Posted by willyee on July 31, 2005, at 7:05:55
In reply to Marplan - so far so bad., posted by tecknohed on July 30, 2005, at 20:49:19
It seems people tend to want what they cant have.I see a lot of hype about marplan and i wonder is it because in certain places its hard to obtain.
I went through the hoops and got it a while ago,and like urself i found it of no use,i went i believe two weekes before i stopped.
Of course im not a doc and im sure ur doc would loose no sleep over this,but i think he made some dumb decisions,first nardil has been augmented a LOT,i seen one person go into total remission simply by addind the stimulant dexadrine to nardil,i also seen modfanil added.
He had options of adding nuerontion or a number of medications that with him and u working closly togther could have been tried with a very real possability of success.Chairman uses a stimulant carbegoline with nardil,he really should have tried to make nardil more tolerable for you.
Also ssri to maoi or vice versa is very dangerous,deadly even,but im personaly sleptical of a washout needed from Maoi to Maoi,or at the very least 2 weeks needed,hmmm.
This only accomplishes you falling into a depression for simply being on no med,also throws a withdrawal on top of it to worsen ur depression,so by the time u start the new maoi your in such a bad place it is very very hard to get out,and it doesent give the med a fair shot i think.
I would either find a doc willing to work with u on nardil,theres a whole nardil board with hundreds of users where u can learn of augmentations that are used with success.If you simply dont want nardil again,id go on parnate,and see what type of meds u can add to it to give it the social anxiety relieaf u want.
Parnate and Nardil are the heavy hitters,those plus augment stratergies are the best way to go if u decide to be on a maoi,moclimide,deprenyl alone,marplan just plain and simple do not hold the successes that the main two do.
Id consider getting off the marplan,and id research using a day or two wasout,no need for u to suffer an additional two weeks,get some relieaf asap.Good luck
As always,i voice my opinion only,nodda bit more!
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