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Originally Posted by vanessaG
He also switched my emsam transdermal patch from 6mg to 12mg. He said the jump in MG should be fine and his concern is to bring me out of my deep deep low that im in.
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I hope he reminded you that with the increase of emsam above 6mg you have to follow the low tyramine diet or you can have a hypertensive crisis. It is not that hard to follow but it does mean you have to eliminate some things from your diet (eg. aged cheeses, aged, cured, dried meats, over ripe foods, leftovers more than 2 days old, saurkraut, pickles,...) google tyramine diet and you can find a lot of information. It is important. I am also on Emsam 9mg and will probably go up to 12mg too.