Posted by tecknohed on October 16, 2007, at 6:40:44
In reply to Re: Anyone doing well on Marplan?, posted by brooke484 on October 15, 2007, at 18:30:45
Thanx brooke484.
You know, 25mg IS a pretty small dose. The one time I tried marplan in the past I was up to 40mg within 2 weeks. In fact it kicked in within that time & I found it a very good antidepressant. Mind you it was a bit over stimulating & gave me insomnia & didn't help the anxiety. Diphenhydramine sorted out the insomnia, which sorted itself out eventually. But because my pdoc (my previous one) was against the idea of giving me a benzo for the anxiety, I stopped it. THIS time I already have that benzo onboard.
From what I've read, the idea is to get a patient up to 40mg/day as soon as possible, starting with 10mg TWICE daily. http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/isocarbo_ids.htm
Seems to me the dosing is similar to Nardil (10mg Marplan = 15mg Nardil).Still, it's sometimes wise to increase slowly. Hopefully you can get to a full dose long enough for it to 'do some magic' & without side effects. (maybe if you're on it long enough we can compare notes)
Have you considered adding a benzo (that benzo being clonazepam) or are you/your doc against the idea? Just a thought.
Funny, whilst writing this post I think I've made up my mind!
Take care mate!
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