Posted by don_bristol on September 17, 2003, at 4:17:33
In reply to Re: I thought people lost weight on Parnate? » loolot » cubbybear, posted by Ame Sans Vie on September 16, 2003, at 17:30:23
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> it's still debated whether Parnate is actually metabolized to
> amphetamine and methamphetamine as has been suggested before,
> something in it certainly causes a release of norepinephrine
> into the brain that's quite amphetamine-like. And there is
> at least one case report of a serious Parnate addiction. I
> don't mean dependency, I mean *addiction*."Amie Sans Vie", what you say is quite important to me. I used to take Moclobemide with good results (until it stopped working after a few months). Moclobemide had started wotking very quickly (really after only a few days) and it gave me a bit of "good restless" similar to what I image Ritalin might have done if I were to take it.
After my Moclobemide pooped out I am now just starting Nardil. I am having a few troublesome side effects which may pass but I am very interested in what you say about Parnate being energising espcially as I did extremely well on a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, reboxetine, apart from side effects.
I know Parnate is supposed to be the most energising or agitating of the MAOIs and I guess that this is due to the amphetamine-like metabolites which you describe.
My BIG question to you is ... does Nardil have these similar speed-like metabolites?
Also, do you suppose that Nardil increases norepinephrine significantly less than Parnate does?
If not then maybe I should get my psych-doc to switch me to Parnate.
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