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PARNATE? curr on Lamictal, Clonaz, Wellb Celexa

Posted by Roberta on September 2, 2000, at 20:10:51

Hi there,

I was dx as being bipolar last March after a suicide attempt. I have been on this med combination for quite some time:

Lamotrigine 150 at 6am and 10 pm
Celexa 40 mg at 6 am
Wellbutrin - 200 at 6 am, 100 at 2 pm
Clonazepam - 2 mg at 6, 2 at 2, and PRN
Tylenol 3 PRN
Occasionally ativan sublingual .5 mg but not a constant presccription

I have treatment-resistant depression as well. I have been on every single pill there is after Prozac. I have read on Dr. Bob's site that there has been successful combinations with Parnate and Lamotrigine (Lamictal). I'm looking at Parnate as from what I have read on ASDM it does not cause weight gain and is highly successful for those who don't respond to normal current meds an it lasts longer.

I also have no sex life and I hate it. I either can't feel it, or I can't get that excited. I feel I don't have a bond with my boyfriend any longer because of this.

I have NO ENERGY. I can't even do my daily walks at work anymore.

I need to know if people are taking Parnate with Clonazepam, or Parnate with Celexa or Wellbutrin? I want to get off either of those AD's if at all possible and stick to the WB, but the Lamictal I ABSOLUTELY cannot get off of. I saw a new shrink and he said 'wow, you're on a lot of meds!' and he decided to cut my celexa and lamictal in half .... four days later brutal withdrawal for a week, then I felt suicidal again and wanted to just go to sleep..... needless to say I went right back on them and I feel fine now.

And the one thing that I don't mind about Parnate is the dietary restrictions! Man, I would drop weight like crazy! (Gained 80 lbs on Paxil).

I'm 26 and I want to have a life. I want to have children eventually which means I need a combination that works long-term and also something that is old enough that you can take during pregnancy (except the benzos, I know that ...).

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you in advance ... Roberta :-)

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