Hi

Has anyone been on Marplan or is on Marplan. Please give your experience/ advice with it if you don't mind.

I have been on Emsam patch for 2 and a half years. I am tired of it falling off or partly falling off ---No Consistent dose is

causing me to crash into depression. Sooo my pdoc and I are thinking of Marplan. I had problems with High Blood with

Parnate before. Maybe not with Marplan

Thanks

GOD BLESS

Wish I could help you, but I've never been on it. The high blood (pressure, I assume?) that you mentioned with Parnate
could have arisen from inadvertently eating something that contained tyramine. The same risk may apply with Marplan, though, as it seems to work in a similar way. Perhaps the product website, Marplan (com) has information you could use?

I don't think it's used that much, due to the unpopularity of the dietary restrictions and the high blood pressure crises risk. But it's said to be an effective AD. Good luck with it!

Hi


Thanks for writing,
When I tried the Parnate it really worked great. I followed the diet completly >>No Cheating<<But out of the blue---one day the blood pressure just went catastrophic, after about 4 months of peace.

Soo where I live, they had never seen someone on a MAOI, the ER doc only knew to give me enough morphine for the severe headache and blood thinners. Enough I could get to a Major city for treatment.

Soo, I have High hopes for Marplan.
But I know to watch the Blood Pressure for any sign or slight jump, before it sky rockets.

Thanks

GOD BLESS

Yikes! Pretty dangerous situation! Sounds like you should carry a card that says "I take an MOAI. If I present with symptoms x, y, and z, and I become incoherent, please give me a, b, or c"

That's great. There seem to be several other MAOIs - I looked in Wikipedia and it looked like you'd have several more options, even if the Marplan doesn't work out. But I hope it does! Please let us know how it works out, as it'll really help anyone else who goes onto Marplan (and it may be me, one day...)