Posted by willyee on March 3, 2005, at 22:27:44
In reply to Re: Parnate: 2 week progress report » willyee, posted by Optimist on March 3, 2005, at 19:15:53
> > Hey i too found caffiene at times to go really well with parnate....however it is a contradiction and i was the only one who seemed to do it.....i kinda cut back,it at least makes me feel better to know im not crazy and they can go well togther.
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> Caffeine doesn't seem to effect my blood pressure much. I can take 400mg at a time and it doesn't seem to do much. The antidepressant qualities and energy though are substantial.
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> > If you dont mind i have two questions id really like to know....how do you dose,as far as increments,this i have trouble with,for example 20 mg dose...30mg dose....etc.The most im able to tolerate at a setting is 40 mg at a single time,im very curious to know your routine.
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> My increment dosing went:
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> Day 1: 20mg (10 at lunch, 10 at dinner)
> Day 2 - 5: 40mg (20 breakfast, 20 lunch)
> Day 6 - 14: 60mg (20 breakfast, 20 lunch, 20 dinner)
> Day 15: 80mg (30 breakfast, 30 lunch, 20 dinner)
> Day 16 - 18: 100mg (40 breakfast, 30 lunch, 30 dinner)
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> Hope that helps a bit. I know some people can't take the Parnate that late in the day due to insomnia issues but it hasn't really effected me yet so I'm sticking to this schedule.
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> Do you mean you can only take 40mg at one time or in total in one day? What kind of problems are you having? Overstimulation, agitation, etc...?
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> > ALso are you speaking of caffeine in pure pill form like viavrin,this is where i see notable effects,not from average caffiene intake through a soda.
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> Yes, 200mg caffeine pills. I tend to not be a morning person so they really seem to help me get going especially if I have to get up at 6am for work! I drink coffee the odd time but it tends to mess up my blood sugar(hypoglycemia) so I usually reserve it for a treat.
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> Brian
You answered my question perfectly actualy.As far as daily intake most times its not accumative
so i can take who knows in a daily setting.I was reffering to a single dose,40 is the max and usualy only done if im really getting nothing from it.....lots of times a 30 mg dose or a 20 mg dose is fine.....a 10 mg dose makes me worse unless it is a miantenance dose following a larger dose a few hours later.Thanks again.
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