Posted by seanwrx on April 6, 2004, at 17:14:57
In reply to Weight-loss after Remeron, posted by LyndaK on March 30, 2004, at 2:37:40
> To those who have lost the extra weight from Remeron:
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> Did you have to go off of Remeron completely before you were able to lose the weight, or did a reduction in dose allow some weight-loss as well?
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> Lynda
Well its been three weeks I believe, since coming off of the Remeron. My reasons for getting off of it were:Didn't help with the anxeity all that much
I felt cumbersome, especially after I ate - light-headed and such...
Didn't think it was doing too much for my depression, I was still unhappy
I put on weight, and I was trying to do better for myself with exercise and eating better yet I felt worse and worse almost everyday.Now, three weeks later - this is the first time in several years that I haven't been on any sort of SSRI/Effexor/Remeron. I got a refill on klonopin to help with the anxiety, but try to use it sparingly... I guess I don't want to wear out its effects.
I have lost weight, probably from getting rid of Remeron, but also a noticable increase in depression. I can barely eat a thing. I have ZERO appetite.
In hindsight, I think SSRI's and the like helped me with depression somewhat, but not with anxiety, and there isn't much to be happy about if you are anxious all the time (never been told what I have, but I would say GAD, since its constant - elevating to panic *occasionally*)
Unfortunetly, I have been pretty much been in the throws of depression, compounded by anxiety and it seems to be escalating. I get some reprieve if I take some Klonopin, but I get spacey and unfocused (though it doesn't bother me as much as my non-klonopin anxiety induced spacey and unfocused feelings).
Anyway, the fastest way to lost weight comming off of Remeron is to get depressed, and if you are like me depression=no appettite then you should do fine.
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