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Posted by Dan Perkins on November 12, 2004, at 18:21:57
I have tried Parnate and have had some moderate success on it at a dose of 70mg, but efficacy seemed to fade and it seemed to leave some areas of my depression unadressed.
It seems that Parnate is the MAOI of choice, having fewer side effects than Nardil, working better on social anxiety (according to my pdoc) and more effective in general (in my pdoc's experience).
Has anyone tried Parnate then switched to Nardil? If so, how do they compare and might Nardil work really well for me if Parnate didn't?
Thanks
Posted by Willyee on November 12, 2004, at 18:41:22
In reply to Nardil vs. Parnate, posted by Dan Perkins on November 12, 2004, at 18:21:57
> I have tried Parnate and have had some moderate success on it at a dose of 70mg, but efficacy seemed to fade and it seemed to leave some areas of my depression unadressed.
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> It seems that Parnate is the MAOI of choice, having fewer side effects than Nardil, working better on social anxiety (according to my pdoc) and more effective in general (in my pdoc's experience).
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> Has anyone tried Parnate then switched to Nardil? If so, how do they compare and might Nardil work really well for me if Parnate didn't?
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> ThanksMan i at least got a full year of parnates benifits,but yeah i think a common thread being noticed is that this med tends to weaken,or build tolerance for most people.
I tried to swtich to Nardil with great hope after reading all the success stories,unfortunatly for me i dident gain much from it,i did notice a tiny bit of added concentration however what i also noticed was an enormous ocd tendency.It was like nardil gave me the adrenaline strnetgh,but for some reason i became concerned with finisihing out stupid tasks like i rember i decedied it was time to plaster some tiny holes in my room from picture frames,another night i uploaded tons of pics to my webapge,i wouldent stop till it was done.
Parnate had a similiar tendacy,but nardils seemed much worse with less mood elevation.I will admitt however i was not on it long at all for a fair trial,i also rember when swtiched back,no washout period,the first dose of parnate held a TERMONDOUS theprutic affect,my eyes lite up,i thought it was the old parnate back,appearently not,maybe it was due to still having nardil in my system and there was some sort of synergy happening,whatever it was UGGGGR it was not repeated.
Lastly i sometimes take vivarin with parnate,i wonder now if i would have had even more sucess trying the nardil with vivarin,i mean if a more stimulating med like parnate worked with vivarin,perhaps the more subtle nardil would have as well,has anyone taken nardil with vivarin,if so any commments on it?
Posted by ace on November 12, 2004, at 22:46:34
In reply to Re: Nardil vs. Parnate, posted by Willyee on November 12, 2004, at 18:41:22
In 90% of clinical trials and from the vast majority of personal anectdotes I read...including my own experience Nardil is not only superior to Parnate for anxiety and depression, but is, withoubt doubt, one of the greatest, if not the greatest, psych med ever created. Period.
Ace
Posted by cosis on November 13, 2004, at 14:14:11
In reply to Re: Nardil is superior to Parnate » Willyee, posted by ace on November 12, 2004, at 22:46:34
> In 90% of clinical trials and from the vast majority of personal anectdotes I read...including my own experience Nardil is not only superior to Parnate for anxiety and depression, but is, withoubt doubt, one of the greatest, if not the greatest, psych med ever created. Period.
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> Ace
Agree with ACE!
Posted by Questionmark on November 16, 2004, at 3:03:19
In reply to Re: Nardil is superior to Parnate » Willyee, posted by cosis on November 13, 2004, at 14:14:11
> > In 90% of clinical trials and from the vast majority of personal anectdotes I read...including my own experience Nardil is not only superior to Parnate for anxiety and depression, but is, withoubt doubt, one of the greatest, if not the greatest, psych med ever created. Period.
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> Agree with ACE!
i concur... although i don't know about the 90% statistic-- not saying either way just don't know. But yeah, Nardil is a miracle (at least for me, and many others).
Posted by Sad Panda on November 16, 2004, at 10:05:15
In reply to Nardil vs. Parnate, posted by Dan Perkins on November 12, 2004, at 18:21:57
Nardil has a couple of extra problems, it definately causes weight gain & it's hepatotoxic. Hang on to Parnate for as long as you can, you can increase the doseage much higher.
Cheers,
Paul.
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