Posted by Dan Perkins on February 25, 2007, at 21:07:25
In reply to Re: Parnate: Time of Day/Divided dose? » Dan Perkins, posted by Ken Blades on February 25, 2007, at 20:56:17
It seems counterintuitive (and I may be an exception here), but I've found that my side-effects like rapid heartbeat are worse when I take smaller doses. Though overall, I have to say that my Parnate side-effects have got much better over time.
> I take 20mg. at 6am, 30mg. at noon, 20 mg. at
> 6pm.
>
> I've never taken the whole day's dose at once...
> maybe I'll try 50mg. all at the same time and
> see how I feel.
>
> When I first started on Parnate and was taking 10mg-
> 20mg/day, I'd take it early in the day to minimize
> the sleep disturbance I used to experience. I also
> used to get a more rapid heartbeat that seemed to
> be more pronounced that I'd really notice it.
>
> I can't say whether there are any therapeutic
> advantages to dividing my dose..
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