Posted by JAIME on July 24, 1999, at 7:38:29
In reply to Re: Marplan Dosage; Marplan vs. Nardil vs. Parnate, posted by Elizabeth on July 20, 1999, at 14:33:39
> I used marplan from 1978 to 1986 it works fine for me. I increase my weight about 20 kilos or about 40 pounds in a very short period of time.
I DISCONTINUE the use because it was no available in Mexico.
> Since Marplan and Nardil are similar. Does Marplan cause weight gain like Nardil?
>
> This is the big question! The rumor seems to be that it doesn't, but nobody can tell for sure. I hope not! I asked my pdoc to ask around and will let you know what he says.
>
> >Is it because it makes you hungry or does it slow down your metablolism?
>
> Possibly both. There definitely is a food craving aspect to it - I'm sort of embarrassed of some of the things I ate while on Nardil (basically, huge amounts of sugar in single sittings).
>
> It's not exactly that Nardil makes you hungry, but it blocks the thing in your brain that tells you when you're *full*. (Don't ask me how it does this, please! All I know is it takes place in or near the hypothalamus.)
poster:JAIME
thread:8673
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/19990628/msgs/9169.html