Posted by SLS on April 16, 2012, at 5:12:32
In reply to Re: Adding Parnate and prazosin., posted by SLS on April 12, 2012, at 16:17:58
> Hi.
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> I am still improving - I think.
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> I have been in a slump for the past week. I have not felt as well as I had two weeks ago. This is the second week-long slump that I have experienced since beginning to respond to treatment in late December. In addition, my mood has been variable during the day. I have experienced significant episodic dips that can last for 3 - 6 hours and then disappear. It has been a bumpy ride.
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> Periodic worsenings are to be expected in my case. I am becoming less and less concerned when they occur, but I still worry that the beast may be lurking.
I became suspicious. Through a bit of experimentation, I discovered that I had beem underdosing prazosin. I have increased my dosage from 6 to 12 mg. 20 mg is the maximum recommended. The dosages currently used for PTSD are between 12 - 15 mg. Within 48 hours of my doubling the doses, I was amazingly improved. It has been 25 years since I felt this well. I think this shall be the last of the treatment adjustments necessary for me to achieve remission.Currently:
Parnate 80 mg
nortriptyline 150 mg
Lamictal 200 mg
Abilify 10 mg
lithium 300 mg
prazosin 12 mg
- ScottSome see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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