Posted by gibber on April 1, 2006, at 18:31:31
In reply to EMSAM==Who's going to try it and why?, posted by RobertDavid on April 1, 2006, at 15:41:57
In all likelihood I'll be trying it. I haven't really discussed it will my doctor but I'm taking the tablets now and it would seem stupid not to try the patch later this month. I think bypassing the stomach is a huge advantage. Its sort of like the diabetics who uses the pump and can much more easily regulate their blood sugar. So although its not a direct comparison I like to think the patch will help regulate my moods in addition to just elevating them. In terms of diagnosis I'm going on 6 years of depression/dysthmia. Now I swing on a day to day basis from dysthmia to feelings of worthlessness, but almost never suicide. In the early years of this I had some very strong social anxiety, but I would never say phobia. Much of the social anxiety is behind me, but depression and cognitive trouble has been here to stay. I'm hopeful about the patch and if thats not the ticket maybe parnate will be.
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