Posted by ikasug on May 4, 2015, at 7:46:20
In reply to Qs about MAOIs for anybody who has taken them, posted by Smoo on May 4, 2015, at 7:28:01
1. 3 years on Parnate with 2 years of Nardil in between
2. Major depressive disorder, Generalized anxiety disorder.
3. On nardil, I would have to pee urgently, but my bladder wouldn't release. Sometimes for 4-6 hours. I'd sit on the toilet for a whole hour... to pee. It happened only a few times.
4. Parnate: 30mg tid. Nardil: 60mg qd
5. I felt noticeably better in 3 weeks with each
6. Way better. SSRIS are not even comparable in my opinion
7. With mood stabilizers at first, then Risperdal, now Abilify. And benzodiazpines for anxiety because BuSpar is contraindicated.
8. Not at all. I didn't want to try antipsychotics and asked to try an MAOI instead.
9. About 15, all classes of antidepressants, many mood stabilizers, and many combinations of the 15.
10. I went from a cycle of drug abuse and reclusivity to working normally and having friends. Now in a relationship going on almost a year. Within 3 months of trying an MAOI I had a new job, car and apartment.
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