Posted by BarbaraCat on March 21, 2002, at 18:20:58
In reply to Re: Remeron works for me » BarbaraCat, posted by mair on March 21, 2002, at 17:02:27
Hi Mair,
I'm really not sure what the reason behind the weight gain is and nobody else seems to either. I seem to have more of an appetite, but not so much to warrant the 20 lbs I've put on since December. I get powerful cravings every now and then that make me feel like a wild beast (thank God they're relatively rare). For instance, last night at 8:30pm I had such a ravenous craving for a chocolate Dove ice cream bar that I drove into town, bought it and was literally snarling as I wolfed it down in the parking lot! I used to get these chocolate crazies when I was pre-menstrual, but that was long ago.I was very inactive during the worst of my depression and am just now getting back to exercising, so I'm hoping I'll be able to up the metabolism and work it off. I'm also taking lithium so that Remeron doesn't poop out and lithium is notorious for weight gain PLUS, lithium makes hypothyroidism, which I have, worse. Sigh. So, it's a good incentive to work out which is a good thing anyway. I will find a way to burn it off and get it under control now that I'm sane again. I'd truly rather feel like I do lately than to be thin and feel as awful as I did before.
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