Posted by Questionmark on June 7, 2003, at 0:29:57
In reply to Re: Parnate, posted by TR on June 4, 2003, at 17:40:11
> I agree. I also take 80 mgs of Parnate, and found it took about a month to REALLY kick in. I also take Klonipin for anxiety and Trazadone to sleep. I'd give the Parnate another two or three weeks.
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> > I'm sorry to hear your experience has been negative so far. I take 80 mg of Parnate and it's the best antidepressant I have ever been on - and I have been on just about everything.
> >
> > It sounds like you are getting a positive response from the med - "On the plus side, my depression has somewhat decreased, i need less sleep, and my cognitive abilities have improved,"
> > To me these are really big pluses!
> >
> > Everytime I raised the dose I went through some of the same symptoms you are going through. But they went away with time.
> >
> > I take Trazodone to help me sleep with klonopin. Also I take my second dose at 3pm and I find this helps.
> >
> > Since you are getting a positive response from it maybe you should stick it out for 3 weeks or so and see what happens.
*Note: this post does not really say anything of much significance*Thank you all for your comments & input.
i don't know. i spend way too much freaking time thinking about this crap! "Uh should i do this or this, take this or this, er what about this w/ a little of this & this, or no i'll take...; no i'm just gonna quit daily meds for good; no screw that i'll try this...." It's ridiculous. i don't know what to do. Anyway..
i'm curious, do either of you, esp. maxime, TR, or Cubbybear have any OC or anxiety problems? If so, how has the Parnate affected these? See, it might sound stupid, but i don't want to just feel better (happier or less depressed or wtvr.), i want to improve my self and my sh*tty life. Like, yes i can feel the Parnate making me feel a bit better, but it's very reminiscent of stimulant-induced "feel-better-ness" (i dont wanna say euphoria cuz this is not). The unrealistic hope, the over-satisfaction in the moment while doing various unimportant activities (and the compulsiveness), the improved but *unrealistic* heightened sense of self-esteem and self-worth and uniqueness... basically the quasi-delusions of grandeur-- all the BS and lies that i cannot STAND to feel anymore. It's not a feeling of heightened self-awareness or a better ability to view yourself as you are (as it seems SSRIs can help me do before i'm on them for awhile)-- it's just INCREASED self-esteem, and it's unrealistic and BS! And it does not help me improve myself because though i feel better i'm more anxious and obsessive-c. and irritable and content with who i am at the moment, or something. AH look at me i'm rambling my *** off! i ALways ramble when i'm on a stim and writing something! Okay, sorry. But anyway...
So there's that. And then also, even if the side effects might eventually diminish, if it's not going to sufficiently help me i don't want to stay on it for another 3, 4 weeks-- cuz the longer i'm on it (or any drug) and the more i allow my body to adapt to it the more difficult it is going to be to discontinue (due to w/drawal-type effects).
Oh, also, i asked my dr if i could get something to help me sleep and he said no i didn't want to be taking too many pills (i agree but i don't want to be staying up all night either). i have some left-over clonazepam from before but it's running low. i've always been nocturnal but the past week i've been going to bed at like 7am.
In short (i should've just said this), the slight relief of depression is nice, but i need to improve my social life, gain weight, and change
my freaking slow-*** and procrastination causing OC problems, all of which are being hindered by the Parnate thus far. Of course, i probably have no choice (Parnate or nothing) until i see my doc next time anyway. Sorry this was so freaking long.
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