Posted by Don_Bristol on September 7, 2008, at 20:42:19
Can you please advice me on Parnate withdrawal.
I've been on 60mg Parnate for 2 years but recently I've realised it is having adverse effects on my cognitive ability.
I need to lower my Parnate as soon as possible. All other things being equal (although they never are!) how quickly could I go down to something like 30 or 40mg daily?
I once read that a side effect of Parnate withdrawal is agitation but that's strange as Parnate definitely energises me and I figured reducing Parnate would slow me down.
There's not much literature on Parnate. Does anyone know if there are studies showing percentage side effects from withdrawal (and also using Parnate normally
Thank you for any information.
---------------- START BACKGROUND DETAILSI think the Parnate probably always blunted my cognitive ability but I had enough mental function for the blunting to be insignificant.
Recent huge levels of stress from trauma have probably become subconscious but still lower my overall capability. So the Parnate blunting effect then becomes noticeable and is a problem.
I get trouble with MEMORY (even where I have just put something) and CONCENTRATION. This makes it hard to do things like: (A) writing a letter or a posting like this one; (B) reading a medium-difficulty newspaper article; (C) categorising & organising documents or books (D) filing of PC desktop icons or emails; (E) using a diary (writing or referring to it).
I take 20mg Parnate at 9am, midday and 4pm. This blunts me all day until about 9pm. After midnight I am substantially more alert and if I don't take a sleeping tablet then I can do a lot of work for several hours. The problem is that my mood plummets after a few days of working late into the night because I am so short of sleep.
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