Posted by Jedi on August 3, 2007, at 22:52:12
In reply to Parnate Love / Hate : sleep, orgasms - help please, posted by d0pamine on August 3, 2007, at 19:41:02
Hi,
When I was on Parnate, it took almost eight weeks for the daytime
somnolence to go away. If the med is helping the depression, I would find a way to tough it out. Maybe a couple of cups of coffee in the mid afternoon.Parnate is noted for lack of sexual side effects. Are you sure they didn't slip you some Nardil? Everyone is different, but I bet the ejaculation delay will go away soon.
When you find something that works for depression and social anxiety, stick with it. The side effects will go away or can be treated.
Good Luck,
Jedi> I've switched from EMSAM to Parnate and having been on 60mg for 2 weeks now have zero depression and for the first time in my whole life am very outgoing and conversational to the extent that people around me are amazed. I enjoy this however there are two down sides that I just don't know if I can deal with or not. 1 I've become so sleepy that I've had to take time off work and can't do anything for any length of time without taking a nap, even after sleeping 12 hours / night. (typically I require about 4 hours / night and never get tired or sleepy)..That is my BIG problem, however secondarily I have also developed the complete inability to have an orgasm and I can assure you it's not simply delayed but utterly impossible as my very patient wife and I have spent many hours the past few nights trying EVERYTHING we could come up with and while it's all quite pleasant I simply never get off. Will these things go away and if so, when? I really don't want to quit parnate as I am really enjoying being conversational, but the sleep thing will ruin my life and I suspect the other part will get to me eventually as my libido is through the roof. Thanks for any suggestions.
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