From Parnate to Nardil
Last week my doctor switched me from Parnate (tranylcypromine) to Nardil (phenelzine). At least it’s easier to spell. Yesterday at work my friends kept asking if I was high. I was very tired, maybe slightly euphoric in that tired kind of way. Not a particularly pleasant high, unless all I had to do was sit in the sun. Not if I had to correct the code of others in the middle of a deploy. After work, I had a...
5 responses to “From Parnate to Nardil”
nice story.. usually you do such things when you are upset or tired of working 12 hours..
Again, thank you for this. I’m always moved by your posts.
Thanks, qnc. I’ve updated the MAOI log, but should probably do a proper entry. Not much new here except more drinking and more “existential fatigue” when not drinking.
I might have become an alcoholic while I wasn’t looking.
Is the MAOI log public? I’d be curious to read.
In all honesty, I’m a bit envious you’ve found something that makes a real difference, however potentially destructive. I realize this is rather shallow; indeed some alcoholics in my family have suffered a great deal from it.
Yeah, the MAOI log is a link in the header up top. Click “Show Menu” to display it. Or just click to http://fazigu.org/blog/maoi-ingestion-log/. It’s not so much an “ingestion” log now.
Alcohol only helps when you’re drunk. I suppose that’s why it’s a problem. :)