Posted by cybercafe on August 23, 2002, at 12:11:21
In reply to Parnate - help, not doing so well, posted by Vince on August 23, 2002, at 8:38:52
> I started parnate about 2 1/2 weeks ago. I'm taking 30mg. It's seems that my depression is worse. I have very low troughs and I seem to be withdrawing into myself. Does the depression sometimes get worse before it gets better when starting on this drug? I don't know if I should
yeah i found my depression got worse as well.. i think it's because MAOIs have different mechanisms than SSRIs, so switching from one SSRI to another will include less starting-overness than switching from an uptake inhibitor to an MAO inhibitor ....
... what eventually happened for me was i found my anxiety went away and also i started to enjoy being around my friends more (they used to bore me) ... so i started doing more social things... while my depression was still bad when not socializing.... and then my depression started to really lift... but i am sure if i had stayed in my basement my recovery would have been a bit slower
i would give it a lot longer than 2 and a half weeks.. really that's nothing.. especially since the stimulant effect will probably wear off before the antidepressant effect fully kicks in
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