Posted by jetcity10 on May 30, 2006, at 11:33:01
In reply to Re: Is EMSAM Not The Med People Thought It Was?, posted by Last Chance on May 30, 2006, at 11:16:37
I too am a EMSAM/Klonipin mix person (1.5mg for the Klonipin). I had been on the Klonipin for several years at the same dose because of anxiety and insomnia. I had given up on taking anything for the major depression and had been white-knuckling it for a long time, but with the Klonipin, at least I could guarantee 4-5 hours of sleep a night which made it "somewhat tolerable." The decision on the EMSAM was made when the depression was so bad that I was becoming immobilized and had decided that suicide was the only answer considering the mounting problems around me due to the immobilization.
I feel that the Klonopin helped knock off the edge of the increased anxiety and increased sleeplessness associated with the first few weeks of EMSAM. I have no intention of even touching the Klonopin for a long time. I have had some minor GI problems on EMSAM, but nothing that compares to the positive benefits. Mostly constipation, but nothing compared to what I experienced on other ADs, and some diarrhea. But, I also have a pretty sensitive GI system and it doesn't take much to tip me from one extreme to the other...
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