Posted by kagome on March 21, 2012, at 9:38:29
In reply to Re: getting frustrated - Parnate experts? » kagome, posted by g_g_g_unit on March 21, 2012, at 8:38:23
> Gotcha. My psychiatrist seems to have a slight aversion to Klonopin - I'm not sure why - but it was my plan to try it next as a sleep-augment if all else fails. So you don't find it interferes with the next-day stimulation of Parnate?Probably because it can be addictive, and in fact I don't think my current p-doc would give it to me if my last p-doc hadn't. I only take it at night and only 1 or 2 at most because I'm worried about permanent cognitive defects, which it can cause. So I don't have any fears of addiction. I also take one dose of Parnate at night and one (now starting two) in the morning. Haven't noticed Klonopin affecting me the next day or any difference between taking it, Melatonin, or nothing (or sometimes alcohol, to be honest, though I know that's not good!).
> > I so hear you regarding nightime crashes. I'm scared of them every night, although they haven't happened as much lately. Wish I could help.
> Yeah, I think they're actually getting a little better on my end too. Sometimes I actually feel best/most lucid at night lately.How funny, I'm noticing the exact same thing! Lately I've been feeling fantastic around 10pm-midnight. Which isn't the worst because I'm a musician and need to be at my best then if I have a show but otherwise I know I should be headed for bed and instead I'm feeling good enough to write the great american novel or at least lucid enough to make a plan for all the things I let slide while doing badly. I wish I could bottle that feeling or at least figure out some dosing schedule so as to feel that good/lucid more of the day!
> Hmm, yeah, it did produce a slight euphoria/increase in joy to begin with. But now I end up feeling stimulated enough to do stuff, but utterly emotionless at the same time. For example, I'll try to watch a movie but just feel completely uninvolved. I tend to stick to rote stuff like reading the news. I tried going on a date recently, but it was just embarrassing - I couldn't make any jokes or behave spontaneously at all. For some reason though, I seem to free up a lot at night once I'm no longer behest to the stimulant effect. I know that classic stimulants, e.g. ritalin, can produce personality changes, particularly if the dose is too high, so I wonder if it is just a sensitivity issue.
Actually, I didn't notice any real improvement until I started taking Abilify, and within a few days (of a 2mg dose) I think I felt the things that Parnate is supposed to help with. At parties I started making jokes and being more of my old self without even realizing it. However, it alternated between moments of that and moments of extreme self-consciousness and rigidity. I think that's just due to the fact that it's been awhile since I've put myself out there, and I wonder if that's true for you to. It just take some time to get used to being involved with the world again after being in a depressive shell. Also, I definitely recommend you think about adding a small amount of Abilify, it made all the difference for me.
This is the Hour of Lead-
Remembered, if outlived,
As freezing persons recollect the Snow-
First Chill, then Stupor - then the Letting Go.
--Emily Dickenson
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