Parnate for Depression User Reviews (Page 5)

• Anonymous
• November 19, 2010

"Side effects are terrible. They include diarrhea, dry mouth, in my case weight gain, it also made me agitated. I have been trying to withdraw from it and now have neuromuscular symptoms of cramping, teeth grinding, eye blinking."

• ret...
• January 17, 2010

"I give it a 10, and I would give SSRIs and SNRIs only a 5. It's our first experience with MAOIs and it's still early days. But what a difference with fatigue (none). Other side effects, in our case, are minimal or non-existent. I wonder what percentage of people actually notice severe side effects (maybe less than 20%). It appears that MAOIs are well known these days. I presume it's because they are old generic drugs (not covered by active patents) and hence will not get high advertising budgets from the pharmaceutical companies. I also presume that many GPs have no knowledge of this class of drugs or that these are too risky, adverse (side effects) to recommend a trial. It took us at least 7 years of battling depression and fatigue before we found out!"

• Anonymous
• September 19, 2009

"After 15 years of SSRIs and SNRIs, I was told to consider shock therapy or Parnate. Parnate is a miracle drug as far as I am concerned. At 47, I seem to have the energy that I had in my 20s and 30s. I am taking Ambien to deal with the side effect of insomnia and it's working great. For once, I seem to be able to synchronize up with the rest of the world. The special diet required has not been a problem so far. I seem to have a problem with almonds, but cheese pizza (non-aged cheese only!) is still okay."

• Anonymous
• August 6, 2009

"I have had Parnate prescribed since 1987, when I was 35. After many years feeling like an 'anti-depressant guinea pig', I finally had clarity and, with my psychiatrist's recommendation, was able to manage my life while professionally succeeding. I don't miss the foods I can't eat but value the relationships I've been able to maintain."

• MAR...
• June 3, 2008

"Even though there are many food restrictions, food I dearly love and miss, Parnate has given me my life back. I have been suffering from anxiety and depression all my life and this is the first drug that has actually helped. Thank you for giving me life again."