Posted by kirbyw on January 4, 2010, at 23:49:16
In reply to Re: up to 120mg Parnate- hypotension getting dange » inanimate peanut, posted by SLS on January 4, 2010, at 23:43:10
This is an interesting thread. I am having trouble getting my dose of Parnate up to 40 mg from 30, as I have been more depressed than usual for the past 5 days.
I am in Costa Rica where there are no Doctors to monitor my Parnate use. So I have to use my own judgment. This group helps a lot. I do have over 25 years of using Parnate which also helps.
Anyway, my question with respect to Peanuts situation is about the ritalin. Does that help with the low blood pressure and is it safe to use with Parnate? Its not completely clear to me from following the thread. I have to take Lopressor because of having had heart surgery so the Parnate and the Lopressor make my blood pressure so that there is a physically uncomfortable feeling, although I can walk, drive, etc. So I have hesitated to go up to 40 mg, but now I need to. So I would be interested in Ritalin. I also am on Lithium to 'boost' the Parnate, but I haven't noticed anything after 2 months on the Lithium.
Peanut, to me its not clear that you couldn't try 70 mg for say two weeks, and see how you are.
And then go up as high as 80. Just to see if you get a therapeutic effect, and as long as you don't get the dangerous hypotension. It takes more than just a couple of days to note the therapeutic effect. Also, in my case, spreading out the Parnate and taking 1 or 2 every two hours, seems to help with hypotension.
Recently, when I took 2 at the same time, I got very dizzy as soon as I stood up, and had to sit down again, as quickly as possible to avoid falling or fainting.
Anyway, i m not trying to disagree with other advice posted here, ---in some ways, all of us are on this list (or most of us) because we have problems beyond what our physicians can or will help us with. There is "medical advice" being given out on the list constantly, and I personally am glad for it. Certainly we all know that we are not "qualified physicians" but what we know seems important. And we know when to recommend that someone see their Doctor. However, that Peanut has tried an experiment, based on her internet research, seems perfect "normal" to me. These experiments seem to happen all the time among users of this list, unless I am mistaken. But as others have indicated, she must now backtrack and take another approach.
Rick in Costa Rica
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