Posted by King Vultan on October 4, 2004, at 14:15:46
In reply to Parnate and Dexedrine, posted by ron1953 on October 4, 2004, at 13:33:16
> I remember seeing only one post about the combination. Although I know amphetemine is a big no-no on the MAOI interaction list but I'd like to know who has had success, without BP problems with this combination. The Parnate @ 40mg/day seems to be helping the depression but I miss the help I got from Dex for general lethargy when I was taking other ADs. I was taking 20mg daily, morning only.
I haven't tried this combination myself, but it is not necessarily completely prohibited. In this article
http://www.currentpsychiatry.com/2002_06/06_02_maoi.asp
in the section near the end titled "Avoiding other MAOI-related side effects", they talk about adding d-amphetamine at a starting dosage of 2.5-5 mg/day to raise blood pressure for people suffering hypotension, and the same amount for people suffering from afternoon drowsiness. I believe the implication is that it will definitely raise your blood pressure, but I do not know how much. Perhaps some of the other stimulants they mention might be better choices as far as avoiding this effect.
Todd
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