Emsam for Depression User Reviews (Page 2)
Emsam has an average rating of 7.9 out of 10 from a total of 29 reviews for the treatment of Depression. 79% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 10% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Emsam
- joann...
- October 8, 2007
"Emsam has helped me with my depression. However, when it is a very muggy humid day, the patch has a hard time staying adherred. I went to my pharmacist and he gave me something in addition to help hold it on. When the weather is fine, I have no problem, even through the swimming pool or a bath. Yesterday I had a patch that had the larger part of the sticky end missing."
- laure...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- December 4, 2019
"3 months on ensam patch with some sense mood improvement yet I feel like I'm lacking the motivation and the sense of happiness that I experienced so long ago on the original Nardil formula. On 9 mg 24 hour schedule. I am going to ask my provider to consider 12mg trial period."
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- DCSoc...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- February 15, 2024
"Like others on this thread, I have tried almost every antidepressant that was available prior to 2010. The one that worked the best was Nardil - but I needed to stop because of severe insomnia and one bad hypertensive episode - even though I strictly followed the diet. The sedating ones made my insomnia worse and others caused weight gain and impotence. I winged it for the next 14 years, but a series of events caused me to socially isolate. Enough was enough, and I again sought professional help. I was prescribed an SSRI and refused because of my previous experience. I had heard about Emsam and thought it might work because of my experience with Nardil. I was surprised that my HMO approved because of the outrageously high cost (retail $2,000/month, but my copayment is only $75.) Wow, what a difference. I started to feel the positive effects in a week. It took a while to learn how to apply the patch."
- bagel...
- September 19, 2008
"First drug to work for me in 30 years."
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- Anonymous
- December 22, 2010
"It really does work, the one side effect you have to overcome is it makes it difficult to sleep at night."
- Downerx
- July 26, 2010
"Tried Effexor, Wellbutrin, Paxil, Zoloft in the past with no results. EMSAM has brought me out of it after seven years. Only a little localized skin irritation."
- Anonymous
- Taken for less than 1 month
- July 2, 2012
"This is my first day on Emsam 9 mg. Very low blood pressure so far. Going to call doctor, in morning about that. Otherwise so far I have a little neck pain but nothing I can't handle."
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"I’ve had every side effect there is with Emsam. It started with the 6 mg, but I thought they’d go away. The insomnia was already normal for me with the depression, but it’s been way worse. Impulsivity, intense irritability, chronic constipation, blackouts upon standing, weight gain, exhaustion. We went to the 12mg because I was still depressed and even though the depression went away, the side effects progressed. When my feet and legs swelled up to where I couldn’t wear shoes, I was done. Down to 9mg, no better, down to 6mg, still not sleeping. This was my “last resort.” Devastated."