Posted by ColoradoSnowflake on June 24, 2009, at 14:15:48
Hi everybody: I saw my pdoc yesterday and he added Provigil, 200mg. I think I like Parnate, but it's been hard to tell because of my exhaustion. That is the only side effect I have had from Parnate and the diet really isn't bad. I kept gong up on the Parnate and down on the Elavil, but kept getting more exhausted. On 60mg of Parnate I fell asleep sitting up in a chair having lunch. I've been too tired to leave the house. So I am now down to 50mg of Parnate (pdoc says to experiment with the timing of it, including taking at bedtime!) and 15mg amytriptyline (sometimes 10mg). I am so afraid of insomnia, which I have had most of my life, that I REALLY dont want to give up the amytriptyline. I have had the BEST sleep on it! I know it has a long half life and is probably part of my fatigue, buuuuutt.. So pdoc added the Provigil, 100mg-200mg per day ($8 per tablet, $16/day. YIKES!!). I had the first 100mg this morning and I felt better for a couple of hours, like I'd had a cup of coffee. I'll see how the day goes. But I am pretty dedicated to making this Parnate work. It feels like it's a really clean med. And I think I feel "brighter" or something like that underneath the tiredness. And everything gives me fatigue, so that seems normal to me. I've only been on it since May 4th, so the Parnate may level out over more time and not be tiring at all. I'm very hopeful.
Zana, I've noticed you take Provigil. What do you think of it?
Gayle
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