Posted by katie san diego on May 28, 2006, at 19:54:55
In reply to Re: Is EMSAM Not The Med People Thought It Was?, posted by darcan on May 28, 2006, at 8:36:31
i am also taking the emsam for major depression and am now almost done with week 4. like you, i think my anxiety and depression is actually worse than before i started the drug, but my doctor thinks we have to wait it out 5 - 6 weeks before moving on to a higher dose. is this normal? I wish i knew how to read all the emsam threads, but i cant figure out how to sort thru them all here.
a few days after i started, i had a super high energy day - everything seemed great. i wanted to maked plans - do 100 things. then major crash. has anyone else experienced this. my doc thinks this is a "good" sign - like the drug will have a positive effect for me if we just wait it out, but i cant help but believe that weeks of waiting is not a good sign. that feeling worse than before reminds me of other SSRIs where is had bad reactions had eventually had to stop (effexor, wellbutrin)
please, if anyone has anything to offer...
poster:katie san diego
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