Posted by Karen44 on January 7, 2007, at 23:38:32
In reply to Re: Are MAOIs worth it? » Karen44, posted by Quintal on January 6, 2007, at 16:01:47
> >no wonder the symptoms; you could have killed yourself with such a high dose
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> Why do you think that? Most people who have taken Parnate long term on PB were taking doses higher than 60mg. Here's a quote from Wikipedia that supports the idea that high doses are safe:
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> Doses of up to 750mg/day have been administered for up to 1 year without adverse effects, and doses up to 200mg/day have been administered for decades, giving tranylcypromine a wide safety margin.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parnate
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> The symptoms were actually very enjoyable - that's why I took such large doses.
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I just never heard of someone taking such a high dose, and it sounds like your reaction to the high dose was more like it serving to allow you to be like someone strung out on amphetamines rather than it serving as an antidepressant.
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