Posted by Quintal on March 28, 2008, at 14:48:36
In reply to Re: Parnate metabolites, posted by britney27 on March 26, 2008, at 19:09:32
I had the tightness in my chest and palpitations too so I checked my blood pressure with a cuff I had, and it was still within the normal range. I figured it was safe. It would come on within half an hour of me taking a dose. I also had dilated pupils. I think I was taking it in divided doses of about 30-40mg at a time. A Parnate veteran once told me that single doses greater than 40mg can cause spontaneous hypertensive crises, so I'd be wary of taking too much in one go. In practice I found that the stimulant effect would wear off after a about two or three hours, and I'd usually top myself up when I felt the effect beginning to wear off.
I was only on Parnate for a few months when my pdoc pulled the plug and discharged me. Parnate does have 'abuse potential'... i.e. it gets you high given a high enough dose.
I remember waking up in the early hours of the morning after maybe three hours of sleep and getting up to walk the dogs and do some work before going to work. Like you, I felt quite energized considering I'd had so little sleep, and I had a very (physically) demanding job at that time too.
Q
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