Posted by cubbybear on February 5, 2005, at 9:41:28
In reply to Re: HOW DARE YOU CALL NARDIL 'HORRID'!!!!!!!!!!!!! » Questionmark, posted by Maxime on February 4, 2005, at 22:13:23
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I have often heard people say that if one MAOI works then that is the one for you. I think Parnate is the one for me ... I just have to figure out how to improve it.
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Maxime,
I'd very much like to turn this thread around to hear more about your Parnate poopout. As it is, relatively few people take MAOIs, and very few report poopout problems, especially Parnate. As you may know, I've been a believer in this wonder drug for 20 years now. It has knocked out my depression and anxiety every time and the side effects were always tolerable for me.If you've seen my posts over the past month, I've been grappling with come and go anxiety for the first time in ages. I don't have depression symptoms, but the old clawing anxiety has come back to upset my (unrealistic?) belief that I could remain stabilized and 100% happy on Parnate forever. My biggest terror is poopout, and I remain scared to death of the drug losing any potency. Two or three pdocs believe that the drug is not pooping out on me despite the intermittent anxiety spells. I increased my mtnce. dose from 30 mg. to 40 mg. about 3 wks. ago. I felt great for 5 days last week, but then started feeling anxious again today. This may or may not be arising from some apprehensions and fears about my mother's health.
Well, it's taken me a long time to get to the question, but you're in the uncommon position to be able to tell me: did you find that Parnate effectively killed off anxiety for you(or does that issue not apply?) More importantly, how did you know that the Parnate was pooping out on you? How long were you on it and at what dose? What were your symptoms when the poopout was occuring? I've been taking low-dose Klonopin, particularly for sleep, during the last few weeks, but would rather not have to.
Could it be that no anti-depressant, even a great MAOI like Parnate, is not perfect and breakout anxiety can occur from time to time? Is that all it is? Just what's your (and anyone else's!) opinion on Parnate poopout after a period of 20 years?
Thanks for all your help (and any others' too).
poster:cubbybear
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