Posted by comftnumb on November 26, 2002, at 13:34:15
In reply to Re: Nardil must be most effective, posted by djmmm on November 25, 2002, at 19:03:46
Parnate seems to have a much better side-effects profile than Nardil. Especially in terms of weight gain from Nardil, Parnate does not cause it. But you haven't really been on Parnate long enough to know if it is as good as Nardil. The effect on GABA levels is critical, i think, because anxiety is so closely related to GABA levels. That's why alcohol, which does not affect serotonin or dopamine as far as i know, reduces social anxiety. But Parnate has a stronger effect on dopamine levels, so maybe if your social anxiety is one of those "dopamine induced" ones, and there is evidence that there exists such SA, maybe Parnate will work just as well. I think I'm going to stick with Nardil though because I think it has a better chance of working: more websites recommend it, it influences GABA, and more people here have used it and said it works wonders.
What you said about Nardil having much fewer side effects than the SSRI, Effexor, Wellbutrin was very comforting. I really hope it doesn't have any sexual side effects.
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