Posted by JayBTV2 on March 25, 2010, at 22:41:56
In reply to Re: Which MAOI is right for me???, posted by mike0388 on March 25, 2010, at 18:28:46
I'm on day 7 of my trial of Marplan. Still on a small dose of 20mg (PDR says you can go to 40mg by the end of week one but I'm bipolar 1 so my doc wants to go slow).
So far so good as far as side effects. No weight change. No sexual side effects. But I did get a little manicy about two days ago (racing thoughts related to past manic episodes I've had).
Today I've felt really good though and I've actually picked up my guitar for the first time in a long while (I've played for 12yrs but the last year just haven't been able to get myself to enjoy it).
So I'm just hoping it doesn't send me into mania nor start causing me to gain weight. Cause if my attitude and behavior today is from the Marplan then it's starting to do it's job :)
I'll try to update my experience since it seems so few are on Marplan.
I was on Parnate prior to Marplan. I know some will question my doc on this but we didn't do a washout. So perhaps I'm still getting effects from the MAO inhibition of Parnate. I was forced to come off Parnate due to high BP issues that weren't related to food.
Parnate was good though aside from the blood pressure problem. I spent 3 months on it tapering up to 70mg. I was pretty driven and I think it helped a lot with self-confidence in social situations. It didn't really make me _feel_ good or enjoy things as much as I would have hoped though.
I also take:Lithium (900mg)
Lamictal (200mg)
Seroquel (100mg for sleep)
Fish Oil (Minami Pharmaceutical Grade MorEPA)
Magnesium (glycinate)
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