Posted by Rocket Jackson on March 17, 2006, at 14:28:23
In reply to Re: Parnate day #2, posted by TylerJ on March 16, 2006, at 10:30:28
> > As expected, no changes. I took my three 10mg doses yesterday and my morning dose this morning. My goal is to stick to a 6am, 2pm, and 10pm regimen to make it easier to remember to take them as well as have nice even spacing (maybe a little OCD there as well :)). It works out well with my work schedule anyway.
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> > I do maybe notice a very slight increase in energy this morning, but it is very slight (could also be my diet dew, though I drink this every morning so have quite a nice tolerance built up and typically don't feel much from it). I certainly doubt it's elevated BP from the caffeine in the pop. I'm trying not to over-interpret anything I might feel, but it's probably always difficult to stay un-biased. But certainly no major changes.
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> > Take care all. Have a great day!
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> > RJ
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> It might take a wk or two, or rarely 6 wks to get a good response. Mine came on the 10th day. You won't mistake it as Mountain dew...it's much better than caffiene. :) If you are anything like me you'll be saying... "Why didn't I try this a long time ago!" My biggest concern is your dose schedule. Parnate is very activating, so I take mine all in the morning and it works great all day long. Taking it at 10pm may cause terrible insomnia. My suggestion is, take most or all in morning and the rest around 12-2p.m., but no later. But most importantly is take it as your Doc wants you to. I wish you all the Luck in the World! :)
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> Tyler
>Hi Tyler,
Thanks for your always helpful and supportive posts. I've been thinking about your problem with parnate insomnia and have considered adjusting my dosing regimen to avoid it. I ran it by my doc in the beginning (whose overall knowledge I sometimes question, to be honest), and he insisted that he has all his patients take doses at bedtime and they have no difficulty with sleeping. But judging from your experience and those from others on this forum and various other sites, it seems it indeed is a common side effect. Did you notice the insomnia right off the bat, or did not take effect until the medication kicked in? I'm wondering if I should hold off on changing my regimen until possible insomnia, or go ahead and take preemptive action. I'm definitely sleeping well now, but it's only day 3.
Also, just out of curiosity, do you personally feel the full effect of the parnate essentially all day, or are there periodic peaks and valleys? Do you get to the point where you reach a kind of "steady state" where you feel that effect pretty much all the time?
Thanks again for your help. Keep on enjoying that parnate power!!
RJ
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