Posted by crazy777girl on May 30, 2006, at 6:37:53
In reply to ssri washout before EMSAM, posted by 4WD on May 27, 2006, at 18:55:54
Greetings - I developed a stiff, very sore, slightly swollen neck when I first started EMSAM. It became difficult to breathe & swallow, but it was swollen on only 1 side, which lead me to believe it may have been unconnected w/ the med, even though the timing was connected. My doc agreed that had it been a reaction from EMSAM, it would likely not have been one side of my neck, but we did an ultrasound anyway. Nothing showed up. It went away in 3 days.
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> Has anyone switched from Celexa/Lexapro/Paxil/Zoloft, etc. to EMSAM? Have you waited one week or two as a washout period? How did you deal with the SSRI withdrawal issues in the meantime? Did the brain zaps, etc. disappear when you started up the EMSAM?
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> I'm on Celexa (plus Neurontin and Klonopin) and I'm a bit scared of stopping the Celexa cold turkey for a week or two. Return of depression plus withdrawal could be mighty unpleasant since I'm not doing all that great as it is. My pdoc says I can take Zyprexa during the washout to help deal with depression (it comes back pretty quickly when I stop or reduce my meds).
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> Has anyone on EMSAM had problems with stiff neck or upper back?
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> Thanks,
> Marsha
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