Posted by stargazer on January 15, 2007, at 9:54:12
In reply to EMSAM (6mg) on Day 11, posted by UgottaHaveHope on January 15, 2007, at 0:16:04
Hi Ugotta...overall your response sound like a positive one considering how difficult anxiety is to treat.
Are you still combining it still with Seroquel or benadryl or have you been sleeping without any other medication? It's intersting that no matter how much or little Seroquel you took, it had minimal effect on your anxiety and just made you sleepy (side effect, not an effective treatment). This is what I have experienced with many meds....you keep increasing the dose and realize there seems to be little benefit despite the dosage, yet your pdoc feels you should keep taking it. And this can go on for months with little benefit unless you insist on a "new plan" or you a "crisis" which forces reevaluation of the meds. It just reminds me that most of this "treatment" is "experimentation". I had the same problem with Lamictal and Seroquel, no real result, just MD thought it was doing "something".
I am now trying to be more proactive in treatment to avoid wasting my life anymore. I believe I know more about what can work and need to be more vocal about this with my pdoc. I thought I had been, but realize I was more hopeful for him to come up with a solution, than myself, but this has not proven to be true. And still I like him andrespect him as a doctor. It just proves they do not have all the answers for us.
Wishing you continued success On Emsam... SG
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