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Posted by Tom Twilight on August 24, 2005, at 16:09:46
Here's my question
If someone has success with Parnate and then discontinues, will it work again if they restart?
This is a confusing and worrying phenomenon with many antidepressants, is Parnate particularly prone to this effect?
Posted by willyee on August 24, 2005, at 17:10:45
In reply to If Parnate is discontinued will it work again?, posted by Tom Twilight on August 24, 2005, at 16:09:46
For a few reasons i HAVE to stay on parnate,and i have tried every stratergy out to get this drug to show even half of the benifit it has in the past.
Its unbelievable how a med that can work so effectivly and feel so powerful could also fee like nothing more than swallowing m&ms which is what it feels like now.
Posted by Phillipa on August 24, 2005, at 19:03:29
In reply to Re: If Parnate is discontinued will it work again?, posted by willyee on August 24, 2005, at 17:10:45
willyee Even the parnate. What will you try next and who is now your dr? Fondly,Phillipa
Posted by willyee on August 24, 2005, at 19:24:06
In reply to Re: If Parnate is discontinued will it work again? » willyee, posted by Phillipa on August 24, 2005, at 19:03:29
I tried a new doc but im staying with my old one DR.Angela Hill.
I actualy dont even remeber the one i just recently gave a go out,but she barly understood english.
As to what ill do next im totaly clueless.
Posted by willyee on August 24, 2005, at 19:25:06
In reply to Re: If Parnate is discontinued will it work again? » willyee, posted by Phillipa on August 24, 2005, at 19:03:29
Yet according to all the commercials "depression can be easly treated" lol my goodness.
Posted by Jedi on August 25, 2005, at 0:48:32
In reply to Re: If Parnate is discontinued will it work again?, posted by willyee on August 24, 2005, at 19:25:06
> Yet according to all the commercials "depression can be easly treated" lol my goodness.
Hey Willyee,
Yeah, I'd like to see that actor try about five years of treatment resistant depression. Oh, and throw in some serious panic disorder just to make it interesting. Easily treated? LMAO!!
Good Luck,
Jedi
Posted by Iansf on August 25, 2005, at 0:51:27
In reply to If Parnate is discontinued will it work again?, posted by Tom Twilight on August 24, 2005, at 16:09:46
> If someone has success with Parnate and then discontinues, will it work again if they restart?
>I'm not sure how long a break you're talking about, but I took Parnate for more than a year then had to discontinue it because of the need to take another medication that could not be taken in conjunction with it. When I took it again several years later, its effect was much diminished. I don't know if that is characteristic of Parnate or if perhaps my metabolism or neurotransmitter functioning had altered in the interim due to use of alternative antidepressants. All I know is that I was very pleased with it the first time but disappointed the second.
Posted by Tom Twilight on August 26, 2005, at 4:13:35
In reply to Re: If Parnate is discontinued will it work again? » Tom Twilight, posted by Iansf on August 25, 2005, at 0:51:27
> I'm not sure how long a break you're talking about, but I took Parnate for more than a year then had to discontinue it.
When I took it again several years later, its effect was much diminished.I'm not sure how long the break would be
I'm thinking of buying Parnate over the internet, because its very difficult to get prescribed in the UK
I don't really trust the interenet as a long term source, because online pharmacies can be unreliable
Posted by djmmm on August 27, 2005, at 7:57:30
In reply to Parnate discontinuation, effectivness, posted by Tom Twilight on August 26, 2005, at 4:13:35
> > I'm not sure how long a break you're talking about, but I took Parnate for more than a year then had to discontinue it.
> When I took it again several years later, its effect was much diminished.
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> I'm not sure how long the break would be
> I'm thinking of buying Parnate over the internet, because its very difficult to get prescribed in the UK
> I don't really trust the interenet as a long term source, because online pharmacies can be unreliable
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>There are several reputable online pharmacies...as far as the parnate not working as well after discontinuing it...I find that this is true with most, if not all AD's...im sure it has something to do with our body/brain trying to maintain a state of homeostasis. Metabolic tolerance isn't really ever discussed here, but on a cellular level, your liver will "adjust" to the constant presence of a medication, as will neuron receptors.
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