Posted by RUKynd on February 3, 2009, at 9:53:49
In reply to EMSAM withdrawal and fatigue, posted by Blossom on January 27, 2009, at 14:35:39
Was the fatigue part of your depression symptoms before starting Emsam? Of course, there are different kinds and degrees of fatigue, so if you did have that before, I wonder if it could be a combination of withdrawl and returning depression.
I've been tapering off Emsam for about a month and haven't noticed any side effects yet, but I'm very concerned about stopping it completely. I'd been on TCA's and SSRI's for about 20 years, and I was always able to stop one and start another pretty quickly. With the MAOI, though, I'll have to go without anything for at least 2 weeks. I guess I'm more afraid of the full depression symptoms returning than I am about withdrawl symptoms, but I'm interested in hearing others' experiences with the latter, and I'll be sure to post any of my own, if I have them.
Best of luck to you--hope it passes quickly!
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