Posted by PoohBear on April 13, 2004, at 18:36:27
In reply to Re: Remeron » PoohBear, posted by j-lo on April 13, 2004, at 18:25:55
Sorry to hear about the extra 4 pounds :-(
I really miss the sleep I got on Remeron. It was superb!
Too much Sudafed makes me jumpy.
I thought of Cortisol, but the research I did on the web seems to indicate that it's not as effective as the commercial would lead one to believe. (Why am I not surprised...)
Your explanation of the weight gain mechanism of Remeron makes sense. It seemed to me like I gained alot of weight in water, as I ended up with swollen joints and extremities.
Take care!
Tony
> thanks pooh bear,
>
> not only was i a bitch on effexor, but also could not acheive orgasm (if i ever felt the urge). since on here, i did a bit of research. remeron is an antagonist which fights/blocks histamine receptors. it actually lowers serotonin, but it increases norepinephrine in the brain. an increase in norepinephrine increases: heart rate and pressure, conversion of glycogen in glucose and therefore increases the conversion of fats into fatty acids in adipose (fat) tissue. what this means to me is that the rate that the glucose is being converted is increased, which in turn means that your body would need to burn off the glycogen so many times faster than normal to keep up. now what i don't know is how you could cut that action off at the pass...if possible. though if there was a way, i'm sure that drs. would know about it by now. someone mentioned taking a drug for narcolepsy which would stimulate, but i don't know if it would help the metabolism of glucose. taking an anti-histamine maybe? such as sudafed...
> though, then you're just adding more drugs into the mix...
> i've put on another 5 pounds since my last post and i can't get an appt. with my p doc for three weeks, but i think i'll just wean myself off on my own. i'm seeing my family physician tomorrow.
> see what she says...
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