Posted by McPac on September 15, 2002, at 17:47:20
In reply to Re: cortisol considerations (long) » McPac, posted by pfinstegg on September 13, 2002, at 19:21:17
Here's the quick 'scoop':
Lower doses of Remeron do lower cortisol levels.
While I was taking the Remeron at 7.5 mg/nightly (15 mg. should be fine also), at that dose it DOES lower cortisol doses (giving a calming, sedating effect). However, since my doc INcreased the dose to 45 mg/nightly, this causes INcreased noradrenaline levels, which, in turn, kicks the sympathetic system into overdrive (this causes anxiety/agitation/nervousness...it makes my heart beat faster at times...causes 'edginess')! Lower doses = very nice calming effect; higher doses can easily cause agitation/irrit/anxiety) Take Care! p.s.---I tried to increase the dose to use it for my OCD...but I'm most likely going to lower the dose very soon.
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