Posted by MoonageDaydream on July 15, 2010, at 12:25:23
In reply to Re: what does Parnate do for you? » MoonageDaydream, posted by Conundrum on July 13, 2010, at 20:32:45
> I've never taken parnate, but from what others have said here who have taken it:
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> A. It may take more than 4 weeks to work, more like 2 months for some once they've reached the optimal dose, so it can take a while.
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> B. 40 is a low dose, many recommend going up to 80mg.
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> Hope that helps. People who have taken the drug feel free to back me up or say that this is incorrect.My plan for now is to try to take it before bed and see if that makes any difference. At my next appt., I'm going to ask the dr. if I can up the dosage gradually for the next 2 weeks. I found 40mg to be more stimulating than 20 mg, so possibly an increase will be more stimulating. I have ADD and had to stop Dexedrine to take Parnate...which ironically enough I picked because it's stimulating to most people, but I just find it sedating. The only thing is, I occasionally have mild orthostatic hypotension (light "headrushes") when NOT on medication, and after going from 30-40 mg, it got far worse and I almost fainted once. This went away after a few days though.
Although I want to try Emsam again (which worked OK but not amazingly and I only stopped because I needed to take ADD meds at the time for uni), I know I should be patient and give Parnate at least 6 weeks. So my plan is to stick with it and try increasing the dosage to 50 and then 60.
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