Posted by dopaminerequiem on August 23, 2007, at 10:06:16
In reply to Re: Parnate/Dexedrine/500 sleeping meds, please help, posted by polarbear206 on August 22, 2007, at 23:54:12
Parnate was like an antidepressant and a mood stabilizer. I didn't have true mood cycling on it for at least six months, just sleeping issues.
I am wondering if maybe when I taper the benzodiazepines, I will be able to feel the full effect of Parnate again. I have always responded badly to benzodiazepines. Xanax and Ativan (taken illegally) prompted several hospitalizations and a million horrifyingly embarrassing acts that I only remember bits and pieces of.
I do know that my (at-times) EXTREMELY high dose Xanax usage was the culprit for severe depression. It's possible that being on the maximum dose of Halcion, plus Ativan somewhere there in the middle (discontinued shortly after I kept taking more and more pills and ended up sleeping with one of my friends and then spending a week in bed, hysterically sobbing), plus Librium, has not been good for my overall mood stability at all.
Actually, now that I think about it, the mood issues began when I started taking benzodiazepines. That's when Parnate became less effective. I still have no answer for the insomnia PLUS hypersomnia debacle.
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