Posted by Tony P on September 27, 2008, at 22:09:49
In reply to Remeron is making me cry all the time, posted by raisinb on September 24, 2008, at 12:30:38
I find cutting back on or stopping an A/D often produces a bounce-back effect (briefly); I actually feel the effects of the A/D _more_ when I cut back. I expect that's because so many of them have a partial sedating effect.
I haven't taken Zoloft myself, but my wife once described it as the "sad drug" (Prozac was the "angry drug"), so maybe you're reacting to the Zoloft -- on the down-slope, as it were -- as she did.
Sometimes too I've found that an A/D released me to feel sorrow that I'd been to numb to experience when I was deeply depressed. I don't want to belittle how uncomfortable you must be feeling, but perhaps the sadness is natural, even though the med change-over is exaggerating it.
As others have said, you can expect much greater benefit from a higher dose of Remeron. And it's almost a rule-of-thumb that when starting a new A/D, the side effects come on first, and then the benefits more gradually. So hang in there, and keep posting.
Best wishes,
Tony P
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