Posted by aabag on September 4, 2006, at 17:47:22
In reply to EMSAM (aabag's journal), posted by aabag on April 26, 2006, at 21:34:54
I'm wondering, what is everyone else doing for insomnia and EMSAM (whether or not its "working" for you?)
Now, to introductions. Hello all. Here's how the EMSAM experiment is going. I'm currently on 9mg, and have been since July 20th, 2006, or 75 days, having started on April 26th at 6 mg for the first 55 days.
Emsam continues to be stimulating (and I still drink coffee). For the most part, I am more socialable on it, which is the antidote to my primary dx, social anxiety.
I say for the most part, because the insomnia is very difficult to master. Its a bit of a rock and a hard place. For me, the efficacy point is somewhere between 6-9 mg. On the 9mg, I noted insomia issues within 10 days of upping to that dose, and have been trying to manage that vexing problem with marginal success.
Going to be at 2:30AM or later because you're body/mind can't fall asleep would prevent any anti-depressant from working, and certainly, its a slippery slope practice. Then with the lack of sleep, there comes a simultaneous drop in blood pressure, and increase in heart rate, and it seems the two are related. No sleep leads to lower blood pressure.
So, something has got to change. If I can get enough sleep, EMSAM works. So, I'm going to attempt using CES (0.5 Hz), as well a magnesium taurate before bedtime, along with removing 2/3 of the patch. Any other augmentation suggestions welcome. I realize the people perusing the board are probably the ones having difficulty with EMSAM, but perhaps this can do us all some good.
poster:aabag
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