Posted by vanvog on September 7, 2013, at 22:05:46
I'm over 7 months on Parnate now, about 4 months on 120 mg/day, can't go higher as it causes some weird drunkenness first and the worst crash the next day, can't lower the dose because suicidal depression and obsessive thoughts are coming back right away.
In my case the fatigue did not improve after week 3 or 4, modafinil does help but I'm still not functional. Still have to take naps.
Oversleeping and REM-rebound is the literally the worst nightmare ever.
Worst part of being on Parnate for me: anhedonia doesn't go away.
It's like I'm not depressed but not really alive either. Parnate sucks the life out of me. I don't care about doing anything anymore and really can't focus on one activity for longer than 30 minutes.
It can be a weird med, it can put you in a state where you don't have symptoms but you're unable to get your life back on track because you're not functional on Parnate. You don't feel drugged-up though like with APs or most ADs/Stims.
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