Posted by Molybdenum on June 25, 2008, at 7:18:24
In reply to Re: ok what to add to the cocktail effexor*Trazodo » Molybdenum, posted by shadowmon on June 24, 2008, at 22:04:41
> I have the same meloncholic depression too. Badly... I've gotten to the point to know that if I am changing meds that I have to buy some ensure because I won't eat... I was wrong to post that I tried remeron and effexor. It was respiradl and effexor. Is remeron the one that the dosage is backward? if you want to sleep more, you take less and if you want to sleep less you take more? I took a drug like that before and I think it was remeron but I can't remember what it was. I think though that was the drug that stopped making the trazodone work for a while.Heya shadowmon,
I'm not sure I understand what you meant about the not eating. I believe that Effexor can commonly produce nausea as a side effect and that's another reason Remeron is often combined with it to counteract this effect. Remeron commonly stimulates appetite.
And you're quite right about Remeron being the backward one - at least that's what the textbook says. So if you want more sedation, take a small (15mg?) dose. If you want more of the anti-depressant effects, take a higher dose. Just to throw a spanner in the works, I have always gotten good sleep from the Remeron, despite being on very high doses. And whenever I'd increase the Remeron, I'd get extra sleep inducing effects immediately. My pdoc says that it's not supposed to work that way but it does with me. He's also fond of saying that there is hardly any research into combinations of drugs, aka "polypharmacy" so it's all uncharted waters is his point.
I have never used trazodone, but if you know it's a reliable hard-working thing for you, then why not stick to it.
When my pdoc was away, I saw one of his colleagues. I was on just the Effexor at the time and he added Risperdal (chemical name risperidone). I only took a couple of tabs before I chucked it out. It turned me into a zombie and I was not pleased. I'm sure it's great for some people but not for me.
Steady Eddie - he does make me laugh... ;)
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