Posted by laima on February 24, 2007, at 8:22:06
In reply to Re: few more from Emsam insert, posted by djmmm on February 24, 2007, at 7:24:32
Well, I noticed that Emsam's insert lists all kinds of meds to avoid, sans explanaitions or assessment of risk. Ie, I notice always, "no amphetamines". The pages that my doctor gave me seem to be far more nuanced, and give explanaitions, such as, "ONE adverse reaction reported", or, "risks exaggerated with this combo", or even, "might be a risk-evidence lacking". And - they note that amphetamines CAN be combined with MAOIs in some cases, and can be great augmentors. I've seens warnings on tryptophan bottles to never use with MAOI- but the pages my doctor gave me say something pretty different. Shoot, I wish I knew what book they are from. Some text for medical professionals. I asked him once, but was admonished to never take anything without asking him first!
Seems the risks roughly, loosly fall into a few categories: risk of hypo or hypertensive crisis, risk of seratonin syndrome, and risks reported by one patient here or there-so they end up on warning lists. No doubt amounts play a role often.
I don't have any doubt that you were safe in your combination!
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