Posted by UgottaHaveHope on March 4, 2007, at 16:44:52
In reply to Emsam effectiveness...may try Provigil next/Ugotta, posted by stargazer on March 4, 2007, at 14:00:08
SG: Emsam is my first MAOI experience, and it has been a positive one. The first nine years, all I took was SSRIs and benzos. The benzos helped (and still do), while the SSRIs made me either feel nothing or worse.
So you feel 6 or 7? Man, that's actually pretty good in my book. I'll take it. And perhaps if you can do some CBT and mental exercises, you would likely add a point or two.
But I know where you are coming from. The same exact place as me: In my opinion, life is bearable and OK on Emsam, but there is the possibility that Nardil may give you a 8 or 9. Then again it may give you a 2-3. But you never know until you try. And since you had a positive experience on Nardil in the past, you are likely to have one again.
I think a lot of people, including myself, can relate to you about the pdocs. To me, it seems like they have one person have great success on one drug, then they think that one drug works for everyone. But everyone is different.
They are scared of the old meds because they dont know about them, dont care to take the time to know about them with all the new meds, and hear about all the restrictions.
Ive been going through this anxiety thing for almost 10 years, and only now in the last 8 months found a doc that would even openly talk about MOAIs. Perhaps you may have to do some calling around to see if the pdocs prescribe MAOI, go to a big town or find a university with some old pdocs who prescribe old school.
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