Posted by NYCguy on February 4, 2007, at 14:22:14
In reply to Re: Parnate and AD effect- » NYCguy, posted by psychobot5000 on February 4, 2007, at 12:46:37
So I'm not the only one who feels a bit slow on Parnate. Sometimes in conversation I don't feel like I can get the ideas across as well as I could before. I've been told that I don't sound dumb, but I feel less than my best in terms of mental sharpness right now.
I have to say that the last couple of days I have felt a lot better when I wake up in the morning. I have a feeling that things are pretty good and that everything's going to be alright. I don't like the sedation and I feel quite cold all the time and my libido had dropped through the floor... but aside from that, it seems that most of the time I am feeling alright.
I guess I could go back down to 20mg per day and see how that is, but for the next few weeks I'll stay at 30mg and see if I can find that balance of not being depressed whilst still being productive.
For me, I had the experience of "forced productivity" enduced by taking Adderall for a year and a half and it's hard get back into the groove of doing the normal, day-to-day things that require some effort. There were downsides to Adderall as well. If Parnate doesn't work, I may have to go back to something like Adderall/Lexapro and become a very productive monk again. :)
BTW, is this your first time on the Parnate? How long have you been taking the Stablon? That was always a really funny med for me. Sometimes I could tell it was working... and other times... nothing at all.
Good luck with both!
> Something over a week, I suppose, and I've backed off to 10 mg. I'd take more, but MAO inhibiton seems to overstimulate some part of my brain and keep me from sleeping, as well as giving me a strange foggy sensation that keeps me from thinking. But the low dose does seem to help somewhat, with few side-effects. (I take tianeptine too, and have occasionally been taking ativan for sleep lately).
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