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Posted by Maxime on June 7, 2005, at 16:27:08
In reply to Re: Parnate Problems » Nickengland, posted by ed_uk on June 7, 2005, at 15:40:35
> Hi Nick!
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> >yes i'm single ;-)
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> .........You can't have Maxi! She's my p-babble girlfriend!
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> Kind regards,
> Ed.LOL! Now now. Nick how can a sweetie like you be single?
Maxime
Posted by Nickengland on June 7, 2005, at 16:28:59
In reply to Re: Parnate Problems » Nickengland, posted by ed_uk on June 7, 2005, at 15:40:35
LOL sorry about that Ed
Keep me informed of any sisters or distant consins that are available
Kind regard
Nick
Posted by Maxime on June 7, 2005, at 16:40:44
In reply to Re: Dear Maxi » Maxime, posted by MidnightBlue on June 7, 2005, at 16:27:03
Then here is your hug :-)
((((((((((((((((( MB )))))))))))))))Maxime
> ((((((((((((((Maxime))))))))))))))))
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> Sorry--today I need a hug, too! Hang in there!
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> MB
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> > Thank you for the hugs, but I don't deserve them.
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> > I will post to help other people, but I won't post about my woes because they from what I am doing to my body.
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> > I need therapy very badly and have been waiting and waiting to see a therapist on a slidding fee scale. I've been waiting for over a year!
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> > Toxic.
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> > Maxime
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> > > Dear Maxi,
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> > > (((((((((Maxi))))))))))))
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> > > You are so lovely, please keep posting. You are ill, it's not your fault - please don't blame yourself.
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> > > Love,
> > > Ed xoxo
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Posted by Maxime on June 7, 2005, at 16:43:54
In reply to Re: Parnate Problems » Maxime, posted by MidnightBlue on June 7, 2005, at 16:21:45
No the effects I am feeling are from the Parnate. It's a different kind of headache than one would get from hunger. Beside I don't hunger cues anymore.
Maxime
> Maxime!
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> Actually you are probably just hungry! You just can't let yourself eat. :-(
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> Hugs my friend!
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> MB
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> > Oh. Well maybe we have found the problem. I am not eating much. :-) I am consuming about 200-300 calories a day. I guess that could be why. I know, I know, it's hard to understand anorexia and the hold it has on people, but it's hell. And I know I am starving my brain. I know all the damage I am doing ... I don't expect anyone who hasn't been there to understand.
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> > *tears flowing*
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> > I'm an idiot. Toxic. Worthless.
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> > Maxime
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> > > Hi Maxi,
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> > > >I get a headache......
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> > > Do you have a BP monitor??
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> > > >Why is it doing to this to me? I haven't changed anything in my diet.
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> > > Tyramine content of certain foods is VERY variable eg. one batch of cheese might be very low in tyramine and the next batch might be very high in tyramine. Perhaps you ate something which had more tyramine than would be expected.
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> > > It might be useful to get a pill to take for hypertension. You could ask your doc about nifedipine. Unlike Thorazine, it won't make you lactate :-) You'd need to get a BP monitor though- if you don't have one already.
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> > > Love,
> > > Ed xxxx
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Posted by gardenergirl on June 7, 2005, at 16:46:22
In reply to Re: Parnate Problems » MidnightBlue, posted by Maxime on June 7, 2005, at 16:43:54
Hi Maxime,
You know, this could be a sign of your thyroid being out of whack. When I get hyperthyroid (when I am on too much thyroid meds), I start to sweat profusely with heat and the slightest exertion. I also get a headache in the forehead area.Can you get your TSH checked?
gg
Posted by Maxime on June 7, 2005, at 17:26:27
In reply to Re: Parnate Problems...could be thyroid?, posted by gardenergirl on June 7, 2005, at 16:46:22
Hi GG -
It was okay just 2 months ago. But I am seeing another endo on the 15th so I am sure she will test it.
But Parnate is known for making you sweat and the feel the heat more. And I remember this headache from when I tried to take over 100 mg of Parnate. I was still trying to find the right dosage then.
But you could be right and I will know another week or so. Maybe I have gone hyperthyroid as well. Who knows?
I'm a mess.
Maxime
> Hi Maxime,
> You know, this could be a sign of your thyroid being out of whack. When I get hyperthyroid (when I am on too much thyroid meds), I start to sweat profusely with heat and the slightest exertion. I also get a headache in the forehead area.
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> Can you get your TSH checked?
>
> gg
Posted by Maxime on June 7, 2005, at 17:36:06
In reply to Re: Parnate Problems...could be thyroid? » gardenergirl, posted by Maxime on June 7, 2005, at 17:26:27
I couldn't take the headache etc. any longer and had to take some thorazine. Damn. My system needs to be clean of that stuff for 4 months to have my prolactin levels checked.
Loser. Would someone please just take me out into a field and shoot me.
Maxime
Posted by ed_uk on June 7, 2005, at 19:09:29
In reply to Re: Couldn't take it any longer » Maxime, posted by Maxime on June 7, 2005, at 17:36:06
Hi Maxi,
I hope the Thorazine works well and you have a calm sleep.
