Posted by g_g_g_unit on December 17, 2012, at 2:50:33
In reply to Re: Anxiety and dose » g_g_g_unit, posted by SLS on December 16, 2012, at 0:34:15
> > > If you were your own doctor, what would you do?
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> > > - Scott
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> > Cryogenically freeze me until new treatments emerge? =)
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> > Umm .. I don't know, try a higher dose of Parnate, I suppose?
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> That makes sense to me.
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> It would be regrettable if your current doctor were to forgo increasing the dosage of Parnate just a bit more and your always wondering if 80 mg/day would have worked. Would you be able to seek a consultation with a TRD specialist? High dosage Parnate treatment very often employs dosages of 120 mg/day or more. I went up to 150 mg/day. I felt better at 120 mg/day than I did at 80 mg/day.
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> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2710808
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> http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/article.aspx?articleid=98116
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> Something different is happening physiologically at higher dosages.
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> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7931218
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> - ScottYes, I've e-mailed two TRD specialists .. both have confirmed that they are aware of the therapeutic benefits of exceeding 60mg/day, but were rather vague on addressing whether or not they specifically prescribed higher doses? I guess that implies that they do ..
That said, I'm wondering if a retrial is worth the hassle. I remember 60mg helping my mood somewhat, as well as drive, motivation, etc., but it made me agitated and had no effect (or possibly worsened) my OCD. I felt overstimulated in general, but 60mg was the minimum I needed for an anti-depressant response.
Have you ever heard of, say, 80mg+ helping anxiety where lower doses didn't, or even worsened it?
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