Posted by Donna Louise on June 13, 2006, at 18:04:13
In reply to Re: Emsan-Day 35 » cecilia, posted by Jakeman on June 13, 2006, at 0:42:01
> > Well, I'm still experimenting-yesterday I cut off half the patch at bedtime and then put on a whole new patch when I got up. The Emsam folks would have a cow if they knew how many of us are experimenting with cutting patches when their drug insert says not to. (Of course I'm sure the main reason they wrote that was because they definitely don't want people saving money by cutting 40 mg patches in half to get a 2 month supply for the price of one.) All the Emsam reps reading this-we're depressed, not dumb!Emsam definitely makes me irritable, but how do you determine if that's an effect of the drug itself or the lack of sleep it causes? Cecilia
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> I don't know. Lack of sleep does not cause me irritiblity so much. I feel dumbed down, in slow motion. I suspect the irritabilty effect may relate to increased dopamine. I feel stuff like: Go ahead, get with it, Your're wasting my time. Plus increased libido.
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> ~Jake
>That is exactly how I feel. I actually walked away from a friend that was asking me stupid questions in the hot sun the other day. I felt terrible about it. But I felt like if I didn't, I would either scream or slap her. Are you like this only on the patch? I am worse on the patch. something must be done. I just read a little about seroquil. I can't do anything that is going to make me sleepy all the time and crave carbs more than I already do. It is looking more like lamictal. But I am going to ask about bupe first.
donna
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