Posted by Budgie on August 29, 2003, at 0:32:28
In reply to Re: Klonopin for Parnate Insomnia » Budgie, posted by mattdds on August 28, 2003, at 9:07:28
Hi Matt,
Thanks so much for the feedback; I'll talk about all of that with my doc when I see him next week.
How long has your trial been? Have you noticed much success yet? I've been on 30mg for just over 3 weeks now. I am truly amazed with the AD effects and improved cognition. I realize now how dumb everything else I've tried made me at the time (especially Zyprexa)!
Do I understand correctly that you were on Klonopin first, before the Parnate? If that were the case, have you noticed an increase in energy from the P? I'm really back and forth on this issue- whether to try a benzo or not. I've never tried one before, but my SA is a problem that just won't go away. It's not intolerable- I encounter maybe 1-2 brief situations a day where it rears its ugly head. But sometimes those small encounters are enough to drain and deflate me for the rest of the day. So I'd like (ideally of course) to find something that doesn't make me too tired or blunt during the day, but just gives me a tiny bit of mellowness when I need it. Which is why I was wondering if just using it at night to combat the insomnia might have some residual benefits the next day?
What (if you don't mind me asking) are your other side-effects, and what are you doing for them? My only SEs, fortunately, are some minor physical problems: Weight loss (I used to be a rail and I don't want an amphetamine to turn me back into one)- if I increase the dosage to 45, do you think I'd continue to lose weight? Also, having a few problems *ahem* in bed. The libido's kind of low, and the blood isn't quite flowing to my dude like usual. Low blood pressure?
Finally, what are your symptoms, and what other treatments have you tried/ are trying? I just started some CBT work for the SA, on the recommendation from some others on the board here, but I'm probably not taking it seriously enough yet.
Hope to hear back from you.
Best,
Budgie
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