Posted by may_b on August 15, 2001, at 13:36:08
In reply to PARNATE, has anyone who had a horrible start, posted by shelliR on August 14, 2001, at 17:12:28
Hi ShelliR
Here's my 2 cents, even though I don't meet your criteria very well, i.e.:
> on it, stuck to it and had a successful ending.
> It's been a week, I can't get higher than 10mg without feeling very tired and very sick in my stomach.
My first week was odd. Start day was great, like a caffeine buzz all day. Couldn't sleep. As the week wore on I got tired-er and tired-er. Sleep was a real scarcity. This I think caused some focus problems. But I noticed that my mood was brighter, I was more noise tolerant, and could handle my family easily. < g > However, I'm the one who had one local, bottled beer and the hypertensive crisis. Stopped Parnate afterward.
The good thing I can say about Parnate it that it bumped me out of the sad horrors. Am coasting for now. If the Beast (depression) returns, I am planning to go back on Parnate, with an emerg anti hypertensive in my possession (Captopril).
Sure hope it works for you. But I sure know about insufferable side effects, and trying to work while acclimatizing to a new AD.
Best wishes,
may_b
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