Posted by RN320 on November 28, 2006, at 18:11:05
In reply to Calling all EMSAM experts, posted by want2breal on November 27, 2006, at 16:44:47
As a person who's been on EMSAM since June, I'd leave things alone and give it some time. I've heard that it makes some people anxious in the early days of use. For me, it didn't do that, and actually has decreased my overall anxiety at the higher 12mg dose. I'd also not worry too much about the methamphetamine and amphetamine metabolites that this drug breaks down into. From the info that I have, just because something breaks down into metabolites doesn't mean that you're going to get some sort of reaction.
To answer your question, yes, even though they tell you in the patient info not to cut the patches- you can do this safely. The drug is applied on a grid and is supposed to be equally distributed on the patch. It has to be in order for them to monitor quality. I have this from a plastics engineer who has worked in the pharmaceutical industry with transdermal systems. Hope this helps.
About the insomnia.....I have it really bad and am unable to take Ambien because of sleepwalking and sleep binge eating, so I take Seroquel. If it turns out that you think that EMSAM is working for you, you may want to explore another med for sleep if you're still experiencing insomnia.
Good luck.
/m
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