Posted by Vincent_QC on January 12, 2009, at 11:44:00
In reply to Re: Changed my mind (Thanks to Jade and Scott) ;-) » Vincent_QC, posted by JadeKelly on January 11, 2009, at 13:56:53
> Hey Vincent!
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> Looks like were Parnate buddies again? Nobody cares how many times you change your mind! You have to do whats right for you. Couple things before I forget:
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> 1. Captain America just posted an article (well two actually but one we haven't seen before, its great! have a look)
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> 2. Side effects, especially BP fluctuations have gone away almost completely, BP runs a little low but if I add salt, etc I could bring it up easily.
> My point is that the higher the dose, the less the side effects, I noticed that for myself, and I believe the article adresses that as well. So don't be afraid BP problems will get worse, they will probably get better IMHO.
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> 3. I've had second thoughts a couple times, but when I had that period of time that felt like full remission? I knew I was on the right track. Also, I've had a couple of times where I was in a hurry and forgot my pills, boy did I remember I could feel a lot worse. I think we tend to forget.
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> So, Vincent you are at a very low dose, will you increase slowly? I'm sure those few days won't make a difference (well, I'm not SURE but I doubt it) Don't be afraid to increase doses 30mg is what I started at, the higher you go the less side effects, I would suggest talking to your PDoc about getting up to a therapeutic range, ask Scott tho, he knows better than I.
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> Always good to here from you, no matter what you decide! Hope you are happy about your decision. I'm sure it was a hard one to make. Keep me posted!!
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> ~JadeHi Jade!
My god, i'm a little bit confuse with all the threads and post I do since a couple of days...so sorry for the long time before I answer to your message, I don't do it on purpose, trust me ! ;-)Yeah, we are Parnate buddies again!!! I think the fact that I stop 3 days make me realize that I was going to lose a lot of benefits and improves that I already get on the Parnate. Even if I have side-effects that exhausted me, I think switching to another drug will make no difference at all. I will have to cope with newer side-effects, maybe worse...so why leave the boat after 1 month and more on the Parnate and loose all what I gain on it?
So i'm back on the Parnate, and I hope I will be able to convice my Pdoc to up my dosage more than 30mg/day...that's my goal since I know now that my family doctor don't want to interfer with my Pdoc treatment and don't want to fill a new prescription of 40mg/day of Parnate for me...He told me to ask my Pdoc for this now and discuss with him... That's a 360 degree of change from my family doctor, before he was really open to everything with me and he had no limit on the dosage of drugs...the limit was my level of tolerance of the drug of course...he never try to kill me with too high dose for sure...I was a lot disappointed about his decision to not help me and the fact he refuse to up my dose and I think it's why I decide to leave the boat on the Parnate last week...I was sure that my Pdoc will never want to put me on a more high dose than 30mg/day...
Anyway...for now i'm back at 30mg/day, I don't think 3 days off the Parnate make me loose all the benefits and improves I get in 1 month and I don't think my MAO in my brains reform in 3 days...Yes, I have a little more side-effects now, more than when I stop last week, especially orthostatic hypotension, but i'm sure it will fade away faster...For the fatigue and the hypertension, since I know I will not die of a 160/80 blood pressure, I feel less overstress about it... When I feel that my heart beat more slow and harder, it's a sign that I do high blood pressure but I try to focus on something else and one time on two I succeed to lower my blood pressure...I think it's more psychological, since I have a panic disorder and general anxiety, my thoughts can strongly influence the side effects I have...that's a true fact and a reality and I have to cope with that...
So that's it, I meet my Pdoc this week, I will show to him all the studies the others members from this forum post, especially the one of Captain America as well as others importants studies...I will try to convince him the best I can...but I know he is not open to high dosage...he is not a PRO "drugs" and he prefer a good CTB for anxious problems than drugs... He is also very slow on fill prescription, giving the exxact amount of pills for the lapse of time between the next appointment I will have with him, so I will not be able to take more pills and high my dose my-self...like I was doing often with my family doctor...
I think I need to be very strict about what I want and make it clear when I will be in his office...I tend to be very soft and i'm not able to argue with someone like a Pdoc cause I feel inferior in front of him...If he's not happy, I will just say bye bye and return to see my family doctor and ask him to take me again as a patient for psychological problems (the doctor who will prescribe my Parnate and follow my treatment evolution).
I will keep you aware of the situation, I see him this Wednesday morning...Wish me good luck!!!
For now, thanks for your support, you are so nice...I really hope you will find the good solution for your problems...i'm sure the Parnate will kick in again soon ;-) Keep your faith!!!
Take care!
Vincent ;-)
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