Posted by Iansf on December 31, 2007, at 14:34:53
In reply to Re: Emsam Patch does 9mg patch make you more tired » julieandcolton, posted by Greenmtn on December 31, 2007, at 9:03:15
This sounds very much like a common side effect of standard MAOIs: difficulty sleeping at night but acute sleepiness verging on narcolepsy for an hour or two mid afternoon. This happened to me on Parnate, though both the insomnia and afternoon sleepiness disappeared after about two months. But it WAS a difficult two months, especially for work.
John
> Since going from 6mg to 9 mg of Emsam for about 6 or 7 weeks I do hit a spell of tiredness late in the day. It can be extreme and result in needing to nap. Also insomnia has worsened a bit.
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> So why not go back down to 6mg ? Because I feel better MY DEPRESSION IS GONE and I have more energy most of the time. Sorry if this sounds completely contradictory. I think I may be getting a bit of a handle on the insomnia but not yet figured out how to combat the fatigue. For now my strategy is to try to deal with side effects and enjoy the positives of the Emsam.
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