Posted by Honore on March 14, 2007, at 20:48:45
In reply to Re: 10 months on EMSAM!!- Update » Honore, posted by UGottaHaveHope on March 13, 2007, at 9:53:18
I'm taking between 9 and 12 mg. It depends on whether I take it off for a while at night. I was, but it's too hard to keep enough on, so I"m closer to 12 mg.
There were some positive effects within about two weeks, but also insomnia and some irritability. The irritability was mostly dose-related, when I took a lot for a while to compensate for not using it at night. It resolved when I took less. So if I take too much, I sometimes notice my mood isn't quite as smooth.
Soon after I started Emsam this time (I took it for a while and had to stop for nonEmsam related reasons), I also started taking a small dose of abilify, which seems to amplify the good aspects of Emsam, without any real downside, except maybe a little more insomnia. But the extra energy I get from it more than makes up for sleeping somewhat less.
Honore
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