Posted by psychobot5000 on October 7, 2006, at 16:26:20
In reply to Re: EMSAM/selegiline research articles/statistics., posted by jealibeanz on October 7, 2006, at 8:40:07
I personally identify weight-gain on antidepressants primarily with antihistamine effects, though doubtless there are other mechanisms.
I'd definitely recommend you try EMSAM. I think the studies show it's the best of the MAO inhibitors that don't require eating restrictions, and I think it's fair to say it has fewer side-effects. Never noticed any weight-gain or antihistaminic effects on it, myself.
Since it has a different mechanism of action than most antidepressants, AND works on a different neurotransmitter (dopamine), it's a good one to try. If it doesn't work, or you don't like it for other reasons, then that's too bad...but I can't see why you wouldn't want to try.
Even though I don't take it now, taking selegiline/EMSAM gave me hope, because it was so notably lacking in side-effects that the SSRIs and others all had. EMSAM is quite nontoxic--the main disadvantage, as far as I'm concerned, is that you need to be careful about drug-interactions, and you have to be wary of blood-pressure, especially at higher doses. ...But I never had a lick of trouble with either of those issues myself.
Hope things work out for you somehow,
Psychbot
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