Posted by cubbybear on August 13, 2003, at 22:16:25
In reply to Re: Parnate and Sedation? » Budgie, posted by Budgie on August 13, 2003, at 17:14:33
> Hi Cubbybear,
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> Interesting. I've been feeling ever since the first day that I could/should be taking a higher dose. Maybe I'll ramp it up a bit quicker than what my doc advised (he admits he doesn't know much about MAOIs).Uh-oh. Bad idea! For meds like MAOIS, you must have an experienced doctor who knows what he's doing. A perfect example is the Zyprexa. After 20 years experience with Parnate, I'm not sure, but doubt if you can take somethling like Zyprexa with it. Don't try it until you can get the right answer from a pdoc who knows for certain.
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> By the way, does "activating" also include anxiety?Parnate has very good anxiolytic qualities. High anxiety is a component of my depression and the drug knocks out the anxiety as well, even though it's a stimulating AD.
Unfortunately, I don't think Parnate has been proven viable for social phobia, although it might help indirectly if it knocks out your anxiety.I hope this helps.
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