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Re: Parnate withdrawal » Michael K

Posted by Elizabeth on June 28, 2001, at 0:13:06

In reply to Re: Parnate withdrawal, posted by Michael K on June 27, 2001, at 20:55:00


> 30 mg is a low dose of Parnate. You probably shouldn't be giving up on it yet, unless you've noticed no improvement at all.

Good point! I'd say try to go higher even if there has been no improvement. 30mg is pretty much a minimal effective dose: some people need much, much more.

> Having gone off of it several times in the past 12 years, I've always done it cold turkey.

I've tried several different ways, and I have to agree that cold turkey is probably the best for me. But if you've only been on it for a few weeks, it can be a lot easier to taper. My reasons had to do with the washout perioid. I actually switched from Marplan to Parnate with only 2 days' washout (something you're *not* supposed to do) because my pdoc and I felt it was just too risky for me to do the slow taper.

> Otherwise, it was like cutting off my arm an inch at a time.

I love your simile. :-)

-elizabeth


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