Posted by King Vultan on October 7, 2004, at 22:56:47
In reply to Ok to take Parnate and Nardil together?, posted by TomV on October 7, 2004, at 21:23:44
> Since I'm about to start Parnate, I got to thinking why I chose it over Nardil. Nardil on paper seems like the better drug to try for me, but the side effect profile seems more bothersome. I have significiant depression, anxiety, and some social phobia, and I have a feeling Nardil has a better chance of working. I've taken many of the newer and older generation drugs, with very little success. But I'm thinking down the road a bit here.
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> What I'm thinking is, if Parnate only works partially, perhaps I can add Nardil later?Perhaps I can work toward a one-half standard dosage of both? Does this sound like a good idea? Has this worked for anyone?
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> Maybe Parnate will do the trick but I'm getting ready for contingencies, and this is one of them that I've given some thougt to.
> Tom
Don't even think about mixing these two drugs, as you run a significant risk of suffering a hypertensive crisis, and a two week washout period should be allowed switching between them. There is a report from 1984 of two patients being switched directly from Nardil to Parnate with no washout period. One suffered a hypertensive crisis and the other a stroke. I know that people have successfully switched with no washout period, and perhaps people even have managed to take these two drugs together, but I think it's an exceedingly bad idea.Todd
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