Posted by zonked on May 29, 2011, at 12:46:03
In reply to Parnate for psychotic depression?, posted by Christ_empowered on May 29, 2011, at 8:34:23
> So...Parnate. Is it terrible, in terms of side-effects and the diet? Does it work for psychotic depression? What's the typical dosage (I looked, and it seems like dosages vary wildly in the literature, so I thought I'd ask for patient experiences).
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> Thanks for any input y'all might have.I wouldn't recommend it for depression with psychotic features - it has made me manic at times, which is unfortunate because it's also one of the only things that's EVER worked; and I know of one other person with no history of psychosis that Parnate drove into a first-time psychotic episode. Probably due to being a MAOA/B inhibitor and *also* a dopamine releasing agent.
There was some formulation (Europe only?) that combined Parnate with a typical AP, but its name escapes me.
Have you ever tried Nardil? Best functional time of my 20s was on a combo of Nardil and Xanax (later Temazepam was added for insomnia as Xanax is a poor sleep aid. If taken before bed time, Xanax tends to cause me to have waketime anxiety.)
Best of luck, man; I've read a lot of your posts and I know you've done your fair share of suffering (like most of us in here.)
Being a mental patient can be so taxing - I wish the science were as far ahead as in other disciplines. Instead, as many in the field will admit, finding the right drugs/diagnoses really is like throwing darts.
-z
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