Posted by cybercafe on October 27, 2003, at 16:45:10
In reply to *lexapro - to - parnate*, posted by wsj on October 26, 2003, at 23:55:39
> after about 6 weeks on lexapro 10-20mg i've decided to give up on ssri's & snri's and go to parnate. i'm picking parnate over nardil because i've always felt like i could use more energy. this board also shows better sexual response w/ parnate. my hope is that parnate will be my miracle drug that lets me live the second half of my life happy and successful.
> i've read 2 weeks washout lexapro to parnate. i'm wondering if i need to taper the lexapro or just stop cold turkey > the sooner i can start the parnate the better. would like to have full effect by christmas.
i was on a high dose of celexa... 60 mg... went down to 40 then 20 fast .. .was supposed to stay on 20 longer then go to 10 but i already felt depressed so i just stopped..... got mild dizziness (very mild) symptoms from stopping early, but they were much more tolerable than the depression that came when lowering my dose so for me personally it was worth going off fast...... heck i've done it with effexor so it should be no problem with a nice drug like celexa or (presumably) lexaproit's your personal choice... depending on how bad your depression is at each dose (or none) and how bad the side effects are ....
but i'm glad to see another person give an maoi a try.... i felt better after my first dose of parnate (placebo? maybe, but it's lasted a week so i'm happy)
good luck on parnate..... now you are cool, and can join the maois yahoo group :)
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