Posted by Lorraine on August 24, 2001, at 12:45:34
In reply to Re: Parnate stuff » Lorraine, posted by Elizabeth on August 24, 2001, at 12:05:17
Elizabeth:
> > No, I think there is--I suspect that people who are up-regulated tend to be aggitated and thin and people who are down-regulated tend to be sluggish and over weight.
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> Oh. (I'm sluggish and thin.)So much for my suspicions--but do you do well on stimulants?
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> > When does your new insurance kick in?
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> What new insurance? New insurance is what I need to find!That does not sound easy given preexisiting condition unless it is part of a group plan. What are your options?
> > The headaches are very intense. They are on the right and left sides toward the front of my head just above my temples and little to the rear of the temples.
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> That doesn't sound like high blood pressure to me -- the headache would be at the base of your skull and/or in the back of your neck.Thank-you--this is very helpful to me. I didn't know what occipital meant.
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> > The PDR says ...
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> CYA.That's what my pdoc said as well.
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> > I don't know about blood pressure elevation in my case. I wanted to measure it this morning--but, of course, no headache.
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> Try and get a measurement. MAOIs can cause headaches for other, unrelated reasons.Today, slight headache, blood pressure was low (93/66) with a pulse of 62. I'm feeling more confident that these are rebound headaches. I had them on Effexor, which I also had to take all in the morning. The time of day that I take the medication does have an effect on my sleeping. If I take it later than 12:30 pm I cannot go to sleep at night until very late (2am or 3am).
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> > I have also developed a rash on my arms.
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> That might be an allergic reaction, or it might be unrelated. In case this is of interest, I had a flare-up of eczema while I was taking Parnate. I don't know if it was caused by the Parnate, but it went away after I stopped taking Parnate.Wait what is eczema?
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> > I had an allergic reaction like this to anti-malarial medication.
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> How did you come to be taking that?went to Belize where malaria is still pretty common. But we actually saw very few mosquitos. You have to imagine me with the rash that pretty much covered me calling into my husband's office and asking them to go to Dr. Koop's site to make sure it wasn't a drug interaction and then to see which med was causing it. I'm sure his secretary's eye-brow was raised at the number of meds I was taking:-)
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> > I hope that I am not allergic to sulfate (it's pretty common in drugs isn't it?)
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> Parnate contains the sulfate salt of tranylcypromine.I know. That's why I'm concerned.
> > > FWIW, I tried all sorts of dose schedules and the insomnia was about the same regardless. I think that once you reach steady-state levels, it doesn't make much difference when you take it.I think we may respond to this differently. Could you "feel" the Parnate kick in with your doses? I can. If I take more than 5 mg at a time, I hyperventilate again.
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> > The rash, he wasn't so sure about. (I had been painting wearing latex gloves and using turpentine--so maybe this caused the rash.)
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> What on earth posesses you to come into contact with all these weird chemicals?!Painting a house.
> > If I decide to abandon the Parnate, I will have a 4-5 day washout during which I can use the Adderal and Neurontin.
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> That's good. Do you have Klonopin or Xanax? Those have helped me a lot when going off MAOIs.I have Atavan. Do you think I'll need it even with the stimulant and neurontin?
> I don't know if I've mentioned this before, but I have a book on MAOIs that might interest you. (I recognise most of the articles you listed, BTW.)I would be interested in it if it interests you:-)
> It's a small price to paySee to say this you must not love to sleep. I love to sleep and I love to dream and I love to wake up in the morning feeling "refreshed" by my sleeping and dreaming.
.... (BTW, my intense dreams are back. No abnormal movements, though. < cross fingers >)
Crossed. (Do you associate dreams with abnormal movements? Do you mean restless leg syndrome?)
Lorraine
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