Posted by audre on April 13, 2008, at 19:19:13
In reply to Re: Calling All Parnate Users, posted by missjulie on April 11, 2008, at 0:49:47
> I took Parnate for 8 months in 07... eventually settled at 30... took all 3 pills together early to try to avoid insomnia... had lots of strange side effects at beginning... remember the dry mouth and excessive urination especially... but they all eventually faded except for insomnia... that NEVER went away... HAD to take sleeping pills (zolpidem tartrate) or would NEVER have slept... got about 6 hours sleep on a good night... never dreamed on Parnate... no weight gain or loss, stayed the same... I wasn't ever "happy" but it did relieve my suicidal depression, make me calmer, and I didn't sleep my life away anymore (couldn't if I'd wanted to)
> By far the worst thing that happened was a severe hypertensive crisis due to eating smoked bacon... worst most painful medical experience of my life... really lost my enthusiasm for Parnate after that... had necessary surgery recently and in preparation gradually got off Parnate so I could have anasthesia... am starting back up again right now, 3 weeks after surgery. The crying, weepy, irritable, tired all the time depressive symptoms sure came back with a vengeance... thought Parnate wasn't doing much but forgot how bad I really am without it. Just took a 10mg pill today. My dr. says go up 10 mg. every week; assume I'll wind up at 30 again. Waiting to see if all those side effects happen this time too. Will never forget how scary and painful that hypertensive crisis was... WATCH OUT for anything smoked. Best of luck to you.I've currently starting parnate after problems with paxil and lexapro. I'm also taking 6mgs of Xanax Xr per day to attempt to help with the anxiety. I'm on a leave of absence from work so my doctor took me of the paxil fast so he could get started on the parnate. I had to wait 14 days post paxil to start the parnate. My doctor has me started the same way you described.
I just finished my 5th day at 10mg and tomorrow will be my first day at 20mgs. 5 days later I'll start at 30mgs. What I'm wondering is at what point you started to feel something from the parnate. I know everybody is different I'm just curious and trying to be patient because I'm still going through paxil withdrawal and there is no telling when this will end.Thanks for any help,
Audre.
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