Posted by softheprairie on September 3, 2008, at 20:22:15
In reply to Re: Best way to take Parnate? » softheprairie, posted by Nadezda on September 3, 2008, at 10:43:32
> Officially, the food restrictions are only lifted at the lower dose, but unofficially, if you read the original petitions and FDA response, there's a lot of evidence that the food restrictions aren't necessary at higher doses, too.
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> I'm not saying that it's safe to do that-- but I think it's certainly worth experimenting cautiously with your response, after you're well stabilized Emsam. Or asking your pdoc about his/her view about it.
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> The original application was for no food restrictions on higher doses, and the drug company compromised with the FDA in order to get the drug out right away. I wonder if Somerset or Squib has done any further studies on the question.
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> Nadezda
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>Yes, I was partly aware of that when I took EMSAM, and I always got away with my mild cheating on the diet; I didn't know how much to get into it here, so I just put "officially."
But, I think it was here on Babble that I read of someone or a few people getting the hypertensive reaction while on EMSAM.Anyways, John, how are you? What are you (or your dr.) leaning towards taking next?
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