Posted by Miriamne on July 7, 2006, at 17:06:44
In reply to Re: Looking into EmPower, posted by SLS on July 7, 2006, at 8:35:55
Thanks, Scott, for your reply. I will try the incremental approach as you suggest, when the time comes. Although I thought the EmSam package insert said you should not cut the patch... I imagine the reason for that would be that it changes the dosage, but since that is exactly what I'd be trying to do, I can't see why it would be a problem.
I have been on 6mg of EmSam for a month and 9mg for a month, and the only difference I can detect is that I'm not feeling the crushing anxiety I was up to about 3 weeks ago. But I certainly don't feel less depressed, hopeless, sad, despairing, etc. I have almost no patience with anyone, still have unpredictable mood swings, and frequently feel angry (even obsessively angry). I still can do almost no serious work because my focus is nil. If this is how I feel if the EmSam is actually DOING something, I'd probably need a patch that covered my entire body to feel truly better!
What I do from here is complicated by the fact that I'm trying to deal with Bipolar 2, not just depression; ADD may be a factor too (in fact, I've become convinced of it). And let's no forget female hormones, and that blessed time of "renewal" (read "menopause")for women of a certain age. No wonder I feel like giving up sometimes.
Again, thanks for the info. I'll let you now if I find some wonderful solution over the next few weeks/months.
Sincerely,
Miriamne
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