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Posted by elanor roosevelt on October 22, 2006, at 21:31:53
parnate is turning out to be a disappointment.
the chills drive me crazy bc really i am part polar bear -- i have never been one to be coldi start to cry at least once a day.
occassionally for some relevant reason.the upbeat part of me is gone.
she up and left.
the rest of my personality is not that great so i can't afford to lose the best of me.
my pc doctor thinks as long as i am not depressed i should hang in there.
doesn't want me on a stimulant
i am lowering my dosage (no i didn't telll him) from 5 to 3 hoping to get the original lift when i up the dose.
but my mind is doing the "stop the meds you won't feel any worse" thing.
Posted by Phillipa on October 22, 2006, at 22:06:04
In reply to cold, sad and missing part of my personality, posted by elanor roosevelt on October 22, 2006, at 21:31:53
I know what you mean. Somehow this is antimeds week and so many seem to be doing poorly. Love Phillipa
Posted by SLS on October 23, 2006, at 8:08:02
In reply to cold, sad and missing part of my personality, posted by elanor roosevelt on October 22, 2006, at 21:31:53
> parnate is turning out to be a disappointment.
> the chills drive me crazy bc really i am part polar bear -- i have never been one to be cold
>
> i start to cry at least once a day.
> occassionally for some relevant reason.
>
> the upbeat part of me is gone.
> she up and left.
> the rest of my personality is not that great so i can't afford to lose the best of me.
> my pc doctor thinks as long as i am not depressed i should hang in there.
> doesn't want me on a stimulant
> i am lowering my dosage (no i didn't telll him) from 5 to 3 hoping to get the original lift when i up the dose.
> but my mind is doing the "stop the meds you won't feel any worse" thing.It's always hard to know for sure.
There was a time when I was partially responsive to Parnate monotherapy during which I would feel somewhat better whenever I would adjust the dosage either up or down.
Do you feel that Parnate is blunting your emotions or your personality in some way? Parnate could keep me out of the deepest depression, but somehow left me flat. I found Nardil to produce a more complete antidepressant effect. If you aren't ready to give up on Parnate just yet, you could try augmenting it with low-dose lithium or thyroid homone.
- Scott
Posted by elanor roosevelt on October 24, 2006, at 20:02:38
In reply to Re: cold, sad and missing part of my personality, posted by SLS on October 23, 2006, at 8:08:02
I will talk to my doctor about nardil
the parnate has me flat
i stare and get quiet
usually if i am in half-decent shape i laugh through things
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