Posted by pulse on June 29, 2006, at 0:58:31
In reply to Who's Still Going Strong with EMSAM?, posted by jealibeanz on June 24, 2006, at 21:48:28
my final trial of emsam resulted in 'remission.' remission of: ONLY the numerous side-effects i'd had on every other trial.
(you can search to find my 3-4 shorter trials & the unbearable SEs, lack of efficacy, and not even close to acceptable results.)this last & FINAL trial i made - tada - less than 2 wks. i'd been cutting patch into quarters and eigths, apllying more often 3/8. (cutting only into 1/2s, i still had every one of the SEs. to just as high a degree). oddly, the only SE i never had once was the #1- orthostatic hypotension. i've low bp naturally, so this is a mystery to me.
when light bulb went off that remission of SEs was all that was going on i was devastated once again. i'm the type of depressive for whom being very sick daily w/ GI, then add in insomnia, well, there is no way i can overcome this. any possible gains in mdd help are then obliterated for me, ie depression back or even worse from being so phyically ill.
cecilia is right about emsam building up in your system. i'm only posting so that others know that this can happen (unlike cecilia on 9 mg patch), ALSO at ultra low doses; ultra low time kept on.
however, i do still believe that IF you are one who has little to no GI or insomnia problems, (or can take sleep meds for the latter) cutting the patch into less that the 1/2 that dr. bdokin FINALLY owned up to, could possibly get you full remisssion. however, i'm still of the belief it will end up doing more for sa (i don't have) than for mdd. YYMV and good luck to all troopers and/or guinea pigs, depending on your perspective.
no ads remain for me now & both my ect docs have retired. it's a scary position to be in, especially now i'm having my annual summer sad also, but until/ if rtms is approved, this is where i'll 'be.'
pulse
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