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Re: Emsam Questions, Dosage change 9-12, 12-15?

Posted by Wasp on February 17, 2014, at 3:03:00

In reply to Re: Emsam Questions, Dosage change 9-12, 12-15?, posted by Willful on February 16, 2014, at 10:39:49

> If you do take more than 9 mg and certainly if more than 12 mg, you should definitely go back to the food exclusions.
>
> The food exclusions, which are not necessary at lower doses, are just as necessary at the higher doses of emsam as with other maois.
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> I imagine your doctor told you that, because you say she had a food reaction at 9 mg. That would be unusual, at least according to the FDA and the manufacturer-- although persumably it can happen if you eat enough tyramine.
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> But above that dose, everyone needs to be careful.
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>

My doctor has been insisting on the diet even at the 6mg, so I just told her I was doing it. Thank you for that info... I was wondering how strict I needed to be now.

I take care of my father-in-law who is 93 and is always cold, so he always keeps the house shut up tight so there isn't any breeze and it gets rather hot, I live in Hawaii, so it's like spring and summer all year round, so I have been sweating off my patches.

I went to the drug store and asked at the pharmacy what would be a good tape to put on it, like the best waterproof tape. And I was told I have to use Tegaderm moisture barrier patches over it, because tape would "occlude" it and the medication would all be delivered at once.

That sounds like a disaster in the making and I wonder why I haven't heard of this before. I need to ask my doctor about it, but in the meantime I showed the person the online price, because at the drug store it costs $15 for 4 patches of the size I need to cover both patches! Outrageous!

That's around $100 a month.But online it's $27 for 50 patches of the same size, so much, much more reasonable. Have you heard anything about using tape on transdermal patches?

Love to you!


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