Posted by jujube on October 28, 2004, at 11:03:05
In reply to Re: Remeron has stopped working and I am a monster » cherylann, posted by LyndaK on October 28, 2004, at 0:13:46
Lynda,
Did you find Remeron effective for depression as well as anxiety? I am currently looking for a new AD, having not had any success with Paxil (worked great the first time), Prozac, Effexor XR and now Celexa. The weight gain associated with Remeron worries me (I'm only 5'5" and 135 lbs, so I'm big enough as it is and can't really afford to gain any more weight). Anything you can tell me would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Tamara
> Did you try increasing your dose of Remeron? I take 60mgs. per day and have finally stabilized at that dose, get good sleep, good control of anxiety. Just one step down from that (45 mgs.) starts to bring back the insomnia and anxiety. I gained 20 pounds with Remeron but increasing the dose did NOT make me gain any more. It might be worth a try just upping the Remeron instead of switching to a different drug.
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> Lynda
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> > I am currently on 30mgs of remeron. It's not the sleep that's the problem right now. I'm sleeping pretty good with an addition of .5mgs of klonopin.
> > It's the depression and, as of this morning, the panic is back. None of my usual tricks are working, like directed thinking etc.
> > The reason I don't want to try another TCA is because of weight gain. I don't mind the 30lbs I've gained on remeron, but I know from experience that starting another TCA will make me gain more weight on top of the 30lbs. That will cause more health issues. At least if I give the cymbalta a try, I'll hopefully lose some of this weight, and if it doesn't work I'll move on to another TCA.
> > Thanks,
> > cherylann
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