Posted by Astounder on October 31, 2007, at 7:21:00
In reply to Re: Movin' on up to the Big Time - EMSAM 9mg patch, posted by trx resistant on October 29, 2007, at 16:46:44
> Hi everyone! Really appreciate your sharing. I just moved up to 9mg. Wondering if anyone has found a review of EMSAM at all dose levels. I have MDD and the only drug that returned me to real life was Wellbutrin in 2000. But I developed severe seizures from it. Since then Effexor and cymbalta SSRIs did nothing unless I received maximum dosage then I got nocturnal seizure. So EMSAM provides me with a shred of hope, of which I have little. I spent 4 weeks at 6mg noticed a little help, but not enough to get me out of the house and functioning. Not working. Single, no family or social friends. Having a terrible time with motivation, have lots of messes (paperwork- year of unopened mail and boxes to unpack because of a forced move) to clean up since I have been SO STUCK. I am living out of a suitcase and my surroundings are so depressing. If I could just get organized enough to face everything maybe I ccould rebuild a life.
> TRX ResistantI found the effects to be pretty linear (6, 9, 12, 18, 24 mg/d). As I got happier, I became more obsessive about fixing up my surroundings, but no less avoidant. If you want to replicate Wellbutrin, you could take EMSAM and add on a noradrenergic antidepressant like protriptyline or desipramine.
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