Posted by aabag on May 20, 2006, at 23:08:33
In reply to Is EMSAM Not The Med People Thought It Was?, posted by Phillipa on May 20, 2006, at 12:07:58
Is EMSAM the end all be all? No, it cannot be, due to genetic and environmental variability. Is there an a-priori test to determine which compounds or compounds will prove effective anti-depressants for you? Not yet.
I'm closing in our 4 weeks with the 6mg/20cm2 patch and I can say I did believe EMSAM would "work", but couldn't know. I believed this having trialed the combination of DLPA and some oral selegiline to occasional and short-lived success. I realize there are those to which EMSAM was intolerable. To me, Effexor XR was intolerable. Yet, its a multi-billion dollar med. I imagine I might find Haldol intolerable. I don't know, its doesn't match my dx.
As to whether I'm noticing more side effects, the answer is no, I am not. Friends/family have noticed and remarked on my overall increased happiness and less "shrinking-violet", disinterested attitude. And I agree. I wish you all the best, as I empathize with the tormentingly long wait.
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