Posted by Haddock on November 1, 2009, at 22:16:43
In reply to Re: Yet ANOTHER Partnate story... LOL :) » Haddock, posted by Girlnterrupted78 on October 29, 2009, at 1:45:54
> Hi there,
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> I've been on Parnate for a lot less than you, and I also suffer from social anxiety.
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> I noticed a big improvement in my overall depression, including social anxiety, when I hit 60mgs. I don't know if height, weight and gender have a lot to do with dosages, but I'm a female, and my height/weight are 5'7, 120lbs and I've already been on 80mgs.
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> When my dose was raised to 60mgs on the second week (I believe,) I became very pleasant to be around and not shy at all. I could smile effortlessly and talked and joked around more.
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> However, you will see my new thread a few posts below yours:
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> 'Parnate losing effectiveness, why? help please" http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20091021/msgs/923267.html
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> Apparently the great effects didn't last too long. I mean, it didn't lose ALL its effectiveness, but it's not the way it was when it first started working.
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> Seems like you'd benefit from a higher dose, I suppose.
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> I'm probably not the best person to 'advice' you since I'm here asking for advice myself now that the effectiveness of Parnate has diminished. The only thing I can tell you is that it seems like I'm significantly smaller than you and my dose is higher (80mgs), so you might need to go up.
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> Other than that, I wish you luck and I'm sure one of the more experienced posters/Parnate users will come along to advice you (and hopefully me!) on this.
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> Best of luckSorry I've taken so long to get back to you, I've just been super busy.
I noticed the same thing when I began on 30mg for the period of a few months, and then that stim effect kind of faded away. I didn't find that it correlated with the AD effect, however.
I should say that I do take stims and a little bit of Klonopin along with the Parnate.
I just wonder if increasing the dose is going to increase or lessen brain fog. I'm in college and I need all the mental focus I can get.
Have you noticed any more or less forgetfulness on Parnate compared to before you started taking it?
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