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Posted by ayda on February 15, 2009, at 14:25:17
hi just started parnate (tranycypromine) second day from lowest dose really paying attention to internal signs... i have had atypical depression and social phobia... no overeating just tiredness sleeping withdrawal and too much social anxiety for a grown up... really paying attention to food interaction issue and careful with wat i eat/drink...waiting for it to kick in in about a fourtnight or so fingers crossed .. would really appreciate similar experiences thanks... i was on effexor for a year or so before (few years ago) it made me happy but didnt do much for social phobia and made me sleep even more and eat too much and put on weight (about 5kg) which i havent managed to lose since... i really liked my figure . now its just not the same.. doesnt help with body image issues :(
Posted by SLS on February 15, 2009, at 14:25:18
In reply to maoi trial first timer exxxxited + scaaaared, posted by ayda on February 14, 2009, at 20:37:22
Hi.
If you are going to perform an adequate trial of Parnate, you are going to need to get up to a dosage of 40-80mg. Just increase the dosage at a rate that you can tolerate. For each dosage increase you perform within the therapeutic range, you might want to wait 3 weeks to see if you respond. That will also give your body time to adjust and have side effects mitigate.
- Scott
Posted by wittgensteinz on February 15, 2009, at 14:25:18
In reply to maoi trial first timer exxxxited + scaaaared, posted by ayda on February 14, 2009, at 20:37:22
Hi Ayda,
Welcome to babble. I hope the new meds suit you and help with the anxiety/depression.
Babble has several boards for different topics - this is the psychology board, a place to discuss therapy. You'll probably get more replies to your post if you re-post it on the medication board. Probably a deputy will redirect your current thread there in any case but sometimes during the weekend it takes a little longer. I hope you get lots of useful feedback.
Witti
Posted by Phillipa on February 15, 2009, at 15:30:17
In reply to Re: maoi trial first timer exxxxited scaaaared » ayda, posted by wittgensteinz on February 15, 2009, at 14:25:18
Witti this is meds board now. Phillipa
Posted by ayda on February 17, 2009, at 11:28:10
In reply to Re: maoi trial first timer exxxxited scaaaared » wittgensteinz, posted by Phillipa on February 15, 2009, at 15:30:17
thanks for the replies i will wait more than two weeks with each dose increase then scot.. u just saved me from giving up too quickly :).. witti im new to this website and so confused at the mo.. can only find my own post on google if i enter my own name to the search lol searching the website gets me nowwer :D ps. does anyone know a good treatment for the killer insomnia u get with this med.. i m sleeping very light and i get cold sores when this happens! :( unsightly :(
Posted by Phillipa on February 17, 2009, at 20:10:45
In reply to Re: maoi trial first timer exxxxited scaaaared, posted by ayda on February 17, 2009, at 11:28:10
You are on the meds board. I just notified admin to switch it to meds. Sorry admin. Saw a name and thought it wash psch. Love Phillipa ps will try to get some help for you
Posted by myco on February 17, 2009, at 22:33:26
In reply to Re: maoi trial first timer exxxxited scaaaared, posted by ayda on February 17, 2009, at 11:28:10
>...does anyone know a good treatment for the killer insomnia u get with this med.. i m sleeping very light and i get cold sores when this happens! :( unsightly :(
Hi,
I don't know what to say about the cold sores other than antiviral. For the sleep -I am fighting my own battle with it aswell - the common med(s) are hypnotic benzos (scott identified two types of insomnia also: inability to get to sleep and inability to stay asleep - treatment should be geared in this regard). Restoril (Temazepam) I've heard is a good longish acting benzo for sleep (not many awakenings on this one - keep you asleep) as well as the old standby xanax (gets you to sleep - see wiki under benzodiazepines hun, there is a chart there with type and halflife). Also the pseudobenzo Z-drugs (marketed as actual 'sleep meds'): zopiclone, ambien, lunesta, sonata (also on same wiki page).
Then if you like more of a knock you on your *ss like an elephant dart there is trazodone and especially Seroquel. I've used the traz with effexor with great success in the past but it doesnt get along with nardil (my maoi) aswell.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_benzodiazepines
myco
Posted by ayda on February 18, 2009, at 6:02:59
In reply to Re: maoi trial first timer exxxxited scaaaared » ayda, posted by myco on February 17, 2009, at 22:33:26
5mg zolpidem gave hallucinations!! lol.. temazepams ok but high risk of dependance as it is a very short acting one.. once receptors are downregulated u dont get the same effects.. i wish i had the guts to try seroquel or trazodone.. will read up on them thanks for the posts guys.. if anyone has more info on any substance used off-label for insomnia please let us know thanks
Posted by Justherself54 on February 18, 2009, at 11:19:18
In reply to Re: maoi trial first timer exxxxited scaaaared, posted by ayda on February 18, 2009, at 6:02:59
I was terrified to start seroquel..I take 50 mg. now, along with zopiclone for sleep. I have fibromyalgia and am bipolar so restorative sleep is critical for me. Adding the seroquel really helped with my sleep issues.
Posted by ayda on February 20, 2009, at 7:49:21
In reply to Re: maoi trial first timer exxxxited scaaaared » ayda, posted by wittgensteinz on February 15, 2009, at 14:25:18
i had some yogurt with my food the other night about three big tablespoonfuls i thought yogurt was ok because it had been removed from the new list.. then all of a sudden i felt something wierd my heart was beating forcefully, it was not beating fast i could feel blood surge into my limbs with every heart beat and was really worried for a few hours, but i suppose it was just the stimulant effect of the drug kicking in has anyone tried lots of foods on the maby list
Posted by ayda on February 20, 2009, at 7:52:53
In reply to Re: maoi trial first timer exxxxited scaaaared, posted by Justherself54 on February 18, 2009, at 11:19:18
cheers for the seroquel experience post justherself i cudnt view the following posts thought i was being ignored :( wish using this website was a bit easier
Posted by myco on February 20, 2009, at 11:32:34
In reply to Re: maoi trial first timer exxxxited scaaaared, posted by ayda on February 20, 2009, at 7:49:21
Hey, It could be the yogurt but since youve just started it's most likely a side of the med. For me racing heart/high bp was never a problem starting it was low bp and dizzyness. Although best to be careful here and go easy on the yogurt until you can proove without a doubt it isnt. For me I would likely taste a little less next time when I felt good then watched for response but I dont feel you should be compelled to do this. We all react differently. But ya generally when I eat something I shouldnt have, or too much, my heart rate goes noticably faster, sweating goes with it...ive never eaten enough to get much of a headache (mild only). Ive eaten most of the mabyes to some degree. Id never touch very old/aged cheeses and draft beer though.
myco
myco
> i had some yogurt with my food the other night about three big tablespoonfuls i thought yogurt was ok because it had been removed from the new list.. then all of a sudden i felt something wierd my heart was beating forcefully, it was not beating fast i could feel blood surge into my limbs with every heart beat and was really worried for a few hours, but i suppose it was just the stimulant effect of the drug kicking in has anyone tried lots of foods on the maby list
Posted by desolationrower on February 20, 2009, at 17:50:29
In reply to Re: maoi trial first timer exxxxited scaaaared » ayda, posted by myco on February 20, 2009, at 11:32:34
having your heart race and feeling flush etc. is also symptom of panic attack. if you ate a apple and i told you there was lots of tyramine in it you might have the same thing happen. its possible an old batch esp. homemade yoghurt could have some tyramine but its easy to have a false positive with this stuff
-d/r
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