Posted by laurenjb on August 11, 2005, at 17:53:04
In reply to Re: To Declan, posted by Declan on August 7, 2005, at 19:31:14
Hey Declan: Sorry for taking so long to respond. I have literally been delirious from not getting enough sleep. I alternate 20mg Ambien and 2mg Klonopin, with some Ativan sometimes thrown in and still only sleep about 2 nights a week. The depression is better though -- ironic! Good luck with the 20mg and keep me posted. Take care, Lauren
> Yes Ed, Parnate 10mg/d, deprenyl 1mg/d is my current thing.
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> I think the insomniac potential of an extra 10mg/d Parnate is higher than 1mg/d deprenyl, but mood would be improved if sleep was OK. Chairman MAO said he had trouble sleeping on any dose of Parnate, but he was no doubt referring to higher doses. Laurenjb was having trouble sleeping last I heard. Of course I could take Ambien or something. It's not an ideal situation, whatever you do.
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> What I noticed about Parnate straight away was what is probably a seratonin effect, a sort of warmth, like a day in summer, not prosocial but perhaps pro-equilibrium, more happy being alone so to speak.
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> All of this is affected by being older, both sex and sleep. Neither is so robust (as they should have been, sex especially) when younger.
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> Certainly if I was going to sacrifice sex I would do it for Nardil.
> There's almost a song there: "I did what I did for phenelzine".
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> And thanks
> Declan
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