Posted by Sarah T. on October 10, 2005, at 1:21:36
In reply to Re: PLEASE someone tell me what to do, posted by Maxime on October 10, 2005, at 1:00:18
> I have to accept the fact that Parnate just isn't working for me. It baffles me though. I thought MAOIs weren't suppose to poop out. I heard people take them for years when other meds haven't worked for them. > Maxie
Hi Maxime,
I know some people who've benefited from Parnate, but it seems as if Nardil is the better antidepressant. I've taken Parnate in the distant past. I would say that, for me, it was more of a stimulant than an anti-depressant. It was definitely stimulating, but I never had much improvement in mood while on it. I had severe disruption of circadian rhythms on it, as well as narcolepsy-like sleep attacks during the day (apparently that is common with the newer dopamine agonists used for Parkinson's Disease). When a tiny amount of Ritalin was added to Parnate, I had some improvement in mood as well as a better sleep-wake cycle.
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