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Posted by Willyee on November 4, 2004, at 19:53:16
Hi everyone,i have never posted here but have used this board as a resource since the day i stumbled upon it five years ago.
I also have been a parnate user that long as well,and after being on every med my p-doc could think up i was finally able to toss the big bag of pills in the trash.
The first year was incredable,i think mainly because i was finaly comming out of the dark deep near death pit all the ssris had me in.
Anyhow i have a zillion questions and comments on parnate,but ill keep it simple for now,on the data sheet its recomended never to take a dose higher than a single 10mg tab at once,i howver always have.
Im curious if anyone else takes a higher does than one tab simotaniously,not through the day,but multiple tabs at once,if so would anyone mind sharing,i have never gone higher than 40 mg at once,and typical is 20 mg - 30 mg dose at a time.
Is this a jaw dropper or common for some folk,spreading the dose out doesent seem to have the same affect for me as taking the dose at once.
To note im 6ft 205.Any comments are welcomed and appreciated.
P.S Parnate for me,after its initial benifits,seems to be a med that needs to be augmented,it simply will not work well alone after being on it a year,of course i speak always on my own behalf.
Posted by cubbybear on November 5, 2004, at 4:45:48
In reply to Parnate querys and such..., posted by Willyee on November 4, 2004, at 19:53:16
Perhaps you misread the data sheet or were misled. Daily dosages of 40 mg. are common and the conventional wisdom is to take a morning dose of 20 mg. and a lunch hour dose of 20 mg. I've been taking this med for 20 years (!). My maintennce dose is 30 mg. per day--2 pills in the early A.M., then 1 pill around lunch time. At one point in the past, I was up to 50 mg., and took three tblets, then 2. I'd be happy to answer your other questions about Parnate also.
Posted by Willyee on November 5, 2004, at 19:45:47
In reply to Re: Parnate querys and such... » Willyee, posted by cubbybear on November 5, 2004, at 4:45:48
> Perhaps you misread the data sheet or were misled. Daily dosages of 40 mg. are common and the conventional wisdom is to take a morning dose of 20 mg. and a lunch hour dose of 20 mg. I've been taking this med for 20 years (!). My maintennce dose is 30 mg. per day--2 pills in the early A.M., then 1 pill around lunch time. At one point in the past, I was up to 50 mg., and took three tblets, then 2. I'd be happy to answer your other questions about Parnate also.
Thanks for the response.I actualy have two data sheets,one which was revised around 1998.They do state unresponsive patients may go as high as 60 mg,but both sheets state not to take more than a single tab at a time.
I know the date sheets however are extremly over cautious,probuably rightfully so,i mean i rember calling the company for general questions and the associates dident have a clue,they actualy read me off answers from the same data sheet i sent them.
I dont believe there is any harm,the med was in/out so fast dosage adjustment probuably was never really looked into,like you i take 20-30 mg a time,my total daily doasage varies.
The med for me is no longer consistent,and since not a single med out now is the least enticing to switch to,i have been researching for a while for a good augment,i feel if i could find one parnate could possably provide total relief.
Im as carefull as i can be,knowing the dangers of Maoi interactions,i stay away from known no no `s such as ssri combos,however in general with all that is said about Maois,i find parnate to be complimentary and synergetic with a lot of substances.
Some of the things that have worked to an extent are parnate+vivarin,parnate+lopressor (beta blocker) and parnate ghb at times.
I have used a few others,but these are the ones that worked well enough to where i still use em togther.Like you i can answer and ask questions on parnate for hours lol,being where i once was,brain dead from cocktails of ssris,i am extremly appreciative that parnate exisits,i am totaly functional now and shutter to think where i was heading before parnate.
Its wild to me that no one local takes parnate,or for that matter knows what it is,i had to go through numerous docters to even get it,i wonder how many people are suffering on horrendous combinations with the docters imagination being the limit,who like me could toss all the bottles away and at least have something that offers some type of relief.Last line of defense Maois are called.....well if it were my first id have saved thousands of dollers and years of pain,its a pwoerful tool to have fighting depression,and its a shame many will never know of it as an option,and a possable effective theprutic medication lays silent in the dark.
Sorry for rambling,i appreciate this and all possable future responses,and also would love to hear any experieances with parnate augmentation.I have quite a few i have tried.
Posted by cubbybear on November 6, 2004, at 6:00:32
In reply to Re: Parnate querys and such... » Willyee, posted by Willyee on November 5, 2004, at 19:45:47
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> Its wild to me that no one local takes parnate,or for that matter knows what it is,i had to go through numerous docters to even get it,i wonder how many people are suffering on horrendous combinations with the docters imagination being the limit,who like me could toss all the bottles away and at least have something that offers some type of relief.Last line of defense Maois are called.....well if it were my first id have saved thousands of dollers and years of pain,its a pwoerful tool to have fighting depression,and its a shame many will never know of it as an option,and a possable effective theprutic medication lays silent in the dark.
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Very well said, I agree completely. I blame the situation entirely on the drug industry and the big manufacturers who would sweep the MAOIs under the rug foreverif they could, because they don't bring much MONEY. Also, the misconceptions and exaggerations about the diet restrictions persist, despite excellent research to the contrary. It's a crying shame, not to mention criminal neglect in my opinion that patients have to bang on doors of who-knows-how-many doctors before they'll find just one who is willing to prescribe an MAOI. I'd better stop my rant right here; I'm sure we're on the same wavelength.
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