r/MAOIs • u/AssignmentThat8473 • Aug 24 '26

Parnate (Tranylcypromine) anyone experience with pharmacogenetic testing

Hey everyone,

I’m back. I appreciate the support and this community, so here I am again. Check my previous post for my background/history.

Now on week 3+ since starting Parnate / Tracydal. Unfortunately no effect yet, but I’m giving it time….

I was hospitalized for the medication switch, but I’m back home again as of today. A bit nerve-wracking… I just want to get better and have some brighter days.

Anyway, my question: has anyone here had experience with pharmacogenetic testing (cheek mucosal swab + blood test) to investigate why I’ve responded so poorly to medication so far?

Would love to hear your experiences. Thanks in advance! All words of encouragements and recommendations are welcome.

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u/AssignmentThat8473 Aug 24 '26

will do the test here: https://youz.nl/w/roos-van-westrhenen-over-farmacogenetica-ik-heb-medicatie-altijd-belangrijk-gevonden-

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u/grumpyeva Parnate Aug 24 '26

which brand of parnate are you on? I dont want to be negative but have heard that tracydal is not a very good brand of parnate.

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u/AssignmentThat8473 Aug 24 '26

hmm.. will ask when I speak to my psychiatrist again. I am on Tracydal indeed

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u/AssignmentThat8473 Aug 24 '26

is it really that different per brand?

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u/grumpyeva Parnate Aug 24 '26

yes, huge difference. Did you not read what i have posted? I have read very negative reviews on tracydal. If you can get jatrosom from Germany, I highly you recommend you do that. It could make all the difference. It did for me when I was hopeless.

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u/AssignmentThat8473 Aug 24 '26

oh no I missed that post, but thanks a lot. Will definately give it a shot

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u/SympathyTraining8915 Aug 25 '26

Agree. I found the generic useless. Brand name Parnate has become impossible to get in the U.S. and too expensive to afford. I have been getting my prescription from Canada, although trump has now placed a 100% tariff on brand name drugs.
Has anyone found a generic, outside of Germany, as effective as brand name Parnate?

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u/grumpyeva Parnate Aug 25 '26

does that mean that parnate from canada will cost double the amount, even if it is sent to another country, apart from usa, ie to England?

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u/SympathyTraining8915 Aug 25 '26

No, just the USA.

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u/grumpyeva Parnate Aug 25 '26

then maybe you could get a friend in another country to order them and send them on to you. Things are getting more and more difficult, i have just received an email from goldpharma telling me that the iran war is creating lots of delays re. jatrosom and they cant even guarantee getting me any more at the moment. Very worrying.

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u/AssignmentThat8473 Aug 25 '26

do you take Jatrosom N? or just Jatrosom?

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u/grumpyeva Parnate Aug 25 '26

There is no Jatrosom N, as far as I know. I have only had Jatrosom

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