Posted by yznhymer on August 13, 2007, at 14:37:45
In reply to EMSAM follow up, posted by JohnSky on August 13, 2007, at 9:32:35
> I thought I would report back on EMSAM progress.
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> We'll I started on the 6mg patch and the anxiety was just too much for me to handle. After 5 weeks I went up to 9mg with the hope the anxiety would come down as I've heard from others. Unfortunately it did not but rather increased to the point that mid-afternoon I was really anxious and sweating. Last Friday I was having anxiety attacks and my doc reduced me back to the 6mg patch. I was on the 9m patch for 9 days. I am back on the 6mg patch for 3 days and I feel somewhat down but the anxiety persists... but at a lower level than in the beginning. Not sure what to do. I'm tempted to moved on in the hope the Lithium and Seroquel I take will do the trick in time. I'm coming up on two years of trying different medications and I am so tired and frustrated. At times I feel I will never find relief from anxiety and depression. That said my brother has been on Lithium for 5 months (2-1/2 for me) and is doing much better.
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> JohnHi John...
Sorry to hear things have not evened out with EMSAM for you and that you're feeling so bad.
Since you have some medication history, I'm assuming you have tried klonopin for anxiety. But if you haven't, my experience in the last couple of weeks has been that .5mg knocked the EMSAM induced chest tightness (which I assume was an anxiety response) and the concurrent twitching right out within half an hour. In fact, it has not returned since.
.5mg is a small dose and I only use it as needed - I've been using the same dose on and off for years with no ill effects, addiction, or tolerance issues. It is something to consider unless, of course, you already have.
Good luck to you,
Y~r
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