Posted by uncouth on December 5, 2009, at 21:21:04
In reply to How do I make it until it starts working (Parnate), posted by inanimate peanut on December 5, 2009, at 19:30:22
it will take some time. i have been there. i know how it's throbbing...how it's a contradiction between feeling so empty on the one hand and feeling so full of thoughts and anguish at the same time. you're lucky you can watch tv...some people can't do that (or have other distractions, for me, it was the internet...specifically researching meds. not conducive to gertting PAST depression i assure you).
if i can remember correctly, parnate took 2-3 weeks to kick in for me at a reasonable dose. if you are in such pain please consider a low dose of zyprexa to hold you over for a few weeks.
or if you can, try to journal or at least write down some of your obsessive thoughts. just to get them on paper. keep posting on this board if thats what it takes to get you to WRITE. the attention devoted to the present that all forms of writing require - to the basic requirement of constructing a sentance - at least takes you away from the incessant rumination or throbbing pain.
please stay with us and post often. it will get better, but i can't tell you when. for me, i was expecting weeks, but it took months to finally get on the right combo. be assured that God is with you during this time and He knows (as do some of us on this board) what you are enduring.
-uncouth
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