Posted by Don_Bristol on September 7, 2008, at 20:56:38
In reply to Re: Best way to take Parnate? » john51, posted by Quintal on August 31, 2008, at 10:21:12
Hello Quintal, I'm interested to know if you experienced any problems with concentration or memory on the Parnate. Rather than distort this thread I started another one today (Sunday, Sept 7th). I'd be interested in any views you have on what I write there.
<http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20080903/msgs/850867.html>;
Thanks for any info.
Don> QUINTAL WROTE: 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.
>
> 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.
poster:Don_Bristol
thread:849025
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20080903/msgs/850868.html