>My system needs to be clean of that stuff for 4 months to have my prolactin levels checked.
I haven't heard that before. Where did you read it?
>Would someone please just take me out into a field...........
I'd like to go for a walk with you. A nice walk in the countryside.
Love,
Ed xxx
Posted by Phillipa on June 7, 2005, at 21:44:53
In reply to Re: Couldn't take it any longer » Maxime, posted by ed_uk on June 7, 2005, at 19:09:29
Ed, Now I'm going to get jelous! But I guess it's okay since it's Maxie. We can share you. You sure are popular! Fondly, PJO
Posted by Phillipa on June 7, 2005, at 21:46:54
In reply to Re: Couldn't take it any longer » Maxime, posted by ed_uk on June 7, 2005, at 19:09:29
Maxime, That means I could only have 2 or 3 truffles. I really do hope you feel better soon. What about that book on CBT that you mentioned? Fondly, Phillipa
Posted by gardenergirl on June 8, 2005, at 14:48:24
In reply to Re: Parnate Problems...could be thyroid? » gardenergirl, posted by Maxime on June 7, 2005, at 17:26:27
> I'm a mess.
But a lovely and caring mess. :)
gg
Posted by Maxime on June 8, 2005, at 17:37:47
In reply to Re: Couldn't take it any longer » Maxime, posted by ed_uk on June 7, 2005, at 19:09:29
Hi.
The thorazine calmed everything down in 15 minutes and I only took about 12 mg. The headache, the pounding heart ... all gone. And then an hour later I had to go bed because I was so tired from it.It was my encrinologist who told me that about the prolactin levels and the blood test.
A walk in the English countryside sounds nice ...
xxx
Maxime> Hi Maxi,
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> I hope the Thorazine works well and you have a calm sleep.
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> >My system needs to be clean of that stuff for 4 months to have my prolactin levels checked.
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> I haven't heard that before. Where did you read it?
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> >Would someone please just take me out into a field...........
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> I'd like to go for a walk with you. A nice walk in the countryside.
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> Love,
> Ed xxx
Posted by ed_uk on June 8, 2005, at 17:54:50
In reply to Re: Couldn't take it any longer » ed_uk, posted by Maxime on June 8, 2005, at 17:37:47
Hi Maxi,
>A walk in the English countryside sounds nice....
It would be great to meet you :-)
Ed xxx
Posted by Maxime on June 9, 2005, at 4:50:34
In reply to Re: Parnate Problems, posted by Nickengland on June 7, 2005, at 16:28:59
Okay, I tried 80 mg of Parnate again today but took it with the bulk of my food which I consume in the morning. Let's see if I have a reaction ...
Maxime
Posted by Maxime on June 9, 2005, at 16:45:31
In reply to Re: Parnate Problems, posted by Maxime on June 9, 2005, at 4:50:34
> Okay, I tried 80 mg of Parnate again today but took it with the bulk of my food which I consume in the morning. Let's see if I have a reaction ...
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> MaximeNo reaction, no reaction! Yay! Yay! Let's do the wave! Come on everybody ..... whooosh!
Maxime
Posted by ed_uk on June 9, 2005, at 17:08:39
In reply to Re: Parnate Problems, posted by Maxime on June 9, 2005, at 16:45:31
Hi Maxi!
That's GREAT! It sounds like you had a hypertensive reaction. Will you get a BP monitor?? It could be useful in the future.
Love,
Ed xoxoxo
Posted by Phillipa on June 9, 2005, at 17:26:39
In reply to Re: Parnate Problems » Maxime, posted by ed_uk on June 9, 2005, at 17:08:39
Maxie, So glad it worked! Fondly, Phillipa
Posted by Maxime on June 9, 2005, at 17:33:39
In reply to Re: Parnate Problems » Maxime, posted by ed_uk on June 9, 2005, at 17:08:39
> Hi Maxi!
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> That's GREAT! It sounds like you had a hypertensive reaction. Will you get a BP monitor?? It could be useful in the future.
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> Love,
> Ed xoxoxoI don't have money to buy one right now. But I know the signs so I will just take some thorazine. I hope it doesn't happen again. I had split my dose that day and taken 40 mg without food.
We shall see how it goes. I just wish it didn't make me sweat so much. But it's a common side effect. Oh the price we pay.
xxxx
Maxi
Posted by SLS on June 9, 2005, at 18:22:29
In reply to Re: Parnate Problems...could be thyroid? » gardenergirl, posted by Maxime on June 7, 2005, at 17:26:27
Hi Maxime.
> And I remember this headache from when I tried to take over 100 mg of Parnate. I was still trying to find the right dosage then.
Could you describe what this headache was like? Where in the head did you feel it?
- Scott
Posted by ed_uk on June 9, 2005, at 19:29:16
In reply to Re: Parnate Problems, posted by Maxime on June 9, 2005, at 17:33:39
Hi Maxi,
I sweat heavily on citalopram. Last summer, when I was working in the pharmacy, the sweat would soak my shirt and drip down my face onto the counter!
