Posted by dewdropinn on July 30, 2007, at 11:25:59
In reply to Re: EMSAM Dosage + Sleep, posted by JohnSky on July 29, 2007, at 20:05:13
I look forward to hearing how everything goes -- it sounds like you've got your plan A established.
You know, there's an entire psychopharm. theory emerging based on the fact that a large percentage of people suffering from major depression are in fact contending with a bipolar spectrum disorder and antidepressants ultimately complicate and worsen the overall situation -- it explains why antidepressants don't work or work for a period of time and then poop out for many who suffer from long-term treatment resistant depression. This is the opinion of many bipolar experts.
If you fit into this group, your responses to lithium, seroquel and EMSAM all make perfect sense. Lamictal can act as both a mood stabilizer and an antidepressant, particularly at the higher doses -- Tegretol has antidepressive properties for some -- Geodon and Abilify have antidepressant properties -- and there other options as well. So, should things not work out with EMSAM, you have lots of options, and you will have completed an important step in targeting a viable treatment program for the future.
Best of luck!
Drew
> My anxiety has not settled down on 6mg patch so I will talk with my doctor tomorrow about what to do... The plan is to go to 9mg. The problem is I just don't feel right on EMSAM. I feel out of sorts and pretty tired at times. I just feel the medication is masking who I am somewhat. I feel strange and struggle for words at times... symptom of anxiety probably. Maybe that goes away with time. My main issue for months and months has been anxiety. I take Ativan to help with the anxiety but I just am not the generally relaxed person I used to be. Anxiety and depression dog me. I realize antidepressants normally work on the depression and then anxiety... I just haven't found a AD that works for me and I can say I have tried almost all of them. But I am not done with EMSAM yet. I would think the Lithium and Seroquel would help but I think they have just settled my mood down.
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> I am back meditating and doing many other things that should help me. The anxiety I may just have to deal with by accepting and working through the feelings.... that is after I get the EMSAM anxiety induced down.
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> Frustrated to say the least.
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