Posted by laima on July 27, 2006, at 22:02:16
In reply to Emsam, et. al, posted by Kirkster on July 10, 2006, at 12:19:02
Dear Kirkster-
EMSAM not nearly as scary or dangerous as the other MAOIS. Hence the huge news buzz around it, heralding it as a major breakthrough development.
I hear that even on a higher dose, if you slip up with food, you are most likely still absolutely safe. And I can only speak for myself, but I've experienced scads of side effects with most drugs, but nothing remarkable at all with EMSAM.Best wishes,
Laima
> Confused about EmSam -
> I was diagnosed as Bipolar Depression (cycle from norm. to depressed) and put on Lithium and Lamictal and doing great until Lithium toxicity (lots of fun!). I went down a bit on Lithium and so did my mood - big time. Now back up halfway on Lithium and not doing too well. Now my doc wants to try Emsam, but the idea of a MAOI is scary to me - been on every SSRI known to man, but not sure about trying Emsam. Is it worth a try or are the side effects so bad I should run away from it.
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> Kirkster
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