Posted by ClearSkies on January 2, 2008, at 19:44:28
In reply to I Wonder Why Remeron Isn't More Popular?, posted by bleauberry on January 2, 2008, at 19:22:47
I don't know, either. I tried so many SSRI's over the years, and the SNRI's (Effexor, Cymbalta), all of which either didn't work very well, or worked with really horrible side effects. I changed pdocs this summer after a ghastly experience and was finally put on Remeron, and I have to say that it really felt like somebody just handed me my life back, in so many ways.
The start up effects were really unpleasant - the incessant appetite and lethargy were truly horrible. But once I got up to my dosage of 30mg, the weight gain stopped, my energy returned, and my mood - my MOOD!!! - is pretty darn normal. I feel low, I feel high. I can FEEL. It's a real godsend for me.
High praise for this drug from me, and thanks to my pdoc for reevaluating my dx, which had been mild bipolar II, to major depressive. The dx fits me much better, and it's such a relief not to be on all those inappropriate medications that just wouldn't work, not matter how many I tried, or in how many different combinations.
ClearSkies
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