Posted by jsarirose on February 13, 2003, at 15:45:20
In reply to Re: PARNATE is effective like NARDIL? » JeffH, posted by Jack Smith on February 13, 2003, at 12:06:58
> Jeff,
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> Your story is great, I too am going to begin parnate in a few weeks, I am keeping my fingers crossed that this med will be the one for me. What are your symptoms?
> How long have you been on it?
> What is your dose?
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> Also, there is an MAOI YahooGroup that could really use an experienced user such as yourself, please join it if you have not already.
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> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/maois/
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> People like you could really help those who are just starting out.
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> Thank you,
>
> JackI'm a little late joining the conversation, but I wanted to echo having great results with Parnate. I tried just about every drug under the sun over the last 15 years. Finally we got to the MAOI's which always seem to be a last resort. I started with Parnate since I had some weight problems and Parnate doesn't promote weight gain (and can help with weight loss).
I've been on it for over a year. I took up to 100mg at one point, tapered down to 60mg to see if I was okay with it. We stayed at 60mg and added Lamictal (we'd added a few others that didn't work). The idea was that perhaps if I went up to a high enough dose on Lamictal (perhaps 800mg) I could go off Parnate. But I haven't had any effect so far and I'm going up on Parnate again. I'm aiming for 80mg this time.
But - Parnate has helped me keep a part-time job for a year now (quite rare for me). And to actually date, and seek therapy again.
-Jessica
ps - I've done a ton of research about the diet restrictions, so I think I'll join the yahoo group and see if I can help anyone.
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