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Posted by new guy on November 24, 1999, at 11:47:12
i'm new to psychobabble, so please excuse me if my comments are repetititive. have been taking marplan 80 mg/day for 4 months. has eliminated my social phobia and has also decreased my "interpersonal sensitivity." apparently us social phobics are a little more likely to become irritated or annoyed - overly sensitive. some would refer to us as "high maintenance" types. unlike the other maoi's, ssri's, and snri's, marplan has achieved this amazing effect. i also don't feel as emotionally numb as on other AD's. there is some sexual dysfunction, but not as severe as with nardil or most ssri's. i will see my doc about an augmentation strategy to minimize this. also, no dry mouth, weight gain, or insomnia. dry mouth and insomia were major complaints i had with parnate. nardil was major weight gain and 100% anorgasmia, along with about 50% erectile dsyfunction.
would like to hear from others who have experience marplan (by the way, 80 mg was much more effective for me than 60 mg - there's not a linear therapeutic effect associated with dosage.
thanks for sharing any thoughts. new guy
Posted by fatso on November 25, 1999, at 8:01:49
In reply to Interesting Marplan Experience . . . ., posted by new guy on November 24, 1999, at 11:47:12
I gained a lot of weight on nardil, so I had to stop taking it (it worked great, though). I want to try Marplan, but will I balloon up again?
Posted by Elizabeth on November 26, 1999, at 2:35:17
In reply to Marplan weight gain?, posted by fatso on November 25, 1999, at 8:01:49
> I gained a lot of weight on nardil, so I had to stop taking it (it worked great, though). I want to try Marplan, but will I balloon up again?
This was a concern for me as well when I was considering whether to try Marplan. FWIW I haven't been experiencing the sugar cravings I had on Nardil, but I've been on it for less than a week and am only taking 30mg/day so far.
Have you had trouble losing the weight you gained on Nardil? How long have you been off it?
FWIW Parnate definitely doesn't cause weight gain.
Posted by fatso on November 26, 1999, at 9:34:56
In reply to Re: Marplan weight gain?, posted by Elizabeth on November 26, 1999, at 2:35:17
I went from 200 (about right for me) to 230 on Nardil-- a big pot belly. I had chocolate and sugar cravings. I dropped back down to 215 when I stopped Nardil, without any real effort. But I am stuck at 215 now for several months despite lengthy daily workouts. (But I don't do any real dieting, though.)
Posted by new guy on November 29, 1999, at 12:17:45
In reply to Marplan weight gain?, posted by fatso on November 25, 1999, at 8:01:49
Hi. No Marplan weight gain. This is very unlike Nardil or Parnate. It's somewhat activating, for me, and I have no dry mouth. Also, the initial sexual dysfunction (maybe 30% decrease) seems to be going away. I've been taking 60 mg for 2 months and am increasing to 80 mg/day. Again, the most interesting side effect is what's it done to increase my patience and almost eliminate any potential to become really irritated. I don't suffer from depression (at least haven't thought I do) and also wouldn't consider myself to be very impatient or irritable. Interesting . . . . . .
By the way, I'm increasing to 80 mg/day to try to achieve greater efficacy in treating my social phobia.
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