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Re: People still getting help/using Emsam? » bearfan

Posted by proudfoot on August 27, 2010, at 22:59:25

In reply to People still getting help/using Emsam?, posted by bearfan on August 27, 2010, at 19:21:19

> I searched some of the archives and noticed quite a few people tried Emsam back in 2006. I also tried it for one or two days (got light-headed and low blood pressure which scared me off to discontinue). My doctor and I were thinking about trying it recently. My main problems being GAD/Depression. It seemed to be that most people got mixed results and had to titrate up to the 9mg dose for it to be effective. Are there some users still using it and having great success with it?

My shrink tried to push me towards using Emsam when I broached the idea of a switch to an MAOI (I was taking Cymbalta 120 mg, Geodon 40 mg, and Dexedrine 5 mg daily), but I didn't like the idea of using a patch, particularly when I still might have to adhere to the dietary restrictions even using Emsam, which is supposed to have that advantage over the oral pill formulations.

I figured that since I'm used to taking daily pills, I might as well go for a pill version that would have a lower co-payment with my insurance company too. We settled on Nardil, which I'm now almost a week into taking, and so far it's all I'd hoped it would be.

Granted, I have atypical depression with a strong component of social anxiety disorder, so I'm the poster child for Nardil, but this stuff is making me feel the best I've ever felt on any antidepressant or other psychotropic I've taken in the past - which includes Zoloft, Paxil, Prozac, Celexa, Lexapro, Wellbutrin, Cymbalta, Abilify, Geodon, Ritalin, Adderall, Dexedrine, lithium carbonate, and Lamictal.

If the Nardil successfully replaces the Cymbalta, Geodon, and Dexedrine all by itself I will be ecstatic. Anyhow, IMHO I say go for it and get yourself an MAOI if your current regimen isn't working. The diet thingie is still a learning curve for me, but it appears the benefits of the Nardil will far outweigh its risks for me. The future's looking bright right now...

Good luck!

Doug


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