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Posted by ddiamondds on April 20, 2014, at 18:38:57
I'm currently on 300 mg of Effexor XR. I'm not really satisfied with it and am convinced I have some emotional blunting. I've been reading up endlessly on Parnate and have become pretty obsessed with it. I'm under the impression (probably a little false) that MAOIs in general are a miracle drug/panacea compared to reuptake inhibitors, and aren't associated with the anhedonia induced by those drugs. The latter is what's really the most important to me; I'm not in an emergency to stop the Effexor, but I'd like to have my wide range of emotions back. I don't experience things with much intensity anymore. I've been on Nardil and I wouldn't mind going back on that again but I'm sorta fixated on Parnate. There is a lack of experience reports online and I guess I'm asking: is it worth it? Coming off Effexor isn't fun and I want it to be
a worthwhile switch.
Posted by Christ_empowered on April 20, 2014, at 19:50:23
In reply to Should I switch to Parnate?, posted by ddiamondds on April 20, 2014, at 18:38:57
could you maybe first try adding remeron? That combo was found (in one study) to be almost as effective as Parnate, but safer and better tolerated.
Just a thought.
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