Posted by pulse on June 5, 2006, at 17:20:24
In reply to Re: EMSAM and asthma medication ADVAIR, posted by zero on June 5, 2006, at 16:42:48
i am one for whom advair was/ is no problem whatsoever with emsam. fyi, my bp runs low to begin with.
keep in mind, i had 4 short failed trials on emsam, primarily due to very bad - for me - GI side-effects (mostly lower GI). other main, and seemingly intractible, problems were insomnia and urinary ...can't think of the word now, so i'll just call it "hard to go."
btw, ppl, i am now on my 5th trial of emsam - day six and feeling great, with NONE of the former side-effects. how did i FINALLY accomplish this?:
(once dr. bodkin responded to robert david's emails that you COULD indeed cut the patch (he said in 1/2s); i took a chance and cut it into 1/8s. not that hard to do, even on the lowest - smallest - 6 mg patch.)
***i now apply 1/4 to 3/8 of the patch - AND only this small amount for 3-4 hrs daily - about 4-5 hrs after i get up. i think it's important for ppl to know that, especially if, like me, you always need below norm doses on all ADs, that this may be a option for you, too.***
to say that i'm amazed at my results and progress is more than an understatement.
pulse
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