Posted by Brody on September 22, 2007, at 16:51:43
In reply to Re: Movin' on up to the Big Time - EMSAM 9mg patch » Brody, posted by Phillipa on September 21, 2007, at 12:11:45
> Since my pdoc says it would be too stimulating for me did you have anxiety before the patch and do you work or does hypotension keep you from driving. Thanks Phillipa ps I keep trying to learn all I can about the patch over a year now.>
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>Hi Phillipa,
"Are you talkin' ta me?" (my very best Robert De Niro)
I'll answer anyway....
Yes, I did have mild anxiety before the patch. In spite of this, I really need lots of stimulation from an AD for it to work, and even the EMSAM at 12 mg was not enough. As you may remember, I had to augment with Provigil.
I work at home. I breed, raise and "start" performance Quarter Horses. The hypotension had me dropping to the ground everytime I had to toss a flake of hay over the fence, so this was a very lazy summer for the horses on this farm. The extreme heat made it all the worse.
If I were to go back to the city for a "normal" job, the hypotension could be a issue. Not so much for driving... remaining seated is easy; staying upright and continuing to walk around is easy. But if I had to stand up from a sitting position and walk across the room in a hurry, they might think they have a drunk employee on their hands! Same with bending over and then standing back up. I can get pretty wobbly! ;-)
Wondering..... are you still sleepy and fatigued alot?
Janet
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