Posted by Helena24 on April 3, 2010, at 8:45:47
In reply to Re: Remeron Anyone?, posted by manic666 on April 3, 2010, at 3:43:37
A friend of mine with bipolar I disorder and postnatal depression took 30 mg Remeron + Zyprexa(!) for 2 years and didn't gain any weight!
She said ''it makes me hungry,but I can control myself''.
She has always been thin (not anorexic) and is not predisposed to hyperphagia.
People who are predisposes,as I am,react very sensitive to these side-effect,but you never know unless you try.
Mirtrazapine did a lot for my anhedonia.
I'm very sad that I had to stop it.There's a theory that part of it's appetite stimulating action is due to it's effect on histamine receptors,and that these receptors are ''covered'' from the 15 mg dose and above.
That means that the appetite stimulation doesn't increase after the first 15 mg.
I don't know if this is correct,but MY experience was,that 30 mg and 60 mg dosages didn't had much difference on the appetite stimulating effect.
(The 60mg didn't make me hungrier than the 30mg,
but the 30 mg did me make already to hungry!).
There are a lot of different reaction to this med,it depends on your metabolism.
It's worth a try if you suffer from anhedonia and have no weight problems.
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