>thorazine....
Keep plenty in stock :-)
Love,
Ed xxx
Posted by Maxime on June 9, 2005, at 20:15:19
In reply to Re: Parnate Problems...could be thyroid? » Maxime, posted by SLS on June 9, 2005, at 18:22:29
> Hi Maxime.
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> > And I remember this headache from when I tried to take over 100 mg of Parnate. I was still trying to find the right dosage then.
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> Could you describe what this headache was like? Where in the head did you feel it?
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> - Scott
In my temporal lobes. It wasn't a pounding headache like a tension headache. It was just constant.Maxime
Posted by Maxime on June 10, 2005, at 11:15:21
In reply to Re: Parnate Problems...could be thyroid?, posted by Maxime on June 9, 2005, at 20:15:19
Hey Scott, why do you ask about the headache. Do you get it too from the Parnate?
Maxime
> > Could you describe what this headache was like? Where in the head did you feel it?
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> > - Scott
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> In my temporal lobes. It wasn't a pounding headache like a tension headache. It was just constant.
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> Maxime
Posted by SLS on June 10, 2005, at 13:38:42
In reply to Re: Parnate Problems...could be thyroid?SLS, posted by Maxime on June 10, 2005, at 11:15:21
Hi Maxime.
> Hey Scott, why do you ask about the headache. Do you get it too from the Parnate?
No, but the only time my doctor tried going above 100mg of Parnate, the patient reported having headaches in the center of his head. That kind of spooked him such that he has been reluctant to try the same thing with me. Mind you, I have been at 120-150mg for months at a time. The only headache I ever had occurred at 60mg when I accidently ate some pepperoni. I experienced the tyramine headache which is experienced as a painful throbbing behind the head at the occiput (occipital headache). I was wondering if your headache was more similar to that of my doctor's previous patient or to mine. It sounds like yours was indeed similar to his previous patient. I don't know if it is a reflection of increased blood pressure. He never took it. Perhaps it was just a dilation of cerebral blood vessels as occurs with migraines.
- Scott
Posted by Maxime on June 11, 2005, at 22:18:38
In reply to Re: Parnate Problems...could be thyroid?SLS » Maxime, posted by SLS on June 10, 2005, at 13:38:42
Hi Scott. I had what you are experience when I took a large of OD of the med. I remember hold the top of my head. I thought I was going to have a stroke.
That's all I remember.Maxime
> Hi Maxime.
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> > Hey Scott, why do you ask about the headache. Do you get it too from the Parnate?
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> No, but the only time my doctor tried going above 100mg of Parnate, the patient reported having headaches in the center of his head. That kind of spooked him such that he has been reluctant to try the same thing with me. Mind you, I have been at 120-150mg for months at a time. The only headache I ever had occurred at 60mg when I accidently ate some pepperoni. I experienced the tyramine headache which is experienced as a painful throbbing behind the head at the occiput (occipital headache). I was wondering if your headache was more similar to that of my doctor's previous patient or to mine. It sounds like yours was indeed similar to his previous patient. I don't know if it is a reflection of increased blood pressure. He never took it. Perhaps it was just a dilation of cerebral blood vessels as occurs with migraines.
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> - Scott
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Posted by Maxime on June 13, 2005, at 1:53:42
In reply to Re: Parnate Problems...could be thyroid?SLS, posted by Maxime on June 11, 2005, at 22:18:38
About 3 weeks ago I went hiking and I was a disaster! I feel off a log and had concussion. Then I kept falling on rocks.
I asked another friend who take Parnate if she ever has trouble with her not going where they are suppose to and she said "yes".
I went hiking yesterday where the elevation was quite high and it went up quickly. I decided not to take any Parnate. I only feel once and that was when I was trying to come down the side the of a huge boulder and it was wet and my legs were too short to place one in a little crevace on the boulder and I came sliding down into a tree. I didn't hurt myself. So not take the Parnate really did help. I noticed my balance was MUCH better.
Maxime
PS - God it was hot yesterday!!!
> Hi Scott. I had what you are experience when I took a large of OD of the med. I remember hold the top of my head. I thought I was going to have a stroke.
> That's all I remember.
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> Maxime
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> > Hi Maxime.
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> > > Hey Scott, why do you ask about the headache. Do you get it too from the Parnate?
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> > No, but the only time my doctor tried going above 100mg of Parnate, the patient reported having headaches in the center of his head. That kind of spooked him such that he has been reluctant to try the same thing with me. Mind you, I have been at 120-150mg for months at a time. The only headache I ever had occurred at 60mg when I accidently ate some pepperoni. I experienced the tyramine headache which is experienced as a painful throbbing behind the head at the occiput (occipital headache). I was wondering if your headache was more similar to that of my doctor's previous patient or to mine. It sounds like yours was indeed similar to his previous patient. I don't know if it is a reflection of increased blood pressure. He never took it. Perhaps it was just a dilation of cerebral blood vessels as occurs with migraines.
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> > - Scott
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