Posted by jkshrews on May 17, 2006, at 0:44:56
In reply to Re: Everyone PLEASE share your ENSAM updates?, posted by Donna Louise on May 16, 2006, at 6:36:03
> Seems like it is time for another update although it was just a couple of days ago..This is day 17 and I have had no more or that irritable rage kinda thing. I seriously doubt it had anything to do with the patch as that is a major problem I have always had. I have started taking a whole .5mg klonopin at night and .25 mg midday and maybe another .25mg in there somewhere but the main difference is the whole .5mg at night as suggested by Robert David. And my mood is really really good too. I am so sorry that others are having some really bad side effects, I know that hell from most of the other drugs I have taken. I am just having none on this drug at all, just I am tempted to say, moving towards what feels like a total remission. Dare I say that out loud??? oh dear lord, let me knock on some wood..
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> DonnaDonna,
The Klonopin has such a long half life, 18 to 50 hours, I am curious how breaking the dose up could have much real effect. I think one can take it all at bedtime to get the sedative effect, and get the antianxiety effect the next day with no problem. The antianxiety effect is associated with the blood concentration, which is very constant due to the very long elimination half life of the drug.
I think it is wonderful that your "irritable rage" thing is diminishing with EMSAM. I think usually people will need Lithium as an adjunct medication to deal with this. But if you are having good success with just the MAOI, that is super!
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