Posted by djmmm on November 20, 2004, at 8:34:11
In reply to Parnate Insomniacs, posted by Zoey1122 on November 20, 2004, at 7:21:07
> Hello! I have been taking parnate for a couple months now and it has completely gotten rid of my depression :)! (As a sidenote, it did take 3 weeks to kick in!). In any case, I have horrible insomnia with it- I take 20mg in the morning and another 20mg by 3pm. My doctor prescribed Restoril and I am up to 45mg and I still wake up every night between 2-3am and cannot fall back asleep. Is anyone out there taking anything with Parnate that helps with a FULL night's sleep?? In addition, I take a very small dose of Abilify (5mg) in the morning so I don't think that is contributing to the insomnia. I appreciate any of your comments!!
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>I have found that the only thing that works for me is melatonin. Ive tried Rx sleep meds like sonata, ambien, etc. with some success, but i was plagued with rebound insomnia the next night. My suggestion is that you try to take your second dose a little earlier..I take my 2nd dose @ noon.
Try giving melatonin a try, it's inexpensive and you can get it at any grocery store, I take anywhere between 6 and 15mg a night..
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