Posted by Iansf on January 17, 2005, at 1:55:41
In reply to Re: Do I need to change my diet for low dose parna, posted by johnsmith12345 on January 16, 2005, at 23:57:42
> P.S. I already know about what diet changes are needed for regular dose parnate, I was just thinking I might not need to avoid those foods because of my lower dose.
I'm not sure whether you need to worry about foods right now or not, but considering Parnate is not likely to work until you reach a standard dose range, it seems to me you would be wise to start observing the diet rules now in any case. Eventually you're going to have to follow them and you might as well get some "practice" in. A few weeks more of not avoiding high-tyramine foods is not really going to make your life significantly better.By the way, it took close to a month for the start-up insomnia to disappear with Parnate, but when it did disappear it happened overnight. One night I couldn't sleep - the next night (and every night thereafter) I could. For me the real struggle wasn't the insomnia but the abrupt plunge into extreme sleepiness in midafternoon. It didn't matter where I was or what I was doing, I had to struggle with all my might not to fall asleep. Significantly, however, the pull lasted only about 90 minutes - then I was OK.
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