Posted by Justherself54 on July 22, 2008, at 17:39:21
In reply to Nardil or Parnate decision - have questions!, posted by satsumas on July 20, 2008, at 18:02:59
I've been on Nardil and am now on Parnate
> What med is more likely to help with giving me back DESIRE (romantic, achievement, etc.) and making me feel like I care about things again?Both are good for motivation, Nardil more than Parnate.
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> Effexor had a definite blunting of emotional affect effect. Do Naridl and Parnate share that effect with the SSRIs?No..I probably feel more "normal" emotions on MAOI's
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> Nardil seems to be more sedating...so does that mean there is a risk of me feeling blissed out, but in bed all day, happy to stay that way?I did not find Nardil sedating, nor do I find Parnate sedating
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> Which med, if either, would help treat (or exacerbate) constant, exhausting obsessive thoughts?Nardil was better for controlling racing thoughts
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> Parnate seems to be more stimulating but less social. Is there a risk of being "content" with the stimulating aspect of the drug, but still isolated?I wanted to socialize far more on Nardil than Parnate, self-isolation has always been a problem for me, however, I am socializing...albiet reluctantly at times and usually end up having a good time
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> How, precisely, is Nardil pro-social? I'm assuming via it's effect on anxiety, so the physical sensations, but people seem to say it does more than that....any insight would be helpful. And does Parnate share any of Nardil's prosociability effects?I don't know why they act differently with socialibility. I found Nardil caused a bit of hypomania...nothing dreadful happened...other than I was able to make some needed changes in my life...
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> What drug is less/more likely to cause cognitive dysfunction, if at all?I found Nardil caused me to transpose letters when typing..and also I would type words that had to place in the sentence structure...very strange and annoying
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> I'm always "in my head", often because I'm bored and/or lonely (because i'm not motivated to do things with friends, or the things I do do are so unpleasurable...classic depressive cycle). What med is more likely to get me "out of my head" and into the world and people around me?
>Nardil was better for social motivation..Parnate is better for staying on task with projects and things like reading..
> If anyone has experience with Emsam and Nardil or Parnate, would love to hear subjective comparisions. For me, Emsam didn't help mood and didn't help take away obsessive thoughts as much as it gave me a bit of energy, motivation, and made me actually feel "smarter".I feel "smarter" on Parnate. Nardil's side effects were too harsh for me. They were urinary problems, horrible gas, loss of balance, extreme insomnia, an insatiable urge for eating sweets which led to close to a 25 plus extra pounds (added to the 60 pounds SSRI's put on uggg), and the final one which caused my pdoc to pull me off was throwing up in my sleep...I didn't have hypotension issues with Nardil nor Parnate but it turns out my normal blood pressure is now high, so Parnate has lowered it to the normal range...
As for male libedo problems, I can't comment cause I'm female...and not in a relationship at the moment
Hope this helps...if you have any more questions, I'll be glad to respond..sorry I didn't sooner, but just had my daughter and 3 grandkids for a week and my brain is just now recouping from sensory overload!
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