Posted by Maxime on June 21, 2004, at 19:46:28
In reply to Re: nardil/parnate=manic likelihood? » Maxime, posted by colin wallace on June 21, 2004, at 14:54:07
Hello again.
Let's see. I tried lithium but was always going toxic on it. There was either too or too little of it in my blood. Depakote gave me a rash. Topomax made me psychotic. Tegretol made me nauseous and I had trouble walking a straight line plus it's contraindicated with MAOIs. All the antipsychotics made me lactate. Neurontin gave me serious edema. Lamictal made me more depressed. Trileptal has been the only one that works and that doesn't have a bunch of nasty side effects for me. Plus, like you, my mania is dysphoric and I find it good for that.
So that is the run down of the stabiliser I have tried and their effect on me.I'm treatment resistent when it comes to depression and have been on all the SSRIs and everything in between. Thank goodness the Parnate provided relief. I still feel depressed but without it I probably would be able to scrape myself off the ground!
When will you start your MAOI?
Maxime
> > Hi, I am sorry about your brother.
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> > I'm bipolar and I am on Parnate and it doesn't make me manic. I have gone manic but not as a result of the Parnate. When I did, I was able to reduce the Parnate which is the good thing about Parnate is that it has a short half life so you can really play with the dosage depending on if you are cycling or not.
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> > I use trileptal as a mood stabiliser.
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> > Good luck to you.
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> > Lost
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> Hi there,
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> Thanks for the reply.I use Trileptal as a mood stabilizer right now too.I like the stuff as I can still think clearly (900mg) and there are very few med. interactions.It didn't stop my wellbutrin induced mania however, but on reflection I think perhaps only a general anaesthetic would have managed that feat.
> As we'll shortly be following the same med. regimen, I'd be interested to hear if you've had any side effects to either med.?
> I got some nasty headaches on Trileptal for ages, but I'm glad I stuck it out.
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> Cheers,
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> Col.
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