Posted by KayeBaby on July 13, 2007, at 11:28:15
In reply to EMSAM Question Again - Help, posted by JohnSky on July 13, 2007, at 9:54:38
> Hello. I have been on the 6mg patch for 15 days now. When I started the patch from day 1 my anxiety jumped up. Through this period my anxiety has risen and held at a high level to date. I'm very sensitive to medications. I feels like torture at times and has me thinking about the anxiety alot. I take a benzo and gabapentin to help with the anxiety but it doesn't cut into it enough. Today I cut the patch in half (I hope you can do that) to see how where the anxiety goes. I thought I could hold at 3mg and work back up to 6mg very slowly.
> My pharmacist says don't cut the patch.
>
> I really want to give EMSAM a fair trial because I already seem to be feeling better from a depression perspective... And I have taken about every other med there is.
>
> My questions:
>
> 1. Is cutting the patch OK?Yes.
>
> 2. Have others experienced the intense anxiety
> of starting EMSAM and has it gone away.. and
> how long did it take?I only had transient mild anxiety and the little that I had is gone. I have been on it for 12 weeks. It was only the first maybe 3 weeks or so for me.
> I just can't take too much more of the anxiety/agitation from the EMSAM, but I am willing to tough it out another week or so if there is a decent chance the anxiety will go down.
>
> Would love to hear from others on this.If you see any glimmers of hope on this med do what you can to stay with it. If your Dr. won' t prescribe a benzo (which is just bunk)try Namenda. It help with anxiety and is safe and non-addictive. Do what ever it takes to stay on it 6 weeks minimum. It didn't really get going good tll then for me-week 5 or 6.
Hang in there,
Kaye
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