Posted by pulse on July 24, 2006, at 8:27:39
In reply to Re: EMSAM - First Day -- what to try for insomnia?, posted by ttee on July 21, 2006, at 0:11:54
on the contrary, i yesterday asked my doc and 2 pharmacists re: benadryl OR any antihistime, such a zyrtec regular - NOT zyrtec-d - and emsam. their firm conclusion: benadryl and the like are NOT contra-indicated for emsam.
it is ONLY the decongestants - or combo decongestants and antihistimes - which, of course , will still contain psuedephedrine - OR - any of the newer non-psuedephedrine other drugs termed 'non drowsy' - with which emsam should NEVER be taken.
it's not serotonin or serotonin sydrome that's the worry (re: the former).
it IS raised bp, possibly to probably, very extreme, that IS. (re: the latter).
i'm no longer on emsam, but like to find out all i can...'just in case'... even though i'm in full mdd remsision now w/no ad.
this is because my real hope is that someday w/in my lifetime there will be the options, if needed ever again for me, of one to many ads , that will come in the patch form. for me, that would be one/s that are NOT maois.
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