Posted by bulldog2 on October 28, 2009, at 17:41:27
In reply to Notes about parnate....., posted by shasling on October 28, 2009, at 17:32:40
> Being on parnate over five years,having both the good times and the poop outs here are some basic things i personaly notice,
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> -- Expect to have to augment parnate in short time,both for a better ANTI DEPRESSANT effect as well as for residue anxiety and mania,i.e benzo or mood stablizer.
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> Common parnate user,PARNATE,BENZO/MOOD STABLIZER/STIMULANT
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> Expect to require high doses to achieave and maintain effect..i.e 60-120 mg range,anything under can work however can also very well be a reason it doesent,with p docs the way they are,its often difficult to even get to the 60 mg range,so u see many people latly failing,its a shame,sometimes u have to take initiative to get to that dose with or without your doc,but under at least 60 mg is giving the med a good chance to fail.
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> --- Expect insomnia,its usualy not a fading side effect,so like scott says attack it vigoursly.Personaly i did not achieve consecutive sleep until i added zanaflex a light muscle relaxant,i cycle off however its not a med known for addiction.
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> I also use Zonegran a gaba acting off label mood stablizer.
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> --- Last expect daytime fatique,DO NOT ATTEMPT to fix this with more parnate,best thing i found for it is a simple caffiene tab i.e VIVARIN 250 pure caffiene at your local 7 eleven.
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> Its hard to type exactly what i want to share,but this is just a jift of it,feel free to ask if you have any questions,im on parnate now and havent changed due to i see no options out to switch and try,i believe all srris are somewhat similiar,and ssNRIS although better still dont seem to make me feel more confident in leaving parnate.1. do you like low dose nortriptyline with parnate?
2. I use neurontin 1200 mg 2 times for anti-anxiety and a mild ad effect. Should I use this with parnate or use another mood stabilizer
3. Dr. Goldberg said to stay at the max dose parnate for eight weeks to see if it works. What was your experience?
4. I titrated parnate to 60 mg over an eight week period. Was at 60 mg 10 days and stopped due to an adequate response
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