Posted by Willful on January 11, 2014, at 11:54:51
In reply to Desperation -- even with (whoo) Parnate, posted by Snell on January 11, 2014, at 7:07:49
It could be that your dose is a bit too low. I was extremely exhausted at 60 mg of parnate, so I took more, which somewhat relieved the sleepiness, although not completely. It did have fairly significant blunting and mental blurring effects on me-- but I had a very atypical response on many levels.
You could certainly add modafinil, which I also used. and which was definitely helpful.
For me, Parnate wasn't a very satisfactory AD, but I"ve done well with another maoi, Emsam, which I find doesn't disrupt my sleep as much (it does a bit) and is activating, as is parnate. If your insurance covers it, and the parnate doesn't work out, even with modafinil, etc, I would definitely recommend it.
I do think if Parnate is making you that sad, you need to modify the dose, or use some additional meds to improve sleep. That might really help-- along with the modafinil.
I'm sorry to hear that you're struggling so much, and hope that you'll find a combination of meds that gives you what you need.
Willful
Emsam.
Abilify
Provigil
Rilutek
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