Posted by RobertDavid on May 14, 2006, at 21:22:44
In reply to Re: Emsam at night?ravenstorm sorry GI problems, posted by pulse on May 14, 2006, at 19:51:40
The only experiment I have done was on a 2 occations taking the patch off at bedtime, then back on in the morning.
I have always had insomnia, I just can't buy a good nights sleep. After talking with my doctor about various possible meds to try for insomnia he suggested taking the patch off at night. He said he thought perhaps the activation, energy and mood elevation I get during the day would remain and I might sleep better at night.
The theary being that since I have more energy during the day than prior to taking EMSAM (which is allowing me to be more active, go to the gym more, etc.) I should be more tired at night and that by taking the patch off I'd reduce the selegine activation and sleep better. Then by putting the patch back on in the morning I'd get be right back where I was before, feeling good. He felt my blood levels would still remain high enough for it to continue working for me.
Since I've done so well on it I didn't really want to mess with this, but on the 2 times I've tried it, it worked. I slept good felt even more energy than before (probably because I slept better than ever).
So I think I'm going to give it a try for a week and see what happens. It would sure be great if this was the trick to not only treat my anxiety and depression, but get rid of a lifetime of insomnia as well. If it doesn't pan out I'll go back to wearing it 24/7. I'll post how I do.
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