Posted by Scott L. Schofield on January 2, 2000, at 11:28:10
In reply to Re: Parnate Update-Thanks!, posted by S. Suggs on January 2, 2000, at 4:55:15
> By the way, my doc gave me the permission to slowly increase above the 60 mg (FDA max) if necessary. He said I was probably the only one of his patients he would allow to do so, based on my increased knowledge. And to all reading, this is another reason Psycho-Babble is crucial to keeping educated. He tells me I have educated him on MAOI's. But 60 works great (excluding a few side effects).
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
My doctor uses a range of 40mg – 80mg per day as his therapeutic standard. In my case, he has worked me up to dosages as high as 150mg/day. This is not all that rare. It should be noted that Parnate exhibits properties at a high dose that it does not at a standard dose. If there is one common gripe regarding the use of Parnate (and many other antidepressants) is that the dosage is not pushed high enough, and that the trial is not continued for long enough.
I’m pretty sure you can find this information at either the Dr. Bob’s Tips section or at Ivan Goldberg’s Depression Central.
- Scott
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