Posted by Roslynn on July 19, 2008, at 17:47:12
In reply to Roslynn, posted by brooke484 on July 18, 2008, at 21:23:26
> Thank you so much for your kind words. You guys are great.
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> I forced a ton of salt down my throat this afternoon, drank 3 glasses of Gatorade along with plenty of water and felt a little better. But I don't want to do that every day! Like I said, I hate salt so Gatorade is really my only option until I see my family doctor on the 4th. That's the earliest I can get in with him unfortunately.
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> And yes, EMSAM is the only drug I'm taking. It's so frustrating that I have to quit all these MAO drugs (or be on such a low dose) because of my blood pressure. How will I know if they work if I don't stay on them? I've been on almost everything else. I guess I'll give it one more week (8 weeks total) and then forget it.
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> Ok, enough rambling.
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> Have you restarted EMSAM yet?
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> brooke
Hi Brooke,I'm glad the Gatorade is helping if only a little bit. Check the labels because I think some versions may have more sodium than others. Also you could ask your pharmacist what he/she recommends given that you already tried the salt tabs. I'm sorry those didn't work for you.
I restarted the EMSAM, it's going okay except I'm having to tape it to my arm as it slides off in the heat. So, I have red splotches on my arms but i'm just going to deal with it. Right now I'm spaced out but I think it's my other meds and I'm going to try to reduce Seroquel. It's making me a zombie.
Please hang in there and keep us posted. We are all thinking of you.
Best,
Roslynn
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