Posted by tygereyes on April 23, 2006, at 16:28:09
In reply to Re: How addictive is Parnate?, posted by willyee on April 23, 2006, at 15:06:14
I agree.
I am (was?) both psychologically and physically addicted to it.
And I've been addicted to heroin so I THINK I KNOW WHAT ADDICTION LOOKS LIKE.
When I was on Parnate, I would up my dose when I stopped feeling buzzed. When I went off of it, I craved it and would often find myself taking it to get high - I didn't take it regularly at this point, maybe once every few days, to maximize the high it would give me. But I'd take a maga-dose of it and even snort it.
I have been off of it now for two weeks almost. I CRAVE it. I CRAVE that amphetamine feeling like I used to crave Adderall and crystal meth when those were my drugs of choice. I LOVE swallowing or snorting mega-doses of Parnate (I am so lucky I've never had a hypertensive crisis) and staying up all night ... even when I was taking it regularly, I was constantly lying to my doctor and telling her it wasn't working so that she would prescribe me more.
THAT, my friends, is addiction.
No one is saying that because you take Parnate you are addicted to it. I have friends who shoot heroin every now and then who aren't addicts. But to claim that it is NOT POSSIBLE to be addicted to Parnate? You're wrong. Absolutely wrong. There is a body of literature that has discussed Parnate addiction and, looking at its pharmacological properties (as link pointed out), it makes sense.
Truth be told, I am jealous of people who can take heroin, Adderall, Parnate, whatever, without becoming addicted. But if a chemical is addictive, I will become addicted to it. That is the beauty of polysubstance dependence - it doesn't matter what the drug is; if it gets me high, it will get me addicted in no time.
> This is why in my post i said it dident matter what people thought.I cant worry whether people believe me or not,i know my body,and i know psychoclical dependance like wanting to go on the internet,and i know physciscal dependance like my body shaking,my head feeling warped,nightmares,hysteria and such when off parnate,honestly i dont this is one thing i dont need clarification on,i know i am addicted to it.
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> No one is saying to discontiue the medication,or stop its use,so why some posters got so defensive i dont know,this is my experiance im sharing,if u read my post i did not say anythig negative about the med,or disway its use,i simply stated my situation.
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> I feel the intensiy of some of the posts after wasnt really warrented.
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