Posted by JadeKelly on January 7, 2009, at 23:57:31
In reply to JUST STARTED PARNATE; Boy AM I Scared(JadeKelly,et, posted by Sissy35 on January 6, 2009, at 23:28:35
> Hello fellow Parnate adventurers,
Hi Sissy, thats a nice way to put it!
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> Please forgive my spelling I have MS and spelling is no longer on my can do list. And to think I graduated from college with high honors just to become stupid. LOL You have to deal or hang it up.Two things: you haven't seen bad spelling until you look around the board a bit. I don't think it's a priority!
"LOL You have to deal or hang it up" Glad to see you have a sense of humor. Its gotten me thru some hard times.
I am new here, but I have been reading your posts for the last couple of months thank goodness, or the Parnate would be down the john after 2 days.
Well, glad your here, glad your parnates here, and hope you find the information you're looking for.
>My Story is very long but not to worry I will just do the highlights. I started taking meds when I was 6yrs old (They were The best too. Wish I knew what they were.} I had severe phobias at the time. Over the years they would come and go, until I hit my 20s. Bang! total agoraphobia. OCD, the works, didn't leave the house for 2yrs! With valium and a book I read (mostly the book) I was totally cured within 3 months and stayed that way for close to 20yrs with the help of Nardil. It stopped working for me completely. Still no OCD or phobias, but depressed you bet.
> I have been the full gambit over the yrs of the new and old meds. no help. So decided I must try Parnate again,Do you mean try a MAOI again? I believe you said you were on Nardil all those years.
It was and is my last hope.
> During all those yrs I managed to escape any depression, or else I was too scared to even realize it. I was DXed with MS and hypothroidism in 1998, boy I sure know depression now. Depression is a symtom of both diseases. Lucky me.I'm sorry you are having to deal with that, must have felt like you got clobbered. You are in good company. I'll leave it at that as you will see for yourself if you stick around. This is a great place to get answers, help those you can, and not feel alone on a crappy day!
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On to parnate. I also stated taking it in December, just couldn't take another year of this. I currently take 40mg and thaught I had made it. NOT!!!! For a few days I felt like a kid again.Two things happen to a lot of Parnate users: Soon after you start, mine was in a week, I felt GREAT. Almost euphoric and I thought great! I could definatley live happily ever after like this. But that is a short lived "rush" that is common to Parnate. In addition, you may or may not feel that same "rush" each time you increase your dose. Those only last about two days, I had them, so do many others. What they mean? I don't know. I believe its a side effect that happens to be enjoyable, imagine that.
>My fear is that because I took Nardil for so many years that might interfere with the action of parnate. The side effects are so much milder than nardil. I do remember nardil took quite awhile to work also, but I wasn't depressed at the
time. Not for the first 10yrs anyway.
>I see people go from Nardil to Parnate ALL the time. I've seen people go straight from Nardil to Parnate, Ive seen people who've been off Nardil for a while start a Parnate trial. There are differences between the two and I see no reason why Parnate would not work for you as a result of past Nardil use. I think the only way you're going to find out is to give it a trial. You say you don't mind the s/e's, you responded and got the "rush" maybe that means something. If you did that well on Nardil, I would say go for it. But I geuss you already did!
There are a lot of people that have experience with or are currently using Parnate on the medical board. If you're scared you won't get answers to Parnate questions, not likely! If something comes up that isn't easily answered, there are people who know a lot more than I and we will just have to find them!
> Please any help or encouragement would greatly be appreciated.
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> Thank you
> Sissy35Hope I have been of help, and that others join in. If you still have a question that is not getting answered, we can run a thread. I'm geussing your fear is a result of trying a new drug? You have already begun to use Parnate so I'll have to assume you have that worked that out with your PDoc/Doc.
Good Luck!
~Jade
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