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"Nina P. Brown" wrote: > I don't know if this is written as a side effect of Permax, but when I took > it I became very compulsive. At two and three and in morning I would > arrange and re-arrange silk flowers--until they died. As soon as I changed > to something else, I had no desire to rearrange them any more. Who knows? > Just thought I'd mention it. > nina > > "Phil E.Gesotti" wrote: > > > Marie McNeely wrote: > > "Phil; can you please tell me what side effects you seem to be getting > > from > > Permax." > > > > Primarily I experienced stomach discomfort. This ranged from hunger > > pains and craving sweets to heartburn and nausea. I had noticed > > hyper-yawning attacks over the last year, but did not associate it with > > the Permax. This hasn't happened since I quit taking it. What really > > drove me to try cutting back was increased occurences of nausea. Then I > > noticed that I wasn't getting unbearably sleepy in the afternoon. > > > > This is just my experience and should not be taken as an endorsement to > > quit taking the drug. Many people take the drug without side effects and > > it does have benefits. Maybe it's just us stubborn people that can't > > tolerate the drug. Maybe they should do a study on mules to see if it > > makes them sleepy. :-) > > > > Phil Gesotti 50/46+ Nina - I think I am also more compulsive than I was pre-Permax, but I am not sure. PWP are supposed to have personalities that lean in that direction anyway. Nancy Shlaes deGrazia (62/6)