Posted by myco on February 1, 2009, at 12:38:26
In reply to Re: Nardil / Parnate Atypical Extrem Despres ADHD HELP, posted by bulldog2 on February 1, 2009, at 10:56:49
Hey,
I don't have experience with parnate but I know that some people who have primarily anxiety as the root problem (like myself) experience heightened anxiety symptoms (irritation, anger, etc) on parnate. I have atypical dep, gad, and social anxiety...anxiety is my root issue with depression a side. Nardil has been great for anxiety although I still get down days in terms of depression. It calmed my head from the racing thoughts that took over the ability to read thus increasing my focus, it prevents me from overreacting to silly/stupid sh*t that "normal" people wouldn't even think twice about. I dont get frustrated as easily (yesterday I spent painting the living room and made a mess and had fun instead of obsessing and overreacting about every little drop of paint on the floor, which is easily scraped off). The largest most noticable benefit for me is the muscle tension release. Having my body under so much constant stress and tension for years and years had made my back/shoulder/neck muscles tight as a rock but OMG dude, when the med kicked in I spent two days on the couch literally writhing around like a worm in a state of total relaxation, sighing over and over again in relief, it was amazing. That intense feeling, which is of couse is not functional, went away though but my body is still in a nice state of relaxation throughout the day...the muscles are actually softer. So in all, Nardil has been a godsend for me in terms of anxiety. I was a little sceptical about the "side effects" and "dangers" and almost complete lack of knowledge from various doctors I spoke to about it but I said hey, its my life and I got over the "risks" and pushed ahead, found a gp willing and off I went. Now its exactly two months since ive started (2 weeks 45mg, 5 weeks 60mg, 1 week 75mg) and I can still feel the muscle relaxation, the head calming (no racing thoughts) but can still get pretty down on myself (sadness etc). As long as you are relatively healthy (ie no bp or heart issues) and anxiety is to the point where you are tired of dealing with it then ya try nardil, you wont die or hurt yourself...the risks are very small actually (just avoid med interactions and the simple diet is really that, very simple to grasp and stick to). I wish you the best.
keep smilin,
mycoatypical depress, GAD, social anxiety
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