Posted by sjb on August 23, 2002, at 13:40:47
In reply to Re: Parnate - help, not doing so well, posted by cybercafe on August 23, 2002, at 12:11:21
I'm not sure if I would agree that Vince should keep at Parnate for "a lot longer." I read somewhere that if you don't respond postively to an MAOI in 3 weeks, you probably won't ever. Most of us waste so much time waiting for drugs to work, changing meds, titrating or washing-out, why prolong what is not working? Obviously, Vince's PDoc knows best (hopefully), but I personally don't think he should stick with it much longer.
Of course, I am biased. I tried Parnate last year and did not like it at all. I had TOTAL insomnia for the first 3 days and had difficulity sleeping at night after that. Of course, I started to fall asleep in my office at about 3-4pm everyday. Embarrassing to have your head snap up due to drool running down your chin in your own office!
Anyway, I also had difficulity working out and my reaction time seemed much decreased. Driving was scary. My 2c. I had a theory that MAOI's work better for men than women based on what I've read on this board. Obviously, an exception here, but it's seemed to me that the folks that have had the most sucess with MAOIs have, for the most part, been male.
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