Posted by cubbybear on November 21, 2004, at 6:49:12
In reply to Re: Parnate Insomniacs, posted by Zoey1122 on November 20, 2004, at 23:27:47
As a long-time Parnate user who doesn't mind the reduced need for sleep time (I've never had serious insomnia with Parnate for a long period), I have a few things to add: First, I'm both surprised and intrigued to hear that one poster tried melatonin with Parnate and had no serious interaction. I had thought that the Parnate/melatonin combo was risky, since the latter raises serotonin levels. This was based on my extensive reading about melatonin.
As for me, I'm currently taking 30 mg. Parnate as a maintenance dose and think it's worth a try to decrease your dose from 40 mg. to 30 mg. if insomnia is a problem.
One drug that may be safely taken with Parnate is Neurontin and I've found that as little as 300 mg. can pretty much knock me out, although I have to contend with morning drowsiness.
Formerly, I had taken 3-4 mg. of Klonopin as a sleeping aid, but the drawback to this is that any benzo drug taken for an extended period puts you in the position of getting habituated.
As for music, I recommend: "Sleep Soundly" (forgot the producer's name), Buddhist chants, Native American flute music, and an anthology of relaxing classical compositions entitled "Dream Children."
Hope all of this helps.
poster:cubbybear
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URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20041118/msgs/418536.html