Posted by matt66 on April 8, 2003, at 21:58:55
In reply to Re: STORM BEFORE THE CALM? NEED PARNATE SUCESS STO, posted by utopizen on April 8, 2003, at 21:17:36
> I don't know how long you've been on Parnate, but keep in mind you shouldn't bother evaluating its benefit to you until 4 weeks after you have started the target dose.
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> Before this comes, anxiety is typical. Like pus in a wound, that means the med is gathering up all the bad guys and taking inventory before it can tell the troops to aim for their targets.
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> And keep in mind that whenever you're switching meds, it's impossible to know whether the med you're switching to is causing the side effect, or you're experiencing withdrawl symptoms from the latter.
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> Parnate should help your concentration, from reading other people's experiences with it, because it is activating. So this seems to indicate you need to give it more time, since you'll probably notice this part of it when it kicks in. And since you have OCD, the OCD biting the nails, etc. appears to be a case of the drug making things worse before it's able to get better. Of course, this doesn't mean it's going to work, but if it will, it's going to exacerbate symptoms a lot of the time.you don't know how helpful that was. the med is "gathering up the bad guys to take up inventory before the army sets in on its target." I know there are no guarantees, but I'll try fighting my obsessing with that thought for a while. Can't hurt. By the way, I've been on Parnate for two weeks, as of today. 30mg for a week, and now 40mg for a week. This is my fourth trial of the drug, but as I may not have mentioned, I never gave it more than two weeks in the past. I'm terrible when it comes to being patient. One negative thing that happens during the day, and I'll obesess about it for the rest of the day, and mark it as an indicator that I'm moving in the wrong direction. Thanks for the wisdom
much love,
matt
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