try deprenyl -- the last one seemed fearful of psychotic reactions. (They seemed to like the idea of neurolepticss widespite the toxicity of those drugs. BTW she had much less than typical agitation and positive symptoms.)
ARGH!!!!! I'm very sorry to hear this. (Misuse of neuroleptics in demented elderly patients is a big pet peeve of mine.)
> Anyway, you mention transdermals and I think that one other possibility we considered was the nicotine patches used for smoking cessation.
*Very* jittery for a nonsmoker!
poster:Elizabeth
thread:9748
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/19991212/msgs/16980.html