Posted by Ron Hill on December 29, 2009, at 16:39:15
In reply to Re: How come more of you are on parnate than nardil?, posted by julie1977 on December 29, 2009, at 4:07:33
> I mean has anyone had separate trials of nardil and of parnate, not taken at the same time
---------------Julie,
I started taking Nardil in the spring of 2006 and continually took it until the spring of 2009 at which point I washed out Nardil and started Parnate. I liked Nardil a lot, but the 50 pound weight gain, ED, and anorgasam caused me to try switching to Parnate.
But, Parnate did not provide any antidepressant action for me. I gave the Parnate trial four months, and I was severely depressed throughout the entire trial. It was hell. So, I washed out the Parnate and restarted Nardil. As soon as I restarted Nardil, my depression reduced to pre-Parnate trial levels.
I am a bipolar II with ultra rapid cycling; 15 day cycle, nine days of full remission, followed by six days of depression. This is my cycle on Nardil. On Parnate, I was always severely depressed.
I take 90 mg/day of Nardil. During my Parnate trial, I ramped up very quickly to 80 mg/day. Perhaps I should have increased to 120 mg/day or higher of Parnate before discontinuing the trial.
-- Ron
dx: Bipolar II with ultra rapid cycling and mild OCPD
600 mg/day Trileptal
200 mg/day Lamictal
500 mg/day Keppra
90 mg/day Nardil
1.9 mg/day Deplin (taken with methyl B-12 and P-5-P)
Dark therapy via LowBlueLight glasses
Exercise: Ride, Lift, Swim, and Sauna
Several vitamins and supplements
poster:Ron Hill
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