Posted by delna on October 6, 2009, at 7:19:06
In reply to Re: being 'out of it' » delna, posted by Sunbath on October 6, 2009, at 4:09:08
> Delna, once more THANKS :)
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> Thanks a lot for all these infos and the links! I'm not so afraid of trying modafinil now anymore, if it isn't like "real" stimulants. Amazing that you can quit cold turkey too!
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> But what about you? So you are still on 10mg? As you know this is really low.
> I started at 20mg the 3rd day, stayed there for a week, and when I began to try taking it at night too, I increased to 30mg. That was 3 days ago.
> I found that the brain fog side effect didn't much increase with the dose increase at all, maybe because I'm taking the "megadose" at night. Right now 10mg/morning, 20mg evening.
> Yesterday I noticed a really really nice effect after taking the 20mg at 9pm. It was a nice warm content and motivated feeling! Something I haven't felt for a many many years! It felt drug induced though so maybe it's just a transient effect, but it was really really pleasant! Also this 20mg dose at evening didn't make me sleepy at all, I was really motivated.
> I have never felt that with the 10 or 20mg only doses.. ok maybe it was just the time, but I don't think so.
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> What I wanted to say is that maybe you get all the negative side effects but no or too little positive ones.
> If I had just the brain fog and sleepiness I don't know if I hadn't quit it already. The fog is really troubling, but Gayle saying it will pass is really encouraging me.
> May I ask what other medications you'd like to take but can't now that you take Parnate? If you think of other augmenting antidepressants, maybe Parnate alone would be enough?
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> Thanks again for all the info and please keep telling me how you are doing!
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> All the best and take care!
> SunbathHi
Thanks for the concern. My doctor started me on 10mg and has kept me there for about a week. Considering I am extremely suicidal I am surprised he hasn't raised the dose. He's just so blase about the whole thing. I am still suicidal and he keeps making me wait for appointments and tells me to take clonazapam and 'sleep it off'
Basically I have lost faith in him because he never warned me about taking antihistamines etc. I had to do all the research myself and I am frankly sick of it especially when I am so low.
Plus about having surgery. I have had 2 emergency surgeries in the past 5 years and in India where I live now, no doctor knows about MAOI's except pdocs so if you end up in hospital they'll probably kill you.
To be honest I would like to add wellbutrin to the parnate because I am a highly sleepy person but that is not possible with Parnate.
Anyway at the moment things suck and I am seeing him tomorrow and he may switch me to an SNRI (which I have been on before but my depression is so bad I don't know if will work)I will keep you posted. I am glad you are feeling a bit better and also more positive about Parnate.
Hope you get well soon
Love
D
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