Posted by Jon21 on September 27, 2003, at 13:19:29
Hi,
I've just started Marplan 20mg per day after faliure with moclobemide. I suffer from social anxiety and depressive episodes. I also take 2mg clonazepam daily.
I initially asked for Parnate, but when I took the script to the pharmacy they found it is not available at the moment (I live in the UK, are any other brits aware of this problem?).
Anyway I had the choice of Marplan or Nardil. I've read some posts from many sources describing the horrible side-effects that Nardil can have (these were mostly written by people for whom Nardil had been effective). Very little is written about Marplan, but none of it negative, and some quite encouraging. I decided to give it a try.
I'd just like some advice from the MAOI veterans (like Elizabeth) who seem to have been on every MAOI. I know my dose is very low; my current pdoc at the moment is a locum and is VERY uneasy about prescribing MAOI's.
He made me do a two week washout from moclobemide - I'm sure that wasn't neccessary, and will only start me at half the usual dose "just in case it interacts with the moclobemide".
Does anyone have a decent experience with Marplan regarding dose, side-effects, efficiency?
Thanks
Jon
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