Posted by john51 on September 4, 2008, at 7:12:10
In reply to Re: Best way to take Parnate?, posted by softheprairie on September 3, 2008, at 20:22:15
> > Officially, the food restrictions are only lifted at the lower dose, but unofficially, if you read the original petitions and FDA response, there's a lot of evidence that the food restrictions aren't necessary at higher doses, too.
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> > I'm not saying that it's safe to do that-- but I think it's certainly worth experimenting cautiously with your response, after you're well stabilized Emsam. Or asking your pdoc about his/her view about it.
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> > The original application was for no food restrictions on higher doses, and the drug company compromised with the FDA in order to get the drug out right away. I wonder if Somerset or Squib has done any further studies on the question.
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> > Nadezda
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> Yes, I was partly aware of that when I took EMSAM, and I always got away with my mild cheating on the diet; I didn't know how much to get into it here, so I just put "officially."
> But, I think it was here on Babble that I read of someone or a few people getting the hypertensive reaction while on EMSAM.
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> Anyways, John, how are you? What are you (or your dr.) leaning towards taking next?How am I? Not good! What am I (or my doc ) going to do next? I have NO IDEA!! I called my pdocs office Tuesday to tell him that I felt that I NEEDED to STOP the Parnate...he, of course was not there but his secretary said that he would call me the next day (yesterday).........
He never called!!! This is my WONDERFUL CARING PDOC!!!
Considering that he had RELUCTANLY agreed to take me back and treat me with the Parnate and then I stopped it after only 4 days, I am pretty sure that he is NOT going to be very sympathetic or helpful OR even willing to do anything more with me.
I went to a new therapist (PhD Psych) yesterday and we spent almost an hour filling out a form that: qoute "my lawyer drafted for me in case I get audited by Medicare, and I have been audited by Medicare". I felt like I was being interviewed by a detective. Then, with about 10-15 mintues left in the appointment he asked me, "Ok, where would you like to start?"
I don't know if there are ANY copmpetent therapists OR pdocs anywhere here in my area!!! By the way, I live between Utica and Syracuse, NY. This is the Central Upstate portion of the state.
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