Posted by john51 on August 31, 2008, at 10:30:46
In reply to Re: Best way to take Parnate? » john51, posted by Quintal on August 31, 2008, at 10:21:12
> John, Parnate made me feel terrible at low doses. I became suicidal during the first week at 30mg, and very tired too. I only felt the amphetamine-like effects when I raised the dose to 40mg and then I started to feel better. My therapeutic dose was 80-120mg and at that range it was one of the best antidepressants I've ever taken. I would have had a very poor view of Parnate if I'd stopped at 30mg.
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> I used to take it in divded doses of about 30mg at a time throughout the day. The afternoon sleepiness is known as the 'parnate slump' among veterans of the drug. I found the best way around it was to take about three 30mg doses, one at breakfast, one at lunch and the third at about 5:00PM, or sometimes later. I found that intense fatigue and sleepiness set in about three or four hours after a 30mg dose, so I would take my last dose about four hours before I planned on going to bed. I had no trouble falling asleep using Parnate this way, although I was taking 4mg clonazepam with it.
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> QThanks Q, I am currnetly taking only 30mgs and I DO FEEL AWFUL!! I can't even get dressed, let alone leave my home. I felt that way often before I began the Parnate but it is MUCH WORSE now!! Granted, I have only been taking it for 5 days now but this is not at all what I expected!!
I got the impression from your response that you are no longer taking Parnate. Is that true and if you don't mind me asking, why?
John
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