Posted by Elimino Pete on March 21, 2009, at 1:00:35
In reply to Re: Shy Guy Intro + Site Help » Elimino Pete, posted by Phillipa on March 21, 2009, at 0:13:59
Hi Phillipa,
I never knew there was a stimulating factor to Emsam. That could explain the increase in my sense of anxiety, particularly physically generated anxiety (nervousness, tremor). It's been a long time, but I recall not being able to take Parnate because of that same issue. I tried it before Nardil. My psychiatrist is not too smart about MAOIs and I actually had to bring up the possibility of trying this to him. He still thinks it is spelled "Ensam" in fact! I have to take the lead with my treatment. Seems MAOIs are relics to most of the younger psychiatrists. So thank you for that insight.
My instincts tell me that if I can be assured that this "New Nardil" is worthy, it is my best route to take. It worked much better on social anxiety.
To answer your questions:
The lack of dietary restrictions is wonderful. I used to take Nardil back in the early 50s (just kidding..late 80s) when the MAOI diet was much stricter than it is today, but I always took a bit more liberal approach-- what my doctor at the time called the European MAOI mentality. I am pleased to see the States moving toward that. If I increase the dose, the diet thing kicks in, but I'm told it is still a lesser risk than in having the drug enter the GI tract. I don't know...maybe I'm just less reactive, so I'm certainly not making any recommendations for anyone to abuse the diet by any means.
I have had no significant skin reactions to the patch sites, but I do know one person who uses Emsam for migraine and she has had horrible issues. Do you hear of a lot of that?
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