Posted by Quintal on May 10, 2007, at 20:36:41
In reply to Re: Parnate Help/Question, posted by Joe44 on May 10, 2007, at 19:42:03
Hi Joe,
Going from 30mg to 60mg in one day sounds a little too fast, although I did something like that myself and had no problems. 20mg/week increments are probably the safest way. Parnate only comes in 10mg tablets, and it's the same for all generic brands as far as I know.
I'm surprised you're taking Parnate before bed, did your pdoc advise you to do that because most advise taking the last dose before 3:00PM? Daytime tiredness tends to be less of a problem when you take all your dose during waking hours, so maybe try that before ordering Provigil?
Yeah, the penis shrinkage is most noticeable when it's flaccid - it can even turn bluish purple as if it's very cold! If it's only mild there might be no effect on your erections, but when it's more severe erections tend to become weak and floppy, and some people become (temporarily) impotent that way. Maybe a good idea to wait for a while after each dose increase to see the full effect to limit this side effect?
My pdoc refused to prescribe more than 30mg (and I was already taking 80-120mg/day by that point and running out bofore the end of the month). He considered the doses abuse of Parnate and discharged me soon afterward, so I'd try not to increase it too much on your own just in case your pdoc has a similar reaction (hopefully not). It turned out my pdoc thought he was being very flexible by prescribing Parnate at all and I'd pushed the boundary too far.
Q
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