Posted by darcan on May 29, 2006, at 7:34:34
In reply to Re: Is EMSAM Not The Med People Thought It Was? » darcan, posted by katie san diego on May 28, 2006, at 19:54:55
<i am also taking the emsam for major depression and am now almost done with week 4. like you, i think my anxiety and depression is actually worse than before i started the drug, but my doctor thinks we have to wait it out 5 - 6 weeks before moving on to a higher dose. is this normal?
Who knows what normal is, but I've been told that it takes a full 6 weeks before knowing if any drug is effective. My doc had me get off my previous drug (Cymbalta) for three full weeks before starting EMSAM so I don't know if I am having a reaction to EMSAM or just a general lack of antidepressants in my system.
The doc told me that EMSAM actually alters the structure of the brain cells and that the life of a brain cell is 3 weeks therefore the waiting period.
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