Posted by willyee on March 3, 2005, at 23:48:08
In reply to Re: Parnate, Day 2 » Ame Sans Vie, posted by Optimist on March 3, 2005, at 19:23:08
> > Wow, this stuff really gets to work right away, huh? I'm not going to make any wild claims like my depression is completely eradicated, but I just thought I'd report that for the first time since discontinuing Adderall last week I stayed awake, had plenty of energy and a drastically reduced appetite today. I was sleeping 20 hours a day after the withdrawal and eating us out of house and home, lol, so this is a welcome change. I slept a sound eight hours last night and I don't feel at the moment that insomnia will be a problem, though I have Seconal just in case.
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> > Of course, I suppose I should probably note that my dose is 10 mg for now, up to 20mg the day after tomorrow. I go back to see my pdoc next Friday for a progress check and a Klonopin refill. My current (and at last, I believe, *accurate*) diagnosis is dysthymic disorder with atypical reactive features, panic disorder, and avoidant personality disorder/severe social phobia.
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> > I'll keep you updated!
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> > ~Michael
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> There is a definite pleasant stimulation isn't there? I could feel something after my first dose. Most likely the stimulant qualities of the med.
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> I'd like to hear more about your experiences. Keep us posted! There's a number of people here just starting Parnate and it would be interesting to hear what everyone is experiencing.
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> Brian
Live it!! Love it!!! I had great remission when i first took it.Like i said within 48 hrs i felt i was in remission,and quite possably was.Motivation,energy,confidence where the first things to return i believe.
If i could offer any advice i would recomend to try to avoid augmenting it as long as u can,try to deal with any uncomfortable side effects,not dangerous ones,uncomfortable ones.It seemed like once i started augmenting it i never got back to that maigc place lol.I also believe another theory,prior to it i had nothing else to compare my mood too then being on 1000 percent ineffective drugs stretched over a five year span........so you have years of emotional numbness and hopelessness,and then all of a sudden there is a spark and this alien mood slides in,and for the first time you experiance a phenom called anti-depression.
Since it happened for me in a matter of two days,i think i was overwhelemed,shocked to learn i could come back from the dead.It was great though to toss buspar and lithuim down the toilet where they have stayed the second day on parnate,ah how sweet it is,or was,good luck gentlemen.
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