Posted by Ingo on February 2, 2000, at 18:49:51
In reply to Re: Parnate vs Moclobemide in terms of Social phobia, posted by Kim on February 1, 2000, at 23:45:54
> > > > Hi,
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> > > > I am on Parnate for about 6 weeks. It really helps with anxiety but itīs not stimulating, as many people report. In contrary, it keeps me tired most of the time and I have this feeling that I donīt care about anything.
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> I also have found Parnate to be very sedating. After several different augmentation attempts, my doctor prescribed Dexedrine to counteract the sleepiness. It worked well & the correct dose didn't make me feel buzzy or anything. Then I moved to a new state, and new Pdoc was upset at the combination of Parnate & dexedrine (even though I gave him copies of information from this site and others showing the legitimacy of this combination), so he made me quit the dexedrine & I'm back to drowsy. One note if your doctor lets you try it--for some reason the long-acting spansules didn't work, I had to take the shorter-acting tablets. Apparently Ritalin also works for some, although it didn't for me.
> KimHi Kim,
Thanks for your post, I think Parnate + Amphetamines (or any other stimulant for that matter) is a pretty interesting combination but I guess itīs very hard to convince a doc to prescribe it on top of the Parnate. As I have heard, even ADHD people sometimes have a hard time getting them prescribed. I have some experience with (illegal) Amphetamines prior to the Parnate and I think that was more self-medicating rather than anything else. It is one of the few things that actually *completely* turns my Social Anxiety around. It makes me very confident and social, talkative and in general does everything anti-SP meds are supposed to do. I donīt get all jumpy and euphoric, like most recreational users do. I actually become quite calm and satisfied with myself. So it turned out to be a 100% cure for my social phobia (and the depression that in turn was probably just caused by the frustration and misery of being anxious all the time and not able to do what you want to do). Also it helped with my concentration and some other annoying thing, for example I tend to forget words when I talk to somebody and have sometimes a hard time expressing whatīs on my mind. I donīt know if there are any studies that support Stimulants as a treatment in Social Phobia. Looks like itīs time for another MedLine search :o)
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