Posted by BekkaH on June 1, 2003, at 22:23:37
In reply to Re: HPA, Atypicals and Opiates?--Cam??, posted by TapiocaMonk on June 1, 2003, at 22:08:01
I took Parnate with Ritalin a long time ago, and it was safe. Of course, you must do it under the supervision of a physician and continue to follow the MAOI diet. The reason Ritalin was added to Parnate was that I had a paradoxical reaction to Parnate (I have paradoxical rxns. to many medications), and I had severe daytime sleepiness and "narcolepsy"-like attacks. I would get uncontrollable urges to sleep at the most inconvenient and dangerous times. When Ritalin was added, the daytime sleepiness stopped. I took only a tiny amount of Ritalin. It was either 2.5 mg twice a day or 5 mg twice a day. The addition of Ritalin also helped somewhat with re-setting my wacky circadian rhythms, which were severely exacerbated by Parnate alone. By the way, Parnate is one of the most dopaminergic medicines available, and it also suppresses REM sleep more than just about any other medication, and this can cause disruption of circadian rhythms and numerous other problems. Interestingly, it has been reported that some of the newer dopamine agonists that are being used for Parkinson's Disease also cause uncontrollable daytime sedation and sleep attacks.
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