Posted by MelD on March 3, 2003, at 21:46:25
In reply to Re: EXP'NCED P'BABLRS PLS ADVISE: Parnate or Effex, posted by stjames on March 3, 2003, at 19:54:32
Its a tough call for you Jack, but from my own experience i would say go for the Parnate sooner than later. I have depression with symptoms similar to yours and spent years resisting my docs recommendation to go with an MAOI. I used different SSRIs over nearly 20 years: Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa, Effexor, Serzone, and all eventually pooped out on me or i could not tolerate a big enough dose to knock out my symptoms. I first tried Parnate and promise you it is a "kick ass" med with fast results, or it was in my case anyway. I had to stop taking it when the anxiety got to be too much to handle. I think i will eventually give it another try, though, because there were other factors that may have messed up my reaction to the drug, but the the effect on my mood was wonderful - i never felt such relief on anything else. Right now i am taking Nardil and having some problems with side effects also, but i am digressing (babbling even?) Anyway, the upshot is that i think Parnate is worth the try and it probably wont take a long trial for you to know if it is right for you. Best of luck with whatever you decide.
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