Posted by g_g_g_unit on May 23, 2013, at 4:05:03
I've been taking 50mg of minocycline for the past two days alongside 40mg of Parnate.
I am not really sure what my psychiatrist's plans for Parnate are; he felt it was the best choice for my symptoms, but, even though I told him I'm extremely sensitive to meds, he has me dosing all 40mg before 3pm. This has been producing a combination of excessive apathy and/or agitation and overstimulation. I think he said he would like to exceed 60mg, so it's my hope that higher doses prove more anxiolytic (as I've read can paradoxically occur).
What's strange is that the minocycline seems to put a kind of cap on the excessive stimulation I experience in the 2-2.5 hour window after dosing, so things like reading and concentrating are easier. But whereas I usually fall into a slump once the immediate effects of Parnate wear off, I'm now very activated and agitated (in an unpleasant way) for the rest of the day.
I'm debating whether or not to try and ride the effect out, or dump the minocycline until I am (hopefully) stabilized on Parnate.
SLS, I believe you said in an earlier thread, that minocycline can produce activation/agitation at the beginning of treatment? Do you know how long this usually lasts for?
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