Posted by Judy on July 24, 1999, at 9:08:28
In reply to Re: Marplan Dosage; Marplan vs. Nardil vs. Parnate, posted by JAIME on July 24, 1999, at 7:38:29
Jaime - How are you??? I've wondered many times how you solved your Nardil problem. Did you try Parnate or something different? I just started taking Marplan myself but it has only been ten days so I don't know if it will work for me yet. Judy
> > 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.
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> > Since Marplan and Nardil are similar. Does Marplan cause weight gain like Nardil?
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> > 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.
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> > >Is it because it makes you hungry or does it slow down your metablolism?
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> > 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).
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> > 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.)
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