Posted by Siba on June 23, 2003, at 12:45:26
In reply to Re: New to Parnate maoi, posted by cybercafe on July 5, 2002, at 4:01:55
Greetings all,
I've been on Parnate now for 3 months, 40mg during Summer and 60mg the rest of the year. I suffer from Bi-Polar with A-typical depression (with onset during childhood) and Hypomania. I take all of my meds at once around 2:00pm, as I find it prevents the tiredness.
Since starting this drug, it seems that everyday I wake up life is a little bit more clear. My social problems, such as esteem, relationships, being in crowds, has diminished a huge amount. Depression, gone.
The diet restrictions aren't a problem when considering the benefits. That said, I've had 3 minor hypertensive crisis (2 from food and 1 spontaneous), but only one trip to the ER and that turned out to be unneccesary. My PDoc gave me an article that said you can take 2 of the blood pressure meds before seeking help, and I've found that after taking one 20 mg pill my BP drops back to safe w/in 20 minutes. I avoid all cheese except fresh & mozzarella, as well as most all air-dried proteins & tap beer. I do on occasion drink more than the recommended amount of alcohol and haven't had any problems.
So I do have one problem...sexual disfunction (that's how well parnate is for me...first relationship in 6 years!). Parnate is MUCH better than when I was Lithium and Effexor, but I still have trouble climaxing and it's not the intense kind that one experiences sans meds. PDoc said this side effect could take as long as a year to go away!!! YIKES.Anybody experiencing this, and if so, what are the options for curing it?
BTW, I'm very active, running 20-25 miles per week, so increasing exercise isn't gonna happen.
Pre thanks,
Siba
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