Posted by anita on January 1, 2000, at 16:33:53
In reply to Re: Parnate Update - Feeling Cold, posted by Scott L. Schofield on January 1, 2000, at 9:16:32
Hiya,
I had the same cold problem on Parnate, and on Nardil. On Parnate I only felt intense cold (like it was in my bones), but on nardil I had extremes in both feeling cold and feeling hot. It was severe, especially the hot part, with excessive sweating, and one of the main reasons I stopped nardil. I was on nardil for 3 years and it only got worse, but ymmv. BTW, on nardil my thyroid results were odd -- low TSH and low T4 & T3 -- but it was determined that this was a reaction to the drug and that nothing inherently was wrong with my thyroid. I did try thyroid supplementation (Cytomel), but that only made me anxious and hotter.
The worst for me was air conditioning, or a draft -- I'd get so cold no amount of blankets or heaters could warm me, and eventually my mind would get confused and I'd nod off. It was worse when I didn't get enough sleep.
I've always been curious about the temperature dysregulation with MAOIs, but never got any relief from it no matter what I did. Weird, eh?
anita
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