Posted by mayzee on July 13, 2006, at 23:22:49
In reply to Re: 1/2 an emsam patch - both types of mao inhibit, posted by Last Chance on July 13, 2006, at 22:25:29
Having heard that several people were doing better on 1/2 a patch --while I was still feeling worse after 6 weeks on the whole 6mg patch-- I asked 2 pdocs what they thought about my trying 1/2 rather than increasing to 9mg. Both said it didn't make any sense that going to a lower dose could be better for me. Neither pdoc has much experience with MAOIs.
Is it just a matter of "everybody reacts differently"? Or is there some rationale for why the lower dose might work when the higher one made me feel more depressed? (e.g., something specific to MAOIs?) I am really a novice with this. If someone with more expertise has any thoughts to share, I will greatly appreciate it.
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