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Re: EMSAM IS AN ASTOUNDING RIPOFF

Posted by MoonageDaydream on January 23, 2010, at 15:25:42

In reply to EMSAM IS AN ASTOUNDING RIPOFF, posted by aminated on January 22, 2010, at 17:47:13

The Emsam patch has 74% bioavailability and keeps selegeline levels steady, whereas the pill has 4% bioavailability and peaks and troughs. What this means is you get WAY more selegeline in your system with Emsam. If you take the pill, much more is metabolized into l-methamphetamine, which basically just causes side effects. Emsam allows for selegeline levels that inhibit both MAO-B and MAO-A, and for a lot of people, MAO-A inhibition is necessary for any antidepressant response. By being a patch it avoids the necessity of dietary restrictions.

If I didn't have insurance, though, I'd almost certainly go for selegeline in the tablet form, because Emsam is ridiculously expensive.


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