Brand Name: Parnate
Generic Name: Tranylcypromine
Primary Use: Depressive states
Dosage Forms:
How long should it be taken?
The duration of treatment varies from patient to patient and doses should be tapered as per physician’s advice to prevent withdrawal effects like delirium.
Effectiveness:
Generic Name: Tranylcypromine
Primary Use: Depressive states
Dosage Forms:
- Oral tablets of 10mg
- Hypotension
- Dizziness and balance disturbances
- Insomnia or sleeplessness
- Dry mouth
- Urticaria
- Constipation/ frequent loose motions
- Anorexia
- Blurred vision
- Jaundice
- Decreased libido
- Impotence
- Hair loss
- Hearing loss
- Neck stiffness
- Loss of appetite
- Urinary incontinence
- Delayed ejaculation
- Memory spasm
- Stomach pain
- Weight loss
- Weakness
- Hypertensive crisis with intracranial bleed
- Angle-closure glaucoma
How long should it be taken?
The duration of treatment varies from patient to patient and doses should be tapered as per physician’s advice to prevent withdrawal effects like delirium.
Effectiveness:
- Parnate has been proven to be efficacious in cases where other antidepressants have failed to achieve satisfactory response.
- Not used as first line treatment due to side effects, drug interactions and dietary restriction.
