Posted by quarterwit on September 5, 2004, at 9:22:44
In reply to Re: Parnate to Cymbalta?, posted by SLS on September 4, 2004, at 16:26:37
Thanks for reply. I'm on 175 mg of Lamictal -- once beyond 100 it became sedating, with or without Parnate. I'm leaning towards staying on Parnate for full trial. Up to 50 on Tuesday, then onwards up.
BTW, why did you go off the Parnate? Also, any suggestions on how to spread out dose once it gets to 60? How about 30 in morning, 30 early afternoon? A weird effect so far for me is that once I hit >20, taking 10 mg in singles made me drowsy, but if I took 20 at once I got some perkiness. In the past Dexedrine did same thing: low doses got me tired, and I needed higher doses spread through day to get any positive effects. Thanks, Scott
> How much Lamictal are you taking? Too much Lamictal caused me to sleep too much when I combined it with high dosages of Parnate. I don't think I could tolerate any more than 150mg of Lamictal at the time without it producing somnolence. Without Parnate, I can handle 300mg.
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> You are already well into a trial of Parnate, and it would be a shame if you were to miss out on a remission at 60mg. I think it is logical to continue with it, perhaps increasing to 60mg and waiting 3 weeks. Cymbalta will always be there for you.
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> If you do decide to switch, the prudent recommendation is to wait 2 weeks after discontinuing Parnate to begin Cymbalta.
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> Good luck.
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> - Scott
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