Posted by g_g_g_unit on September 8, 2009, at 5:21:30
In reply to Re: Parnate day 1 » g_g_g_unit, posted by Girlnterrupted78 on September 8, 2009, at 4:11:45
> Definitely give it more time. One day is nothing.. I'd say give it a couple of weeks, and of course, go up on the medication.
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> I'm on Parnate 40mgs now. I felt mild improvements within the first 2 weeks, and another improvement when a small dose of 5mgs of adderall was added.
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> My doctor is going slow because I have hypotension, but we're trying everything and giving each dose/augmenter enough time to "kick in" and start doing what it's supposed to do.
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> I know depression sucks, and I've had my own days of complete hopelessness over ever finding something, but one day is really very little to make such a judgment. Once you get to 40-60mgs and augment, then you can start to worry whether it's going to work or not.
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> Best of luck
you're right; i'll try not to dwell too much. i just become concerned when i start off feeling *worse* than my baseline on a med. i'll raise the dose tomorrow and see how i go. i am seeing my pdoc in three weeks and definitely have no intention of discontinuing the med before then.
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