Posted by Nardilstarted 2007 on December 3, 2008, at 21:54:32
In reply to Re: Need advice! Nardil switch to Parnate!! » Nardilstarted 2007, posted by JadeKelly on December 3, 2008, at 14:00:55
> Hi Phil,
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> I'm afraid my NE/Epineph party is over. And I think I stayed too long cause I feel like absolute he*l today. Yesterday woke up felt great. Got tons done. Practiced play lines with my nephew, started x-mas decorating, I thought, damn! Maybe this is it cause its been a week. But eves weren't good so I sorta suspected.
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> Anyway, Low BP today (why would that change?) Can't hardly stand up without feeling like I'm gonna fall down. Nausea, same depressed feeling.
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> Well, I am seriously grateful for your help cause I think had I not expected this I would be frustated and throw in the towel. Now I just see I got a couple bonus days! So how many weeks should I wait? I don't want to go too fast cause I wan't room to go up later. So I've been on 40mg for one week. Watcha think?
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> Sorry, I'm gonna look at your last post later, not feelin to special right now. In bed all day probably. Pathetic, but maybe you remember. Does/could that week of "stimulation" cause this kinda "hangover" and low BP I'm feeling?
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> I think I got greedy feeling so good most of day, I didn't want to split dose. I think I better take 20mg in morn, and 2omg like at noon. Whats your opinion about all this?
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> Thanks for your HELP!!! haha
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> ~Jade, (paying for a week of Parnate high?) :(
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Hi Jade.. sorry to hear that.
Id say give it another week or two. I wouldn't raise it until the side effects become tolerable.. when I started Nardil I was such a wreck and so desperate for it to work fast I started at 75mg/day. MAn was I a mess. Every time i stood up all i could see was black, and so dizzy, i would stand for like 10-20 seconds sometimes like that. I became so weak I could barely walk. I was so constipated I gained nearly ten pounds. I was in such desperation I just road it out, Side effects got better after about 3 weeks, then better and better. because i was on Nardil I didnt have much side effects going on to parnate, my body was alreaqdy used to MAOI... I can see Parnate having very similar start up side effects. BP should get better, only some people it persists, but really not many.
20 mornin and 20 noon split is how it "should" be dosed or whatever dosage ur at.
Im no doc but from my remembering: I dont think you have hangover, I believe the med is inhibiting more and more oxidase as time goes on , thus creating the side effects. this doest mean it is enough tho. so if you can handel another week ( or until the side effects subside) That will Be Great! If by then your still feeling like whale sh*t try upping to 50mg/day. Unfortunately you'll probably get side effects Again AND have to wait another 2-3 weeks to see if parnate will work. If by 2-3 weeks you still feel depressed and the side effects arent so bad, try 60mg's/day and hold there for 2-3 weeks if you can. If nothing happens, Then Dammit. But I Truly believe it will work. I cant belive i suffered through the start up side effects myself. You gotta give this a truly honest, full out trial before giving up. Christ, you may feel more depressed and axious at first when you hit your golden dose. But if you truly give it three weeks you'll know. "Ya miss 100% of the shots you dont take" 80% of people it works for 20% it doesn't and MAOI's are the Slowest of all AD's to kick in..
talk to you soon.
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