Posted by SLS on February 14, 2009, at 11:34:11
In reply to Re: Please Answer me babblers - Effect is gone » SLS, posted by JadeKelly on February 14, 2009, at 10:45:39
> > What does your doctor say about all of this?
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> > - Scott
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> Scott,
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> A friend of mine has that same "mania" when he ubruptly stops his Parnate.
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> Yesterday I was really sick and slept all day not meaning to.
> For the first time I missed not only my morning dose of Parnate, but my afternoon dose as well. I woke up at 1:00am this morning and have never been so terrified that I can remember. I felt like I was awake but in a nightmare. I took my Parnate, no ritalin, and it shortly subsided. What do you make of that? My PDoc is away this weekend so I don't want to page him. Ever heard of that reaction?
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> ~JadeThat is what is known as REM rebound, and is very common when one stops taking Parnate. Usually, Parnate inhibits REM sleep, the predominant stage for dreaming. For most people, they don't dream at all on Parnate. Now, when you take away the Parnate, REM sleep emerges in an exaggerated form, leading to vivid dreams and nightmares.
You are perfectly normal (within reason, anyway).
:-)
- Scott
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