Posted by JadeKelly on March 18, 2009, at 11:46:19
In reply to Re: Parnate and constipation, posted by 3y2l on March 18, 2009, at 2:42:44
> beans loosen you up? I didn't realize that. Diet changes haven't made a difference but stool softener does! Still can't get past the fatigue though! It's almost narcopetic. Then I wake up a thousand times during the night. Between 1 and 1:20 this morning, I woke up 4 times.
Hi 3y21,
I think he means the kind you have with Mexican food, cant think of the name, not green beans. Broccoli, salad, coffee, prunes (yuk). I think you can use the softener now and then, ask your doc how much is okay.
As for fatigue and insomnia, s/e's common to Parnate. Depends how long you've been on it and what dose. I've been on for 5 months (full remission of MDD, btw ;-) I'll try to remember what hit when. First I believe it was insomnia, pretty bad, then afternoon fatigue, almost narcolepsy like you said (I found that staying awake was way to go cause it passes), fatigue during day, and insomnia at night, I geuss most a/d's have sides and Parnates most annoying is the insomnia, and the fatigue it causes the next day.
The best thing to do is figure out with your PDoc now what you will use to help with sleep. This can become a serious problem for some, and even if you could sleep in, you don't want to mess up your schedule OR dose time. I've found taking it the same time everyday is crucial (8am & 1pm). I take 80mg Parnate and 60mg Ritalin split in two doses. The ritalin potentiates the Parnate, but it also keeps my BP up (that can cause fatigue, are you checking that?) and it keeps me awake and energetic during the day so I'm tired at night.
I'm still a night person anyway, so some nights I stay up just cause I feel like it, I don't recommend it!
Good luck,
~Jade
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