Posted by Jedi on May 11, 2007, at 2:34:51
In reply to Parnate at 30 mgs - still nothing, posted by Malcolm64 on May 10, 2007, at 15:04:58
> Well it's been close to two weeks since I started the Parnate and I'm up to 30 mgs and still...nothing. And no sleep problems either (not last night anyway).
Hi Malcolm,
Two weeks is a very short time and 30mg is a ridiculously small dose if a person is treatment resistant. I see no reason to be on Parnate if you are not treatment resistant.
> I called my doc last night and he left me a message saying that he had actually been rather aggressive in terms of the dose I'm on, but is 30 mgs really an aggressive dose? I thought that I'd have to be in the 80-100 mg range.Maybe your doc feels that 30mg is aggressive after only two weeks. Maybe he just plans to take you up slowly. I would ask him directly what his dosage plans are. If he is going to stop at 30mg, he is just wasting your time. I've been at 80mg for five weeks and I'm still not as well as on 90mg of Nardil. Of course, I'm in an experiment with a small sample size, n=1. My main side effect is still the daytime somnolence. I had to take a two hour nap to get through the day. If not for the weight gain side effect,I would be back on Nardil. Have you tried phenelzine? IMHO, when combined with clonazepam, it is the best for social anxiety.
> Of course, I won't know what he meant until I actually talk with him, but I'm getting awfully anxious, especially since I'm job hunting right now (and that alone can shoot someone's anxiety level sky high, especially someone with SA).
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> Now I know that no one here knows me personally, but I'm just wondering if my frequent posts here are starting to come across as whining. Would you all let me know if does?
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> MalcolmSeems to me that you are just someone doing their best to find help. I don't think that anyone in this group would call that whining.
Good Luck,
Jedi
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