Posted by UgottaHaveHope on January 10, 2007, at 0:27:03
In reply to Re: EMSAM Day 6 ... and many questions, posted by stargazer on January 9, 2007, at 22:15:47
That's what the pdoc told me today, that Emsam is unlikely to help with anxiety. His plan for me is this: To take Seroquel, Klonopin and/or Benadryl temporarily for anxiety (primarily) and then sleep. The hope is that therapy will eventually calm me down, and then Emsam will kick in to treat an underlying depression.
Seroquel (by itself) was the only med in 10 years that really hit my free-floating anxiety. It worked from Aug. to Nov. The only problem is that I got upset about an external circumstance, which jacked up my anxiety to a level that even Seroquel (well, at the doses I was taking) couldn't touch. It has been six weeks since that happened and I have gotten over the problem, but am still jacked up from all the trauma surrounding it.
I wish there was something I could've taken with the Seroquel to hit that anxiety even more during this period, something temporarily. Trazadone + Seroquel?
Anyways, I am committed to taking Ensam 4-6 weeks to see what happens. Every med affects everyone differently so maybe some magic will happen and it will touch anxiety. The pdoc said something interesting: That each of us have to believe that the med is working for it to have a chance. In other words, if you are defiant about Emsam or (you name the med) only makes you worse, then your mind won't give it a fair chance.
Thanks everyone for the above posts. I read every one of them and I appreciate the feedback. Michael
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