Posted by SLS on January 31, 2016, at 7:47:06
In reply to Re: Parnate insomnia: please help., posted by linkadge on January 31, 2016, at 6:47:30
> I briefly took parnate before, and while it was fantastic for mood, the insomnia ultimately made me a bit psychotic. Also, I developed spontaneous hypertensive reactions which put me in the hospital.
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> The thing to keep in mind is that parnate can intensify amphetamine substantially. The released monoamines (especially dopamine) are going to linger much longer in your brain. Elevated dopamine is what causes the sleep phase delay, often seen with MAOI's.
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> How much parnate are you taking? You may need to reduce it, and / or take something like Seroquel.
> Serotonin antagonists (trazodone / mirtazapine etc) alone are likely not going to help the insomnia.Good stuff.
> I would focus on getting the insomnia under control before the ADD, but that's just me.I very much agree with this.
Again, the Parnate alone might help with the ADD more than one would expect. Older studies demonstrate this.
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