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Re: Anyone Apply Emsam at night? » pulse

Posted by RobertDavid on May 15, 2006, at 21:12:17

In reply to Re: Anyone Apply Emsam at night? » RobertDavid, posted by pulse on May 15, 2006, at 15:22:39

> Thats' EXACTLY what I'm saying. I've had NO choice, as my 2 above side-effects related posts documented all the many - unbelievable!!! - problems I've encountered.
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> Just spoke to my pharmacist, whom I trust WAY more than my doc, and he said that Somerset should never have PROMISED me there would be no GI problems, as Emsam, even if it goes only through the bloodstream, still could, and, obviously DOES, cause GI problems - at least in those prone to them. Again, I have absolutley NO organic GI problems. (IBS is always stress-related: depression or anxiety or both.) My GI problems were & are psych-med caused. I likely have - at times ONLY - some somatic GI problems, but do not have somatoform disorder, just for the record.
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> My pharmacist just faxed alot of this info to my doc. The pharmacist will get back to me tonite or in AM.
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> On another note, what is a real mystery to me is this: seems like, although, most all - if not all - studies re: Emsam were for major depressive disorder (my far & away main dx), most HERE doing the best are the social anxiety (and a few GAD) folks, at least as their primary dx/es. I just don't get it!
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> pulse


I'm sorry to hear about the issues your having with your GI, that stinks. I hope that gets better. Post what you hear from your pharmcist or doctor.

As far as those getting the most benefit are those that have SAD or GAD, I'm hearing from others who have depression as their #1 issue who are getting relief with EMSAM.

At few of us with SAD/GAD and depression (which seems to go along with SAD & GAD) are also taking a benzo like klonopin (me) and I really don't think the jury is in for EMSAM as mono therapy to treat SAD and or GAD.

But what EMSAM has certainly done for me is fix the other issues I was having, being tired, foggy headed, depressed, etc. which was either part of my anxiety disorter or was perhaps was further agrivated by the use of a benzo.

That said, in additioin to feeling more upbeat I am feeling more social and have been while dropping my dose of konopin. I'll know in time if EMSAM will work on it's own for all my issues or if I'll have to continue to blend it with klonopin. Either way, it's helped me a bunch and I'll do what works the best. Good luck, I hope you start feeling better soon. Rob


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