Posted by tygereyes on May 6, 2006, at 12:02:01
The truth is, I have never had such a good response to a drug as I did to Parnate. It treated my depression, mood swings, anger/rage, abandonment issues (or rejection sensitivity), body dysmorphic disorder, and even Interstitial Cystitis.
The problem is, I have never had such bad side effects, either. The insomnia, I am willing to deal with.
The acne, I am not. Maybe it's superficial but when a drug cures your body dysmorphic disorder only to cause cystic acne, thereby giving you a tangible REASON to hate the way you look, it is devastating.
I was wondering if:
a) anyone knows the mechanism by which Parnate-induced acne exerts itself?
and b) I took birth control pills, since it appears to be hormonal (did not respond to Retin-A, Differin, Duac, or Minocycline), I might reduce this condition?
The acne is still there. And now, not only am I dealing with that, but I am dealing with suicidal depression.
I would not take birth control pills otherwise - I can't because of my bladder - but since Parnate basically cured my IC for 7 months, maybe it wouldn't cause me to flare. (I am flaring like crazy now without Parnate.)
No doctor in their right mind would ever prescribe me Accutane, and there's also that stupid iPledge program that requires women to be on birth control while on Accutane as it is, with pregnancy tests every month, so Accutane seems like a bad choice, anyway.
Please help - I feel desperate. EMSAM is worsening my bladder condition and I think it's going to be one of those blacklisted drugs, unfortunately. I am already having enuresis at 6 mg.
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