Posted by chrismeurer on November 24, 2017, at 6:18:23
In reply to Re: Parnate and orthostatic hypotension » chrismeurer, posted by SLS on November 23, 2017, at 21:06:57
Yes, tremulousness. It helps, i'm taking a low dose (450 mg) of lithium CR this time though. I'll just see if it tremulousness appears without the propranolol. I've taken propranolol before to treat lithium side effects at a higher dose and to alleviate akathisia from abilify.
About parnate, at 30 mg/day I felt a great decrease in blood pressure. Orthostatic hypotension was tested in the doctor's office with a drop of 30 mmHg in systolic, so positive. I just got an upper arm BP monitor and will measure daily. So far, there's definitely a 10% drop. The only problem is that I wasn't able to measure before starting parnate, so I can't be sure if I already had it. I'm only sure that there was a general decrease in blood pressure.
The good things is I definitely feel much less anxious, it's a wonderful feeling after so long. 6 days since my last xanax.
I see no harm in increasing the dosage to 40 mg, it's a matter of assessing necessity, but after that I guess it would be reasonable to give at least 1 month. I will think about it.
Thank you
Chris
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