Emsam - Day 5

[Guest guest]

Overall, my experience with Emsam so far has been positive. The first

couple days were somewhat rough, as my depression actually got worse

and I had a shitty Easter. But all of a sudden, on Monday evening, I

felt a bit of a " surge " , and my mood lifted quite a bit and this has

sustained until now.

Just the fact that I've lasted 5 days on a psych med is a miracle in

itself. Too soon for me to recommend, but the cool thing is I have

noticed NO side effects so far. Probably due to the fact that it

doesn't pass through the gut and goes right into the bloodstream.

The million dollar question - any libido improvement? Nope, but I've

only been on it a few days. It could take as long as 6 weeks for the

full effect of the drug to kick in. Considering losing my libido on

Celexa was a very gradual process, maybe it will take just as long to

get it back.

Luther

[Guest guest]

I wonder how safe it would be to try a combo with emsam if it doesn't end up

doing

much for PSSD. Like, say, dostinex, or a 5HT2 antagonist since emsam does

inhibit

MAO-A quite a bit, meaning more serotonin. Just a thought.

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> Overall, my experience with Emsam so far has been positive. The first

> couple days were somewhat rough, as my depression actually got worse

> and I had a shitty Easter. But all of a sudden, on Monday evening, I

> felt a bit of a " surge " , and my mood lifted quite a bit and this has

> sustained until now.

>

> Just the fact that I've lasted 5 days on a psych med is a miracle in

> itself. Too soon for me to recommend, but the cool thing is I have

> noticed NO side effects so far. Probably due to the fact that it

> doesn't pass through the gut and goes right into the bloodstream.

>

> The million dollar question - any libido improvement? Nope, but I've

> only been on it a few days. It could take as long as 6 weeks for the

> full effect of the drug to kick in. Considering losing my libido on

> Celexa was a very gradual process, maybe it will take just as long to

> get it back.

>

> Luther

>

[Guest guest]

I see what you're saying, though I'm not a fan of drug combos. These

drugs are powerful and the brain has enough trouble handling one. I

think Emsam & Dostinex would be dopamine overload.

My plan (assuming I continue to tolerate it well) is to give it a

good 8-10 weeks. If it ultimately ends up working, I will stay on it

a few more months then taper off.

Luther

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> >

> > Overall, my experience with Emsam so far has been positive. The

first

> > couple days were somewhat rough, as my depression actually got

worse

> > and I had a shitty Easter. But all of a sudden, on Monday

evening, I

> > felt a bit of a " surge " , and my mood lifted quite a bit and this

has

> > sustained until now.

> >

> > Just the fact that I've lasted 5 days on a psych med is a

miracle in

> > itself. Too soon for me to recommend, but the cool thing is I

have

> > noticed NO side effects so far. Probably due to the fact that it

> > doesn't pass through the gut and goes right into the bloodstream.

> >

> > The million dollar question - any libido improvement? Nope, but

I've

> > only been on it a few days. It could take as long as 6 weeks for

the

> > full effect of the drug to kick in. Considering losing my libido

on

> > Celexa was a very gradual process, maybe it will take just as

long to

> > get it back.

> >

> > Luther

> >

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