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Posted by galent on January 20, 2013, at 13:47:54
Hi,
I soon expect to washout of Effexor in order to begin Parnate. Does anybody have any ideas about what medications I could take to ease the washout period?
Thanks
Posted by ChicagoKat on January 20, 2013, at 15:58:54
In reply to Meds for Washout period, posted by galent on January 20, 2013, at 13:47:54
> Hi,
>
> I soon expect to washout of Effexor in order to begin Parnate. Does anybody have any ideas about what medications I could take to ease the washout period?
>
> ThanksHi galent, and welcome. Washouts are never easy. But my pdoc makes them as easy as possible. First, he lets me take as much ativan as I need (but he trusts me not to go overboard; we've worked together over a year now and he trusts me) He also lets me take immediate-release Ritalin until two days before the new drug is to begin. This is because immediate-release Ritalin has a ridiculously short half-life. And you can still take Ambien for sleep if you happen to take that. Just info to pass by your pdoc. They all have their own ideas on how to manage a washout, but benzos are always in order. Good luck!
Kat
Posted by jono_in_adelaide on January 20, 2013, at 17:38:18
In reply to Re: Meds for Washout period » galent, posted by ChicagoKat on January 20, 2013, at 15:58:54
I agree with kat, a benzo might be usefull, also, a low dose atypical antipsychotic could help, depending on what symptoms you have
Posted by rjlockhart37 on January 21, 2013, at 0:20:32
In reply to Re: Meds for Washout period, posted by jono_in_adelaide on January 20, 2013, at 17:38:18
washout periods from adderall and dexedrine where nothing but hell....no life, no energy, but much bigger appitite....
you can eat ... if you have alot of food it can calm the nerves and level you out from the digestive system processing it....when dexedrine wore off....i drank half a pint of southern comfort wiskey and ate lots a chiense food...pizza, it changed everyday....
a benzo, yea its like perfect for it...it relexes the nerves and lets the person come back to normal....also nuerontin would be good for that...yet its not real potent as a sedative...the nueroleptics like sedating antipsyhotics are good...zyprexa, seroquel, go down the list...give a feeling of ease....and relief from unpleasant thoughts
coffee sometimes can be good...it just depneds what part of the day it is....if you feel like it have a glass of wine or beer....but don't let alcohol start to be a daily thing....alcoholism will surface...but its good to have a drink once a while when you feel like sh*t.
lyrica would be vary good for washout periods...its stronger than nuerontin, it slight increases mood...and is good for anxiety...ask you doctor...but its complicated for them prescibe it...usally they use it for offlabel anxiety treatment.
hang in there...
r
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