Posted by willyee on September 16, 2006, at 23:29:54
In reply to Re: discontonuimg Emsam » jaclinhyde, posted by Donna Louise on September 16, 2006, at 17:16:14
> > I am bipolar (also mild) and am on Emsam (18mg/2 9mg patches daily) with no affect on that afflication. I know I am lucky and I am sorry that it has brought out the bad side for you. Parnate is the MAOI of choice for people who are bipolar with less of a tendency to jump into a manic state. YOu might give it a try. No weight gain either...in fact weight loss is the norm.
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> that is important, no weight gain. and not a tendency to get that awful mixed state. I was afraid it would make me too jumpy from what i have read, seems that is a problem for me but sounds like the votes are coming in for parnate. what have i got to lose? I am making an emergency appt to see the pdoc as soon as she gets in tues and will talk to her about that.
> thanks for responding, that helps as much as anything, people are listening and care enough to answer. that really really helps.
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> donnaOne good thing about parnate is its fast,as far as its initial come on.Nomraly you wont have to wait very long for some form of relief if its gonna work for you,its known to be one of the most fast acting anti depressants.You sound in a terrable state,and even if in the long run you opt to change parnate,it sounds like a good choice for you again due to the fact that its a fast acting drug,and you definatly can use a drug that will take effect asap.
Also i wouls ask,even thought you have depression,and klonopin can be hard on it,still i consider it a life saver when things are so bad to where you described you cant go for a walk.
If youre not already,id look into slowly creeping up onto a steady dose if klonopin,your depression might worsen at first,but in the long run your anxiety levels will decrease dramaticaly and more likly so will your hypomania.I find no other benzo capable of producing the reliaf klonopin does,nor any other drug period,lamictal and the like,they all have value,but klonopin to me holds a life saving value,if your on it id consider looking into getting it raised temporaly,especialy with deprenyl i know personaly klonopin has a synergy with this drug both in raising it,and lowering it,it seems to,and a weird term here,ride with the drug.
So id recomend Klonopin and parnate later on to get u to a safer state,just my two cents from dealing with the med in question,as i have also exper the mania deprenyl is capable of,and it can make u feel like ur mad,its quite scary,i couldent even sit beside people,thats how bad it got,my state now is nothing like that,nor was it ever except on it.
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