Posted by bulldog2 on January 4, 2009, at 8:07:25
In reply to Re: What was or is your PARNATE experience? » bulldog2, posted by JadeKelly on January 3, 2009, at 21:01:25
> > > > > "You might try neurontin or lyrica in place of klonopin. In my experience neurontin is more pro-social than klonopin and has ad and anti-anxiety effects for me."
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> > > > But I'd still have to w/d from Klonopin, right? I take it for nerve pain and not sure I even need it anymore. No psych dependence at all. I like the idea of neurontin as it treats nerve pain if it turns out I did need something. It helps with sleep? Or do you have to take during day to get all benefits?
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> > > > Thanks
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> > > I take it during the day high dose 3600 and it stimulates me...Sometimes makes me drowsy
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> Well no wonder your drowsy, thats twice the high dose! Jeez!
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> and I take coffee to wake me up...I usually take 2 milligrams klonopin on days I don't take neurontin...On days I take neurotin I take .5 or 1 milligram and sometimes none at all(klonopin)...You can wean off klonopin while taking neurontin.....
> > > You can start at a lower dose like 600 or even 300 three times a day for an ad and anti anixety dose.
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> Will it take care of physical w/d's from Klonopin if I just cold turkey switch?
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> > > I don't take it everyday as people say you will build a tolerance to it...ive taken it as much as 6 days in a row and it worked...usually only three times a week tops....Just a nice adjunct like having a few drinks but nicer and cleaner and a little stim feeling.
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> I remember now, you were looking for something to even out 7 days that you wouldn't get rapid tolerance to. Isnt it just an anti-siezure med? What about the Lyrica (know nothing about that one) the other days? Pretty sure your Doc doesn't know about neurontin dose??!! And would I get that result at regular dose? Won't interfere with my Parnate response?
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> Alright then, get out your prescription pad.
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> > The stim effect is good in a way...It makes you feel good until the real ad effect kicks in.
> > I was thinking of trying it...But i'm 60
> with treated hypertension...So I don't know if this is to dangerous for me.
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> Could you explain the above so I know which meds you are referring to? Also, I mentioned something I read, old, that said people above 60, or 65, don't remember, shouldn't use MAOI's. Dumb. People are so much healthier now, whatever that was I wish I hadn't mentioned it. It seems to have circulated.
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> > I think nardil might be safer in terms of hypertension...It has a rep for causing weight gain...I like the parnate but would have to go low dose like 30 mg and take separate doses...
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> If you already have a hypertension that you're being treated for, I'd think carefully before trying a MAOI. Talk to a lot of people about it first. Nardil is a weight gainer, and Parnate very stimulating, niether great candidates for someone with hypertention. If it was me, I'd find something else.
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> But what the hell do I know?! ha!
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> ~Jade
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> PS- let me know when my scripts are ready, thnx
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>Actually got neurontin from my pain doctor for nerve pain and he knows my dose..Lyrica is stronger med but has more sides including weight gain for many...cold turkey? Maybe a quicker taper than normal...three to two and hold for a week...2 to 1.5 for a week...1 for a week.. .5 for a week...though when I started neurontin I would just not take my klonopin some days and was okay..but most days i only take 1-2 mg.
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