Posted by cubbybear on September 1, 2003, at 0:59:33
In reply to Re: Parnate trial, etc. » matthhhh » cubbybear, posted by mattdds on August 31, 2003, at 10:02:48
> Cuddybear,
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> You're on Parnate too?
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> What dose? I'm at 40 mg/d now. I think I can officially say that I woke up in a substantially better mood today. This may very well be the beginning of my FIRST AD response! I'm still sceptical, but at the same time enthusiastic.My usual starting dose has always been 40 mg., then after I'm stabilized, I decrease to 30 mg for the maintenance dose. I wish you the best of luck with it. By the way, are you located outside of the U.S.? I ask this because you use the letter "c" in sceptical, rather than the U.S. spelling "skeptical."
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> If nothing else, it has no problematic side effects for me, and has a number of "good" effects, which seem separate from the primary AD effect. Is this your experience? It certainly seems like a unique AD.My experience with side effects has always been low blood pressure (hypotension) for the first couple of weeks, then it disappears. I get a craving for sweets and carbohydrates, which enables me to gain back the weight I've lost while I'm depressed. (apparently, this is opposite the experience of most people, who lose weight while on Parnate.)
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