Posted by temoigneur on November 28, 2002, at 16:27:41
I was wondering if you might be able to give me advice on parnate as to wehtehr or not it would help me to get off the heavy medication regime I'm on. I've never tried a MAOI before. I've had a ten year history of very mild Tourrettes, severe OCD, generalized anxiety, panic attacks, and social phobia. Currently I'm on a heavy regiment of medications; zyprexa prozac, effexor, klonopin, trazadone, and modafinil. My neuropsychiatrist encourages me to drink coffee with the modafinil to offset the sedating effects of the medications. I try to remain hopeful, as there was a four month period, when I first started SSRI's, (prozac) that I felt wonderful, I was able to take a full load in college, (I had previously struggled to hold down a half load), and get almost a 4.0 average. Underneath it all I have potential, but the years are passing, I'm twenty four now, and in my present condition, I'm unable to function academically or socially at any meaningful level. I've been through an intensive behavioral program, and put everything I had into it, they had to tell me to slow down at some points, yet I returned home to Canada, on less medication, and more neurotic than when I left. At one point I purposefully burnt myself with an iron as a sort of punishment to ward of suicidal thoughts. Any suggestions you could give would be so much appreciated, I live in Vancouver Canada. With this history, does anyone think parnate might be worth a try? Thanks
Ben
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