Posted by Janelle on March 23, 2002, at 17:28:58
In reply to Re: BCat: your experiences » Janelle, posted by BarbaraCat on March 23, 2002, at 2:25:00
Hi Barbara,
First I just gotta say how NICE, warm, open and friendly you are ... it's great to be able to *compare notes* with someone who's so pleasant and who knows first hand about this depression/anxiety crapola!
Anyway, of course I realize that you haven't been on all those meds at once! If for some bizarre reason you had, my G-d, you would had Serotonin Syndrome big time!
The "oooh" in my subject heading refers to the fact that you are currently on REMERON - I am very interested in this med, because one of the exceptionally knowledgeable people on this board suggested that I substitute Remeron for my Zyprexa and Klonopin. I printed out exactly what he said and am bringing it to my next pdoc appointment!
So, of course now I'm wondering - what DOSE of Remeron are you on, how long have you been on it, and how are you doing with it - what was it prescribed for, is it helping, etc.
I have heard that it can be quite sedating and can cause weight gain - have you experienced either or both of these from it?
And I hate to ask again but the thread where you mentioned it is archived by now and I don't know what the subject heading was to even begin to try to find it, so could you tell me again under here what DOSES you are on of the meds you take!
I'm glad to hear that the cocktail you're on is "doing the trick" and includes SAM-e.
Thanks for sharing your experiences with me. I greatly appreciate it. For what it's worth, my depression/anxiety, etc. woes also began in my early 20's (I hear that if biologically based, many of these disorders start to manifest themselves in young adulthood).
poster:Janelle
thread:98599
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