Posted by cubic_me on May 2, 2007, at 16:26:35
In reply to Re: Options for Atypical depression » cubic_me, posted by Girlnterrupted on May 2, 2007, at 14:58:09
Remeron = mirtazipine, so it sounds like you've tried it already and had similar effects (though I didn't have the sedation problem). But I'll answer the questions anyway.
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> Just a question: When you say it worked, did it give you some kind of hypomania? As in, feeling so comfortable with people that you couldn't stop talking and smiling? That happened to me with Celexa.No, I didn't get hypomanic at all. It was just like being "normal" - magic!
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> And another question:
> Did you gain weight because Remeron slowed your metabolism, or because it increased your appetite? Do you think there might be away to continue it if let say, you keep a daily food log and eat only a certain amount of calories?
>I tried it twice. The first time I calorie counted and started going to the gym to try to keep the weight off, but still it went up significantly (20lb in 2 months). The second time I couldn't seem to control my eating at all, I was constantly ravenous and ate up to 6000 calories a day! It didn't help that I was working at an eating disorders unit at the time...
Good luck in finding something that works for you.
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