Posted by Seeking Peace on May 28, 2007, at 7:20:07
In reply to Re: Emsam Patch, posted by KayeBaby on May 27, 2007, at 22:50:25
It's good to know that this med does work and am hoping after all this anxiety and trouble, it does for me too. I have a few more questions if you don't mind...
1) do you monitor your bp at home or something or at doc's office??? I don't know if I should buy something to do the same. Doc did say bp would need to be monitored but i'm not sure if she meant she would monitor it..but that's like once a week.
2) I was initially following schedule of putting it on at night, but i think that's going to go off now as night is when I have to take it off...so maybe I need to change schedule and put it on in a.m.?
3) Last night i took off the patch, left it on desk, uncovered etc. This a.m. I cut it off in half, tried to stick it on, it wouldn't. So if you are to take it off, how do you store or put it away so that next time it's still sticky and you can put it on?
4) This a.m. I took out one patch from it's sealed pouch, cut half, used half. Since it says that you should take out the patch only when ready to use, does that mean the other half (that has not been taken off the sticky thing) is no good anymore?
5) Can you take a shower etc with it? Does it matter if it's a hot shower? Can you put soap on/around it while showering?
6) is it recommended due to anxiety to be off all stimulants such as caffeine, coffee, soda, etc?
7) does it seem unreasonable for me to say "oh within half hour, i started getting more anxious etc". Is that my mind or can the med kick in that fast?
Thanks for all your help with this. I have like a zillion questions.
poster:Seeking Peace
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