Posted by Justherself54 on August 27, 2008, at 0:19:00
In reply to Resistent depression: Brief SURVEY of Meds, posted by stargazer2 on August 24, 2008, at 22:37:28
> 1.)What meds are you currently taking?
PARNATE 50 mg
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> 2.)How long have you been on them?
13 weeks
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> 3.)What are the results?
> Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor, other
Poor, it's not working anywhere like it did before. I'm very apathetic and it's getting worse.>
> 4.)Side effects?-list the top ones.
small amount of hypotension, not knowing if I'm going to sleep at night despite 25 mg seroquel, 7.5 zopiclone and 0.5 clonazapam, and still gaining weight..nothing like nardil..but previous trials with parnate decreased my appetite big time
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> 5.) Who orders the meds?(MD-type, other, self )Pdoc
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> 6.) How often are you seeing a MD, therapist, other?
one a month and have phone contact. He answers my calls the same day.
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> My answers are:
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> 1.) Nardil 45-60 mg (taking 15 mg every 4-6 hrs)problem is remembering to take it.
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> 2.)May 2007
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> 3.)Results are fair-good, mixed results, better than many other meds but inconsistent results, unhappy with weight gain. Diet not a big problem.
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> 4.)Low Blood Pressure (resolved, early S.E.)
> Swollen ankles (early SE, resolved)
> Weight gain, approx 20-30 lbs. (Have never gained weight for no reason before)
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> 5.) MD: Psychiatrist
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> 6.)Only seeing every 2-3 months lately due to change in insurance, was seeing him 2x/month, more often when having problems, less often when stable.
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> Thanks for your feedback. I hope this helps others
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> Stargazer
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