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Re: Parnate and anger

Posted by bitkit on June 20, 2009, at 0:19:42

In reply to Re: Parnate and anger, posted by ColoradoSnowflake on June 17, 2009, at 10:31:56

Hi Gayle:

I'm glad you're moving up on the Parnate dosage. It does seem as though higher levels are needed for we poor unresponsive ones. I suspect my psych will try that on me unless I decide to put my foot down and end this drug that scares me and makes my blood pressure so low I am perpetually on the verge of a blackout.

I relate to meds not having an effect. You know, not even Oxycontin has an effect on me? I took 4 once and just yawned. That kind of thing makes me worried about surgery... in addition to the MAO interaction worries... what if I'm frozen but feel every damn thing?

I really, really don't want to be someone with a medic alert bracelet. I don't want it all to be so conspicuous. I don't want to live this way.

Maybe this is part of why I'm so angry, which is in line with the comment below I haven't got to yet: I hate that Parnate is so serious a drug, that my body resists it anyway, that my p-doc is so unavailable (long story-- left my father in a lurch at the worst possible time, making my own life miserable for a week), that my new therapist is amazing but cancels constantly, that I can't eat many of my favourite foods and have to be vigilant now instead of relaxed and intuitive about eating.

Maybe it's not the drug that's pissing me off, but my circumstances! smile/frown/smile.

I completely agree that the social anxiety/withdrawal is complex. It becomes engrained... becomes your personality. Even when there's no more chemical reason for it, your own thoughts and habits and modes are seemingly permanently changed. Personally I become afraid to be social even when I feel good. I just don't feel confident enough to pull off normality.

I had never heard of combining a tricyclic with an MAO. So very interesting...

Catherine

> Hi Bitkit:
> I'm really sorry that you're having such a hard time. Anger is no fun.
> I have had atypical major depression, PTSD, ADD, (treatment resistent), for a long time now. Actually, putting the plug in the jug of alcoholic drinking and amphetamine use some time ago was a major trigger of my first big breakdown and I've never felt good since. I've been on nortriptyline, amytriptyline, zoloft, serzone, valium, klonipin, xanax, librium, paxil, effexor, lexapro, cymbalta, prosac, lithium and lamictal,(not in that order) always going back to wellbutrin which would always work for me, but only about 30% relief.
> I started Parnate May 4th after going up on amytriptyline for 6 weeks previously and slowly washing out the long term wellbutrin use. I have been nothing but tired tired and more tired. I haven't experienced anger (yet?) I went down on the elavil because of the fatigue but when my regular pdoc came back he had a FIT and I went back up on the amyt. He thinks the combo of certain tricyclics with Parnate is the bomb.
> AFter reading a lot of great posts on this list I asked him if I could go up on the Parnate...several people here said it doesn't really kick in until over 40mg , so I'm up to 50mg Parnate and I think it's kicking in. He said I could go up to 60mg this weekend if I want to, but I have some heart palpitations so I'm going to take it slowly. I'm hopeful for the first time in a long time. I still have social anxiety and withdrawal but that could be from being depressed so long.
> I hope you start to feel better soon. Checking into the bipolar spectrum sounds promising. Don't give up! There are so many augmentations to try.
> Keep us posted. You can BabbleMail me anytime.
> Gayle


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