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Originally Posted by possum220
Hiya, Just saw this post. I have started taking Moclobemide - MAOI. Been on it a whole two weeks so I guess I haven't even reached the "therapeutic level" yet. I do not like the side affects this is having on me.
Any medication that a P'doc prescribes, whether it be and MAOI, SSRI, SNRI, Antipsychotic etc has to eventually have more benefits than not.
You are having a very hard time. The side affects that you mention should have eased up considering that you have been on this med since June. Panic attacks and back spasms and insomnia are deal breakers. If it were me I would ask for a change. If it hasn't worked by now it isn't a good sign.
Hope your p'doc listens. Maybe your T can have a chat with your P'doc?
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Sorry if this comes across as rude, but I don't think you read this entire thread. I have been on EMSAM for 13 months, not since June. I made that post in June where I said I started EMSAM last September. I started getting insomnia in Dec '15/Jan '16 when my dose was up to 12mg. I just said in the recent post about the back pain that I did make a change, I went down to the lowest dose which is where I started and my sleep is better already. Also, I said that my pdoc and his colleague at the American Psychiatric Association (an attorney) are waiting on a decision from my insurance company for TMS approval after filing a series of aggressive appeals. Btw, the back pain is not from the EMSAM at all. It is my mattress and muscular strain/atrophy caused from lying on said mattress every weekend and weeknight because depressive people tend to like to stay in bed a lot.
I'm sorry you're having a hard time with side effects while starting your new med. When I first started EMSAM it knocked me out and I could never get enough sleep. I think pdocs downplay the magnitude of side effects overall, but that's just my personal opinion from being a patient for so long.