Posted by Else on April 8, 2002, at 18:09:51
I am currently taking three different meds for SP, atypical depression and ADD and I was wondering if replacing all these meds with Parnate would be a good idea. I know that MAOIs are considered very effective for both SP and atypical depression, and the fact that Parnate is metabolized to methamphetamine presumably indicates that it could replace Ritalin quite nicely as a treatment for ADD. I am sick of sleeping all the time on Remeron and I desperately lack motivation and interest. I know all about the special diet required with MAOIs but I rrarely hear about the more benign (but still annoying) side effects these drugs might produce. Would they be hard to tolerate for someone like me who gets agitated and angry on SSRIs and who suffers from muscle stiffness and insomnia on Wellbutrin and Effexor? I had a very positive experience with Parnate a few years ago but I was also taking massive amounts of Valium and Mogadon at the time so it is hard to say what Parnate would have felt like on its own. If anyone has positive/negative comments to make about the drug I would be very glad to read them as I am seeing my doctor in a couple of days.
Thank You
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