Posted by psychobot5000 on January 26, 2007, at 12:41:03
In reply to Re: Decided to stay on Parnate. Questions + commen » psychobot5000, posted by Declan on January 25, 2007, at 17:10:04
> So psychobot, you had been on tianeptine, is that right?
> And are now considering Parnate or Emsam? Hmmmmm.
>
> I suppose if things got really bad for me I could consider the Emsam or deprenyl thing and take mirtazepine 7.5mg early in the evening to sleep.
>Yup, I'm still on tianeptine, actually. Since it's by far the most useful (partial AD response, no side-effects) med, I generally don't come off of it. Considering combining it with one of the MAOis for increased AD effect. I expect whichever of them I take, sleep will be disturbed (it is already), but I'm hoping I can controll that enough with Ativan, and maybe antihistamines (like mirtazapine, but probably shorter acting ones, so I'm not sedated all day). So I'm assessing all the MAOis based on side-effects and such. Tranylcypromine has advantage on strength, I think, EMSAM on tolerability...
Problem is, after a few days on MAOis, I seem to reach some threshold of MAO inhibition, and experience a sensory side-effect all over my body--it's like when a limb 'falls asleep,' but much milder. And -more unfortunately- it slows my mind down--as though all my nerves are overstimulated, and my mind can't make it through the fog.
I've occasionally read others having similar 'foggy' issues on MAO inhibitors on this board. I'd love to hear whether anyone ever stuck it out on an MAOi for a couple months, and found the side-effect went away or reduced substantially. My doc doesn't know, but I'd rather find out before submitting months of my life to a cognitively debilitating side-effect...
Anyone had the sensory/mental experience I describe with an MAO inhibitor?
Best,
Psychbot
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