Posted by Crazy Horse on July 13, 2006, at 17:09:05
In reply to Re: I'M BACK..and doing well on EMSAM!, posted by SFY on July 13, 2006, at 14:29:05
> > > Great to hear that emsam is working for you, Monte--
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> > > I've been doing really well with it, too. My only problem is sleep-- which I'm working on-- but it's not anything that would cause me to stop. I'm hoping I'll pick up some tactics for dealing with that better.
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> > > Jost.
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> > How many mgs. are you on? This is my only (small problem) too. I fall asleep easy enough, but always wake up too early..4 or 5 a.m. So i only average about 5 hours of sleep a night. I would prefer 7-8. Glad you are doing well too.
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> > Monte
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> I was having the early awakening problem on 6 mg of Emsam. I added 25 mg of diphenhydramine (generic Benadryl) at bedtime and it did the trick. (Note that I also take 75 mg of Nortriptyline, which has a sedative effect, at night so YMMV.)
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Thanks i'll try it..i just happen to have some benadryl.Monte
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