Posted by cybercafe on June 9, 2004, at 1:31:58
In reply to Re: Anyone have a *BAD* experience with Parnate?, posted by harryp on June 8, 2004, at 20:27:44
> Worst things I have heard about Parnate:
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> 1. Some people experience tachycardia (rapid pulse). Usually this can be avoided by breaking up dosages and avoiding caffine until you know how you will respond to it. I have heard of at least one person on this board who had to stop the drug because of this effect--no harm done.
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> 2. Orthostatic hypotension, where a person gets a sudden loss in bp when standing up. It ususally goes away--breaking up dosages helps, as does getting up slowly.
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> 3. Physical fatigue--this was noticeable when I went on the drug and increased the dosages. This SE went away completely for me, though.
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> 4. Sensitivity to cold--very weird effect. I was constantly wearing sweaters and piling blankets on my bed. I think this has gone away, but since it's summer I'm not sure!
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> 5. Insomnia--this can be relieved by Trazodone (which IS safe at low dosages w/Parnate according to the best MAOI literature). I use half a 50mg pill at night and sleep very well.
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> 6. Most users love the stimulant effect of this AD--some find it overstimulating though.
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> 7. I have heard of people who didn't like the strong emotions they felt on Parnate (unlike every other AD I've taken--Parnate DOES NOT blunt emotions; you can feel wonderful or miserable (in a normal way).
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> In short--watch the diet and read up on EVERY drug you think of taking with it, and you will probably have no problems. I'm amazed that this much-maligned MAOI seems (in general) to have the best SE profile of ANY AD, in addition to being one of the most effective.combining abilify with parnate seems to give me a little orthostatic hypotension when i do martial arts (otherwise unnoticeable) and worsened my acne (already had high testosterone/bad acne though)
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