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Originally Posted by BeyondtheRainbow
I'm sorry with or without you. Emsam has been the best AD I've ever been on. The stimulation was easily countered with adjustments to my other meds and it had an appetite suppressant side effect until my AP was increased a couple years later. I usually am at 9 and go to 12 if I get depressed (and down to 6 or 4.5 if manic).
One thing we've done before is every other day dosing, either 12 every other or 9 one day, 12 the next. That's let me have some fine-tuning when I was in a really bad place.
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Thanks, it was the best AD for me as well for about 3 or 4 months. My depression is unipolar. I asked my pdoc if I was bipolar and he said no because my highs don't last long enough, and historically both of my manic-like episodes were a direct effect of medication. (It happened before with Abilify, and now this one). That's interesting you alternate with dosing and different amounts, he's never suggested that. Also, I am on nothing else except Xanax ER. I may as well be on a nicotine patch these days because that's how useful this thing is. I really wanted this to work because oral medication wreaks havoc on my stomach. The dietary restrictions haven't been so bad because I am a picky eater anyway and never ate most of the foods on the list. I'm glad it's working for you anyway.