Posted by malcolm664 on May 31, 2007, at 23:03:59
In reply to Re: Advice from Parnate users please..Malcolm, posted by sophia04 on May 31, 2007, at 20:50:30
> Thank you Malcolm,
>
> How long have you been taking parnate? How long have you been on 60mg? Has it taken you a relatively long time to reach that dose? I too am on 60mg and have been for a couple weeks. Wondering IF i will have a breakthough.
>
> Thanks,
> SophiaI've been on Parnate since around 23rd of April but first really noticed the effect a couple of days ago. I've been keeping a detailed diary but unfortunately, I didn't write down how much I started with (I THINK 30 mgs, so apparently my diary isn't detailed enough) but doubled the dose (to 60 mgs) about a week ago and that's when I noticed the difference. I see my doc tomorrow and will ask him if he can tell me what I started out with and when exactly I moved it up (again, I THINK it was about a week ago).
I remember calling him to tell him that I wasn't really feeling better at the dose that I was on, so that's when he had me increase it...to 60 mgs. That much I know is accurate.
In fact, just this evening I was talking with my brother and telling him how I thought that the med was finally working. I defintitely feel much...calmer...that's the only way to describe it. And the anxiety up to this point was pretty crushing.
I can only hope and wish that you experience a similar reaction, but with all psych med, reactions are notoriously individual.
I'd say "hang in there", but I know that phrases like that are meaningless when people say things like that to me.
What I will say is that I know exactly what you're going through, so if that's any comfort...Of course, I'm being a bit presumptuous by comparing our situations. For all I know yours could be much, much worse than mine.
BTW, I'm also on 1 mg xanax XR (taken when I wake up) and .75 mgs of Klonopin (taken right before bedtime).
I'll let you know what I find out from my doc after our appointment tomorrow and post a follow-up message to this BB...or you can also e-mail me at msaldanha@verizon.net.
Malcolm
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