Posted by willyee on January 31, 2007, at 13:32:27
In reply to Re: Third time (on Parnate) a Charm?? » willyee, posted by Crazy Horse on January 31, 2007, at 12:36:44
Id say you have it right on the money.Parnate is likly to cause daytime fatigue,and nightime stimulation.
Its almost as if around 10 pm or so the drug decides to work.I say this because along with the insomnia i notice that i aside actualy feel ok,and if it were say noon instead id actualy be doing stuff productivly.However banging weights around at 11 pm isnt ideal.
Personaly i found once i go above 80 mg,the dose doesent matter much,so i never go more than 120 mg.
Also as important,if not more,is remebering that its not just the dose,the dose range in a day doesent seem to be no where as dangerous as the dose increment,i.e 30 mg at a time,50 TOPS for myself.
Its upon taking the dose is when the danger seems to lie,as far as increments go,i can 30 mg increment up to prob 200,just again wouldent do any better,its either 80,or a dose between 80 and 120.
With the insomnia,you wont wanna hear this,it goes for myself too,but a big part would be to be more active in the day since depression is somewhat undercontrol now.Try to have as active day as possable.
I wouldent fight naps too much,if u need to sleep,then u do,perhaps however time your naps and keep them pretained to maybe one hour?I notice ill sleep better letting myself take that hour nap then if i fought it off,also if i take it then i feel good in the late pm,as opposed to tired,and off centered if i had fought it.
All in all chances are you will have to accept some insomnia,meaning you wont be turning in when you want too.A good idea is too try and endure it,find something to do at this time opposed to start looking at the clock and worrying about insomnia.
Also i take a 7pm dose vs the recomended "no later than 3pm dose" simply because it works better for me.
My sleep isnt ideal,but its far from that off the med and dealing with depression too,so i accept it.
Also last dont hestitate or feel guilty using sleep aids as you know youre using them to ward a side effect,you know the saying no magic pill.If it handled depression,and landed a good nights sleep,it would be awfully close.
Unfortantly its like chess,and we have to play,and i hate to use that word with mind altering drugs,but we do have to in a sense PLAY with these meds to find what best suites us.
I waited and counted on my doc,and had i never stopped,well this post wouldent exsist,and i truly believe that from my soul.
Good luck keep us informed.P.s I mentioned in another post,i once used Bacoflen,which in lamons terms works on gaba b as does ghb,opposed to benzos which are harder to use for sleep.Might wanna look into bacoflen on google,i know i doubted my friend,but like he said it knocked me out cold.
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