Posted by kirbyw on August 11, 2010, at 13:01:39
In reply to Why do people stop participating in psychobabble?, posted by kirbyw on August 9, 2010, at 22:49:19
Thanks for all the supportive responses. Believe me, I still have plenty of ups and downs, but I am trying to manage them with therapy and with my own "emotional resources." Being Parnate free does make a big difference in terms of my ability to interact intimately. I may have neglected that I do take 3 mg of Clonazapam (Rivotril) daily and I seem need it mostly in the morning when I feel very irritable and stressed. But the side effects of Rivotril are far less than Parnate. And I am not really taking it for depression so much as for stress and irritability.
And the overall "impact' of Parnate on the body is just so powerful. Its a great drug, not prescribed enough in very severe depression to get people out of the bed and back into life, but the totality of its impact, especially in an older persons is also very dramatic.
Again, I have been back on psychobabble, looking at the responses to my post and I think they have been very supportive and interesting. Of course, to everyone who has responded I also hope that things improve. We all need improvement.
sincerely
Rick
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