Posted by james_glasgow on April 23, 2006, at 6:40:30
In reply to How addictive is Parnate?, posted by Tom Twilight on April 23, 2006, at 6:03:01
> Hi all
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> I know Parnate can be addictive, but I'm just wondering how addictive it actually is?
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> I didn't have a big problem withdrawing from Dexedrine, despite being told it was addictive by a succesion of UK Doctors!
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> Is it notably worse to withdraw from than other drugs?
Hi TomI have taken Parnate on 3 occasions each for approximately 6 months. The first time I discontinued the drug I developed some hypochondrical psychotic symptoms that lasted a few days and were quite severe maybe because I did not taper the dose ( I was taking 10mg TID). However, I have never had any withdrawal symptoms similar to the SSRI's such as the electric shocks or sensory distrubance. But to answer your question I never had any craving for Parnate.
I have taken almost all of the anti-depressants on the UK market and have recently been diagnosed Bipolar I by my consultant after 13 years of poor mental health, so now on mood stabiliser. I would be interested to know how you got a UK doctor to prescribe Dexedrine. I have been on many combinations that many people would think you could not get in the UK, but I have a degree in Pharmacology and Chemistry and I think they let me try them simply because I knew more about the drugs than they did.
However, I have never brought up the topic of stimulants as I thought there would be little chance of obtaining a prescription.
Sorry if I sound a little garrbled in the middle of paroxetine withdrawal at the moment.
Cheers
James
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