Posted by Lorraine on July 21, 2001, at 23:35:57
In reply to Nardil vs. Parnate » Lorraine, posted by Elizabeth on July 21, 2001, at 22:14:36
> > I was just reading an article on anxiety that said that the MAOs are 60-85% effective with anxiety and, surprisingly, said that a their clinic at least, the preference was Parnate over Nardil.
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> > > That's a little odd. I think that Nardil is probably a more effective anxiolytic, but a lot of people can't deal with the side effects, so compliance can be expected to be better with Parnate. Parnate does work for anxiety too, though.Certainly Nardil has the reputation of being more effective as an anxiolytic. The place that said this (www.anxietynetwork.com/pdmed.html) was actually addressing panic attacks. I don't know if that makes a difference though.
Lorraine
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