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Have you found in your practice any effectiveness for the EMSAM patch for treatment resistant depression?
I'm finding that some doctors have never heard of it. Thank you.
Hi Trina . . .
My experience with EMSAM even in high doses has generally been disappointing. I use a lot of MAOI treatment in my practice and get much better results with Nardil or Parnate than with EMSAM.
There is no such thing as a free lunch. EMSAM promises more than it can deliver.
Best regards . . .
Ivan
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Ivan Goldberg, M.D.
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I am a psychiatrist/psychopharmacologist with many years of expereince in treating individuals with depressions, manic-depression (Bipolar Disorder), other mood disorders,. I am especially interested in the psychopharmacologic treatment of individuals with so called "treatment-resistant" syndromes.
Experience
I have been on the staff of the National Institute of Mental Health, Columbia's College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. I am currently in full-time private practice in New York City.
A.B. Johns Hopkins University
M.D. N.Y.U. College of Medicine
I am the creator of Depression Central:http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.html
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