Posted by Cheryl-Lynn on August 9, 2007, at 17:02:59
In reply to Re: Help! Severe anhedonia, posted by d0pamine on August 9, 2007, at 4:38:34
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> I've only had to deal with it for maybe 15 years and I've tried a pile of other things, but nothing else has really helped except adderall, but it took a very high dose and I think that stuff really started to eat away at my insides after about 6 years. Yes, EMSAM really worked that well for me and I think I've used it for somewhere around 1.5 years (minus 4 terrible weeks). But if you're considering it, make sure you don't start out with the 6mg patch as it seems to be worthless as far as I can tell and the 9mg patch for me is really only enough to tease me about feeling normal, but with the 12 and about 6 weeks after starting it I really began to feel what I believe to be "normal" (if there really is such a thing)..I'm afraid that so many folk have got used to something that makes them feel about half lit up or half turned off that normalcy just doesn't feel quite right, but for me, it's just fine. Don't forget though as far as it starting to work for you goes it really doesn't happen slowly. If it works for you, you'll feel almost nothing for the first 5 weeks or so then somewhere around the morning of the 6th or 7th week you'll wake up one morning and be driving to work and notice how excited you are about getting there. It's nuts.
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God I miss that feeling. I remember when I used to drive down the street thinking how beautiful the day was, being excited to meet a friend for coffee, marveling at the scent of a freshly cut lawn. You don't realize how often you have those fleeting little butterflies in your stomach until they're gone. I'm so happy for you that you've found some relief and your posts are giving me hope as well. I'd gladly wait the 5 weeks or more if I knew that there was the slightest chance of there being light at the end of this black tunnel.
I've been trying to find out if EMSAM is available in Canada - I even phoned my pharmacy to find out but the pharmacist never called back so I still don't know. My fingers are crossed that it is available here.
I really appreciate all of your advice.
Hugs
Cher
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