Posted by cybercafe on August 4, 2004, at 16:03:01
In reply to Question for Cybercafe on Parnate, posted by jparsell82` on August 4, 2004, at 2:27:13
> Hi there, I'm about to start up Parnate. I also have some Abilify lying around. I was curious as to why you added abilify to the parnate you are taking. What exactly does it
i was originally taking zyprexa 2.5 mg for mood stability but thought it was probably contributing to my ADD and also it has a tendancy to make me want to sit still whereas abilify tends to make me want to do things
>help with that the Parnate doesn't touch?I don't know... I am only taking abilify because I am bipolar. It *might* help with motivation. It also prevents (in my case) parnate induced insomnia, which is strange because on it's own it tended to cause insomnia. so if i didn't take abilify i imagine i would go hypomanic or the stimulants (ritalin) would make me go into a psychotic state
>Also, is it really necessary to take my Parnate 3x/day or could I take it in one or two doses?
Okay this most likely depends on the person... but starting up I definately would not recommend doing anything rash. Divide the doses... then bring them closer together if there are no major side effects (and your doctor says it's okay). Personally I like to take them in divided doses because they give me an instant mood boost after each dose and i'd rather have 3 mood boosts a day then just one big one and i also speculate (and here I really don't know it is just a guess) that it might be better for side effects (in my case i have always had bad acne, parnate probably makes it just a little worse, but i would never think of quitting just because of it)
>Thanks a lot, this is going to be my first time on a maoi... after trying about every med there is for my social anxiety, depression, ocd, add, etc.
i hope it works for you dude.. and was glad i could help ...
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