Persephone Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Hi everyone I am tapering off of Parnate and suddenly feel full of energy! I wouldn't say I'm happy, but I feel pretty agitated. I am also managing to get a whole lot more stuff done. I have some wicked insomnia (nearly 2 am and 75 mg of trazodone, and still don't want to sleep), but that has been a major side effect of the Parnate. This is not the first time this has happened - my ex-boyfriend knew within days if I hadn't been taking Lexapro by how hyper and bitchy I was acting. For the psychopharm people - what is going on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamp56 Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Sounds like it could be hypomania. Are you used to falling asleep due to any somnolence from Parnate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cairn Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Coming off an antidepressant can make you feel agitated and induce insomnia. My mood can start going all over the place. It does get better for me but it takes time, a few weeks. Tapering as slow as you can should help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Hypomania and agitation while coming off an AD aren't all that uncommon. I certainly don't know exactly what is going on there, but any time you are messing with homeostasis.... things can happen. If it gets bad enough see a dr. Anna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Persephone Posted January 16, 2010 Author Share Posted January 16, 2010 Normally, I would disagree - agitation and iritability are some pretty big symptoms for me. This time, I do think it might be hypomania. I suddenly decided to write a book...and I don't usually write....and I'm working on six chapters at once...and I've been writing like I have a term paper due tomorrow for the past two days. Oh well. At least I can't get myself into too much trouble writing and when I crash I will have done something. Yes, I did call my pdoc - he said hold the dose until I see him on Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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