Posted by SLS on May 23, 2013, at 5:46:15
In reply to minocycline so far, posted by g_g_g_unit on May 23, 2013, at 4:05:03
Hi.
> I've been taking 50mg of minocycline for the past two days alongside 40mg of Parnate.
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> I am not really sure what my psychiatrist's plans for Parnate are; he felt it was the best choice for my symptoms, but, even though I told him I'm extremely sensitive to meds, he has me dosing all 40mg before 3pm. This has been producing a combination of excessive apathy and/or agitation and overstimulation. I think he said he would like to exceed 60mg, so it's my hope that higher doses prove more anxiolytic (as I've read can paradoxically occur).Your doctor appears to have some experience with MAOIs. The 3pm thing is to help mitigate insomnia. 40 mg/day is the lowest dosage I would expect most people to respond to, even if they are sensitive to medication side effects.
> SLS, I believe you said in an earlier thread, that minocycline can produce activation/agitation at the beginning of treatment? Do you know how long this usually lasts for?
There really isn't enough experience with minocycline for various MI indications to make general statements about its psychotropic behaviors. However, from the few people I know who are taking it, the uncomfortable activation seems to dissipate in a week or less. You might need 100 - 200 mg/day of minocycline to fully benefit from it.
Good luck.
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