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Posted by shasling on May 11, 2009, at 22:03:44
Is there any parnate augmentation for parnate that will actualy help,god ive twisted this drug every way u can to make it work better,i just dont have any other med that i trust as a primary med other then it,double edged sword and im so exhausted with trying to get this med to work like it once did,someone help.
Posted by uncouth on May 11, 2009, at 22:17:52
In reply to ugggh, posted by shasling on May 11, 2009, at 22:03:44
try 5mg of selegiline with your parnate
there's always a tca, or strattera, something noradrenalin focused
and re: your previous post. i'm currently taking amineptine from the only public source. have had no problems with it since istarted a week ago. but also not feeling a response yet either.
Posted by Phillipa on May 11, 2009, at 23:23:46
In reply to Re: ugggh, posted by uncouth on May 11, 2009, at 22:17:52
Is there another name for it? Love Phillipa is it timeptine? I will google it.
Posted by bleauberry on May 12, 2009, at 18:05:17
In reply to ugggh, posted by shasling on May 11, 2009, at 22:03:44
What about a higher dose? Some people need and take 120mg, for example.
I don't know what augmentors you have tried. If you want to try another one, try to go with things that are not in the same family as what you already have tried. If Nortriptyline and Desipramine have both been tried, forget the TCAs. Even if you don't have anxiety, try Klonopin. Risperdal or Zyprexa offer some unique receptor blocking that can spark life into a wide variety of other meds. Not good by themselves, but often very good with other meds. Synergistic.
And of course the whole lifestyle thing plays into it bigger than we think. You know, that boring stuff like super good food choices, strenuous exercise, regular sleep schedules. I believe that only in lucky cases, temporary cases, or rare cases, does great mental health come solely from pills. We have to give the pills a massively good foundation to work upon, much more so than a healthy person.
Just thinking out loud.
Posted by Greywolf on May 12, 2009, at 21:26:37
In reply to Re: ugggh, posted by bleauberry on May 12, 2009, at 18:05:17
Have you tried Deplin or Cytomel? Deplin didn't do much for me, but Cytomel seems to be helping.
Greywolf
Posted by desolationrower on May 13, 2009, at 11:59:08
In reply to Re: ugggh, posted by Greywolf on May 12, 2009, at 21:26:37
what haven't you tried? theres all kinds of stuff to try. i might go with alprazolam over kpin though its got more AD effect.
-d/r
Posted by greywolf on May 13, 2009, at 19:17:26
In reply to Re: ugggh, posted by desolationrower on May 13, 2009, at 11:59:08
> what haven't you tried? theres all kinds of stuff to try. i might go with alprazolam over kpin though its got more AD effect.
>
> -d/rWhat haven't I tried? Good question. There's not enough space here to go through all of the meds I've been on. If it is available in the U.S., I've likely tried it, sometimes multiple times.
Right now I'm on Parnate 60mg, Xanax 4.5mg, Cytomel 50mcg, and Lunesta/Ambien. My psydoc prescribed Cytomel (no, I don't have hypothyroidism) to augment the Parnate since Deplin didn't do much in terms of assisting its effectiveness. The Xanax addresses the more physical aspect of my anxiety.
Greywolf
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