Posted by damnthislife on August 27, 2013, at 8:36:22
In reply to Day 2 (9 mgs), posted by damnthislife on August 5, 2013, at 10:34:33
I'm at the closing days of my Emsam experience. I have about 5 patches left after today (9mgs) but I still see no benefit for taking this. I continue to have reduced cravings for sugar/carbs and that is probably the dopamine effect. No increase in energy, no relief from daytime sleepiness.
I see my pdoc on thursday and that will probably be my last day on Emsam. I will be switching to Parnate after this.
All in all, Emsam did not work for me, but that is not to say it won't for you. The price for me was expensive, around $600 for a month supply. That 6mg and 9mg. If you want my opinion, have your doctor write you a script (if you only need the 6mg patch) for the 12mg patch, and cut it in half. You will save money, and have 2 months supply since they all cost the same amount.
I hope this thread helps some, though my experience was few and far in between. Do I have Atypical Depression? I still continue to wonder this. If my Parnate experience (which I too will document on this site) doesn't help, I will be left with the conclusion that depression is not the reason for my fatigue/sleepiness and rather another symptoms of another illness.
For the record, I have been tested for everything under the sun through blood work, allergy testing, infectious disease, sleep studies (very mild sleep apnea). I have tried everything. You name the doctor/specialist and I have been to them. Supplements, and prescriptions... more than you can imagine.
If this is not a mental disorder, I am left to believe that possibly my very mild sleep apnea is causing this and I will find another sleep speicalist. After that, I will be left with nothing more than accepting that this will be my quality of life (age 31).
Good luck to all future Emsam users!
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