Posted by SLS on February 28, 2013, at 21:49:36
In reply to parnate induced improvement, posted by moisha on February 28, 2013, at 21:22:45
> dear babble members
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> I would really appreciate any information on how you think parnate improved either your depression and/or social anxiety.
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> information on how the treatment progresses- what one may expect to occur whilst taking parnate is extremely welcome. you do not have to be very scientific. anecdotal accounts are welcome indeed.
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> anything of a positive nature related to your experience of parnate in your recovery would benefit me.
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> kind regardsI am currently taking 80 mg/day of Parnate. In my estimation, the range of effective dosages for parnate is 40 - 80 mg/day. Doctors are often sheepish in prescibing this drug because of lack of experience with it. Patients are often underdosed and never reach a dosage high enough to produce a robust therapeutic response.
Start low and go slow. You might want to spend the first week titrating from 10 mg/day to 30 mg/day. You can then increase to 40 mg/day for the next week or two, depending on how well you tolerate the side effects. Orthostatic hypotension and dizziness can be problematic at first, but often disappears with continued treatment. You might then want to give each dosage increase 2 - 3 weeks to evaluate your treatment response. A few doctors will use a high-dose strategy for treatment resistant cases. This involves dosages of 120 mg/day and higher. Generally speaking, 80 mg/day is not a dosage that will approach toxicity.
Of course, these treatment strategies should be negotiated with your doctor.
Parnate by itself (monotherapy) is not sufficient for the the therapeutic response I am now experiencing. Adding nortriptyline and lithium has helped in conjunction with Lamictal and Abilify. I also take prazosin and minocycline.
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