Posted by AdamCanada2 on February 26, 2009, at 11:37:57
hi. i'm up to 25mg parnate + 5mg ritalin (4 times a day (20mg ritalin)), and some valium, and been trying risperidone 0.5-0.75mg and other times tried seroquel 25-50mg. both seemed to work well initially (except foggy mind, daytime sedation on seroquel) but would wear off quickly and it was around the time of raising from 20mg parnate to 25mg. the parnate increase gave substantial increase in mood very quickly but stronger fierce insomnia crept in.
today it has been 2 days with zero sleep.
my dose has been considered low by some but is due to often sensitivity of meds. i dont weigh a lot and have small frame. i even lost 17 pounds on this parnate + insomnia nonsense.
starting to really rethink what on earth to do.
higher dose parnate may be more benificial for mood/drive etc but this insomnia is unbelievable. never in my life has it been this bad yet the stimulation from parnate keeps me going somehow and my mind would sometimes just flow during the night in bed despite a somewhat dreadful feeling expecailly today.
is benadryl contradicted with parnate? does higher parnate dose trully over time lead to less insomnia. so many people with different theories. i'm strongly considering dropping down to 20mg. i've even tried a glass of wine + valium to attempt drowiness to make me sleep. didn't work one darn bit (even after 30 mins of taking risperidone).
pls offer any advice, any insight, anything at all. i think ill drop to 20mg today heck. and start taking seroquel again and just hope the daytime mind fog (stupidity) and daytime sedation will wear off. first day was easier sleep, quite a bit of daytime sedatin, 2nd day was less daytime sedation a bit but more mind fog.
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