Posted by JayBTV2 on April 2, 2010, at 9:07:46
In reply to Re: 2 Weeks On Marplan - Very Good So far....., posted by morganator on April 1, 2010, at 0:54:35
> How many times a day do you have to dose it?
>10mg at breakfast, 10mg at lunch
> Do you know what the half life is?
>Nope. I posted a thread about that here about a month ago and didn't get an answer. Someone replied saying since it's an irreversible MAOi it shouldn't matter. Still odd that that info doesn't seem to be available....
> What side effects have you noticed?
So far nothing. I've never been one to be bothered too much by side effects aside from sexual and/or weight gain problems. But neither of those are a problem as of yet. If anything I've noticed a bit of loss of appetite this past few days. I'll feel hungry (in my stomach) but don't want to eat.
> What about dietary restrictions?
My doc gave me a card printed by the maker of Marplan. The info is also available here:
http://validuspharma.com/dev/MarplanDietCard.pdf
I have to say part of my quick response is probably due to a very short washout (~3 days) between Parnate and Marplan. I know some will flame and say that's dangerous but my doc and I talked about it and he felt it was ok. So I probably did have some MAO inhibition prior to starting Marplan.
Either way I'm feeling a lot better on Marplan 20mg than I did on Parnate(70mg). Parnate worked in some ways but I didn't enjoy things like I am now - Nor did I feel as optimistic about my life. I feel a lot more like me at the moment. So I'm just happy it's working well at the moment. Hopefully this will continue...
I'll try to update if anything changes.
Meds:
Marplan 20mg
Lamictal 200mg
Lithium 900mg
Seroquel 100mg
Fish Oil (Minami)
Magnesium (Glycinate)
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