Posted by floatingbridge on July 17, 2009, at 21:29:46
In reply to Re: Thanks Re: getting off pristiq for emsam » floatingbridge, posted by Phillipa on July 17, 2009, at 19:47:11
Hi Phillipa, Thanks for asking!
Well, my pdoc /therapist was willing--he brought the patches out--but cautioned me against making the change at this time. Instead he counseled I get some blood work done to check for agents like mono, lyme, and autoimmune disorders. He thinks I may have post-viral fatigue on top of this. He's still in favor of stimulant therapy for my refractory depression and doesn't think the emsam would be stimulating enough.
Now, if it wasn't pristiq, I might have made the decision to try the patch. However, I really don't know if I can handle the withdrawal right now. Effexor withdrawal nearly killed me, I have a child, yadda, yadda. So I balked, and put off the decision until l I see him next week.
Meanwhile, it's a continuation of dex AND he wants to try 100 of pristiq. I asked if that would make withdrawal more difficult. He said longer. I'm not sure about upping the pristiq tonight. And it's off to the doc for blood-work.
Sigh. Anti-climactic.a crumpled fb
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