Posted by CaptainAmerica1967 on November 22, 2008, at 10:31:23
In reply to Parnate VS Nardil + Anxiety and social phobia, posted by Vincent_QC on November 22, 2008, at 8:32:54
I've suffered from treatment resistant depression or refractory depression with anxiety for over twenty years and have tried everything ever used for depression/anxiety including a course of 70 electroconvulsive "shock" therapy treatments at the age of 19 which was four years after my depression/anxiety started.
The MAOI's are the best treatment in my opinion both personally and professionally as a physician assistant. Nardil (phenelzine) stopped working for me after 15-20 years of use maybe because it was reformulated? I'm now looking to start Parnate (tranylcypromine).
In answer to your question about protein power; I've used many protein powder mixes for all of that time while on Nardil and never had a reaction. I'm a lactovegetarin/body-builder and my main source of protein has been protein powders. I expect no difference with Parnate even though Parnate is said to be slightly more potentially reactive with tyramine.
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