Posted by AlexCanada on September 20, 2012, at 6:26:06
In reply to New to Parnate, posted by 4WD on September 20, 2012, at 5:13:56
> Hello everyone. I've been away from Psychobabble for years but have kept running across relevant posts lately while browsing the internet so I decided to come back. Its been a bad, very bad last several years, including a 2 week stay in a psych ward (last minute alternative to suicide), followed by a brief series of ECT treatments (helped marginally, but only five treatments. I've just started Parnate as a last resort and it is, so far, a baffling drug. One dose puts me to sleep and another dose wires me up. Sleep all day, insomnia at night. I've only been on it 6 days, through-maybe it will even out.
Out of the dozens of meds I've tried Parnate is among the top 2 for my strong melancholic dep + anxiety.
Daytime sedation can often occur with this medication and this may be related to how parnate is often taken at the start of one's day. For me such was the case. When I took one of my doses before bed I found it moderately helpful in dealing with the insomnia and having less daytime sedation.
Many of the side effects from the first few weeks do subside to some degree. It is one of the most promising medications out there. Try and stick with it and perhaps try changing dosing times.
Something to help with sleep may be crucial though. Years ago the insomnia from Parnate was so fierce that I was averaging a few hours sleep a day. Gabapentin is a possibility but others may know of better sleeping solutions. Valium I take personally but benzos can cause dependency thus the pros and cons should be weighed.
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