Posted by Mental_Peroxide on June 9, 2013, at 14:33:59
In reply to Re: Can you combine a stimulant with an MAOI??, posted by lillabella on June 9, 2013, at 6:46:56
> Parnate was a wonder drug for me. No wait time. Worked from the get go. Very energizing and uplifting. As for ADD not sure it is the best but does help with focus for sure. But can't really say. Anyway side effects are few except for occasional mid-day sleepiness. However I never had problems sleeping at night or get up in the morning. I would certainly be on it if it didn't stop working. So sad. I believe it's worth a try but everyone is different as we all too well know. Also parnate, I found, to be weight neutral which is a huge factor in my opinion. Do stims work for you?? If you have ADD they are said to be the gold standard. Let me know how things work out and wishing you all the very best..........lila
Greetings. This is my first post here so forgive (and correct) me if I do anything that is not PC.
I, too am extremely treatment resistant with Parnate being the only med that works for me. Unfortunately, it is NOT weight neutral in my case and I have the water retention and bulging stomach that Lila spoke of. I tried to get off Parnate to try Wellbutrin and couldn't make it through the two-week dry out period that is required. I thought the Parnate had stopped working for me, but after I weaned off it (for only 5 days) and started again, it was evident that it was still working well. Perhaps a short MAOI drug holiday is what you need?
As for adding a Stim, I also have ADHD and was on Parnate with Adderall, which worked great and got rid of those afternoon pitfalls until I started abusing the Adderall on weekends to stay up all night. I now have someone else in charge of my meds and I receive just what I need so if I abuse anything I am OOL on the days I took the extra medication from. This seems to work well for me as I am prone to abuse my meds if they are opiates or stimulants. When I suggested trying this combo again, my doctor said he would look into this combination, which means I have an iceburgs chance in hell of getting it. Good luck to the rest of you with this matter. -MP
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