Posted by jkshrews on August 7, 2006, at 11:19:03
In reply to Re: Everyone PLEASE share your EMSAM updates » mayzee, posted by laima on July 24, 2006, at 20:11:34
One of the traditional rememdies for low blood pressure caused by MAOIs is salt pills to increase your blood volume. The ones I am familiar with are Thermotabs. The drug store generally carries them only during the summer, so if they work for you, stock up. They are a mix of Sodium and Potassium chloride.
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> Dear Mayzee,
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> Are you saying "low blood pressure" when you say "orthostatic hypotension"? I heard EMSAM can lower blood pressure, and my doctor added a teeny amount of ritalin to my regimine to boost my blood pressure back up a touch. It's been working out great! Do you suppose your doctor would consider something like that if you asked? Maybe it would be helpful for you, too.
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> Sincerely,
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> Laima
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> > I am taking emsam for MDD. So far I am at the 9mg patch 24 hrs. Last week I had 3 good days in a row, but now seem to be back to being super fatigued and down again, with even more orthostatic hypotension.
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