Posted by maoi_wowee on January 19, 2009, at 1:33:56
In reply to Re: Marplan is GREAT!, posted by Cseagraves on January 18, 2009, at 15:44:08
Well, Parnate definitely screwed with my BP in a major way. My BP would get really high for an hour or so after my daily dose in the mornings..so bad that I could feel my heart pounding. Then my BP would dip incredibly low later in the day. I guess Nardil screwed with my BP too, at least in the beginning when I passed out a couple of times (very weird feeling, and quite dangerous)
I don't notice any effect either way on Marplan with my BP, though my readings do tend to be very low.
Can't say I felt more or less tired on Marplan. Definitely not energizing like Parnate and also not sedating like Nardil. Kind of middle of the road, I guess.
Sorry, but I can't really speak to cost of Marplan as I have full health insurance coverage. Unfortunately, I don't think there is any generic version of the drug, but perhaps there is some kind of discount plan to take advantage of...
> Am supposed to be starting parnate in a couple of weeks, but am thinking that Marplan might be the better choice as I already have BP issues.
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> I am assuming diet restrictions are still the same. Did it make you feel tired when first starting? Did you feel more energetic?
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> Just tired of being tired all the time. I have severe GAD and agoraphobia. Would love an energy boost, but definately don't want to take anything that might make me more anxietal.
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> Could you tell me anything about cost, as we had to let our health insurance go.
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> Thanks,
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> Courtney
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