Posted by mouse on July 4, 2002, at 11:48:55
In reply to Re: New to Parnate maoi Ayrity, posted by ayrity on July 3, 2002, at 22:30:57
Hello Ayrity,
Glad to hear from you. Like most of us, you do the best you can. Make decisions based upon what you can do and what you are willing to put up with. Fortunatily for me, Parnate has been very good. Perhaps for you, in time, it will also serve you as well. As far as going out... I don't know. Family? Do they know you are on medications? Sometimes they can be supportive, sometimes not. Which sort of family do you have? I hope the best for you.
mouse
> Hello mouse:
> Thank you for the encouragement. Sorry to take so long to get back to you.
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> No doubt I have some social phobia- not anxiety in the classic sense but definte difficulty with self esteem, relationships, meeting people, etc. I tried SSRIs first, but the fatigue was too overwheming and they didn't help me all that much.
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> Atypical depression is probably my main problem- extreme fatigue is a prominent part of my depression. Hopefully the maoi will help- so far, not so much. I've head of CBT- it's probably worth a try; I might look into it eventually.
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> Exercise definitely helps when I can force myself past my fatigue to participate. I definitely feel more energized and in better spirits afterwards, at least for a short while.
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> I find I'm feeling *more* antisocial and withdrawn lately since starting Parnate. Maybe the fatigue again, maybe an adjustment period.
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> I've been watching my BP carefully. Just had a session today with my md- if my BP is ok over the next few days we're going to up the dose a bit to 40 mg. We'll see. BTW, I did not eat anything unusual before the hypertensive crisis; I've been very careful. I had a grilled chicken sandwich for lunch- perhaps the meat wasn't fresh. It also could have been a spontaneous reaction, which can happen with Parnate. As long as it doesn't happen again....
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> By the way, I'm already sick of the diet!!! I usually grab luch from a cafeteria or take-out. Now I never know where to eat anymore! I'm mostly eating junk because I know it's safe (especially after the recent BP scare). I'm not sure this is a long term solution, but I'll stick it out for now. The hard thing will be trying to make up excuses for visiting family why I can't eat this or that, or go out for Chinese food, etc. Arrrgh!
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> Thanks again for the support!
>
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