Posted by TylerJ on April 11, 2006, at 11:20:59
In reply to Re: Parnate side effects...fighting back!, posted by Maxime on April 11, 2006, at 10:58:13
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> I'm on 30 mg now. I have an awful cold and I can't take anything, so I am sleeping all the time. Yup, I am pretty sick right now.
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> Maxime
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> > > Below is the main question I have about Parnate. And it's not drowsiness it's FATIGUE. For a while I was taking 30 mg of Adderall XR with it and that helped a lot. But I just don't understand how a stimulating can cause that afternoon fatigue either.
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> > > Maxime
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> > > > 2) Fatigue- How can an activating drug like Parnate cause fatigue? Well, I don't know for sure how it does, but it can and does for many people. I still have a problem with this. When it first happened I blamed it on the Trazodone, and rightly so, the Traz was partially responsible. But even after traz was down to 150 mgs. I still had it, but not as bad.
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> > My first guess is that it is a side effect that goes away with time. Or, if you aren't sleeping well, it could be related to that-poor sleep or insomnia. Also, check your blood pressure freguently especially when you are tired-low bld. pressure can cause fatigue, and Parnate can cause low bld. pressure. If you do have Low Bld. pressure increasing your salt intake throughout the day can help. For you Maxime, I know you don't eat a lot so you could buy some Salt Tablets. It's all trial and error. And most impt. I think is spreading your dosages out throughout the day...Not too late though because of the insomnia factor. Dif strokes for dif. folks, I talked to one guy who swore by taking Parnate ever 2 hrs. He said he did this until about 6:00 pm every day and he had no fatigue. For me I take my largest dose 80 mgs. first thing in the morn. , second dose around noon- 30mgs. and last dose at 2-2:30 20 mgs.
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> > Of course your just starting out, so I would take all in the morning..or whatever works for you. Also, I find it helpful when I do feel a dip in energy to push through it, in other words I don't succumd to it by laying down. If i push through and keep busy I find it dissapates rapidly.
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> > I guess we just have to try different things to see what works for us. Even when I do get really fatigued I still feel good..so that's a major plus over being exhausted and depressed.:)
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> > Maxime, what's your current dosage? How are you feeling? Are you sleeping well?
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> > Tyler
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>Sorry to hear you're not feeling well. Get lots of rest, it's the best thing you can do with a cold. 30 mgs. is good...just keep taking your Parnate and rest. Hope you feel better soon!
Tyler
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