Posted by King Vultan on January 19, 2005, at 7:46:43
In reply to Parnate and exhaustion - chemist, if you will, posted by Maxime on January 18, 2005, at 23:01:27
> I have asked this question before a long time ago but I did not understand the answer. If anyone can answer this question and you use the names of neurotransmitters etc. please explain what they are. I am a doctor of Philosophy. So while I can talk forever about hegemony, my knowledge of chemistry is slowly growing.
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> Why would Parnate make me so exhausted? I use the would exhausted because it's not the same feeling as being tired or sedated like when I take a benedryl for example. It's a I have to lie down now and rest for 20 minutes or I will fall over. So I take Adderall to counteract it and it does help. It also helps my depression. Despite being on a high dosage of Parnate (80-100mg depending on the lunar cycle because I am bipolar), I am always depressed but nothing like when I am not taking Parnate. I can feel the Parnate make my heart race at times and sometimes I get a headache.
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> What would cause this effect. How can a med be stimulating in some ways yet cause exhaustion at the same time?
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> Thank you.
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> MaximeOne possibility is that the Parnate is lowering your blood pressure, perhaps similar to what I experienced on Nardil; although, I think the majority of my problem on Nardil was due to it also lowering my heart rate. Adding a stimulant like Adderall to an MAOI will tend to increase blood pressure and heart rate. I would highly suggest monitoring your BP to see if you can get a better idea of what is going on. The headache you mention may also be an indication that your blood pressure is spiking upwards at times, which is probably not a real good thing, if that is actually what is happening.
Todd
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