Posted by michelle41a on October 19, 2010, at 11:38:39
In reply to Re: Going from Zoloft to Remeron I am worried :(, posted by morgan miller on October 18, 2010, at 20:26:17
> Sorry you are in such an uncomfortable state. Maybe the suggestion I made to try 25 mg in the morning for a few days is not such a good idea. Hmm..
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> Why Remeron and not Lexapro? Just because of the appetite issue? What if the lack of appetite is solely due to Zoloft? I really think you should see a good endocrinologist and get all your hormones tested and if they are out of whack, talk about biodynamic hormone replacement therapy. This alone may make you feel a ton better.
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> By the way, if you try Lexapro, start very low, like 2.5 mg, and stay there for a 3 or 4 weeks before you consider raising the dose.
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>What worries me about lexapro is the negative side effects on my GI tract. On July 27th I started Klonopin .5 2x Day. I also started Celexa 2.5mg once a day. The Klonopin started to help me with the panic and I started to eat a bit more. After 2 weeks, I had to cut back the Klonopin to .5 once a day because it was way too sedating.. I was on 2.5 celexa for 3 weeks but I didn't feel like it was doing anything for me..I probably should have given it some more time, but I opted for the zoloft because I was on it before and had success..So I started the Zoloft on Aug 27th. I did notice some improvement in my eating during the second week on zoloft.. From the third week and beyond on zoloft, my anxiety became to increase dramatically..I also started to get the same symptoms that I had when I was on Prozac. Eventually, by the 6th week of zoloft, I was back to not eating again and losing more weight. Yesterday, the anxiety was just as bad as it was in July.
So I called my pdoc and he suggested the Remeron for the weight loss and loss of appetite.
I took 3.5mgs remeron at 9pm last night and I felt really calm. I guess sedated would be a better word but I had absolutely no panic. I slept pretty good and woke up around 11 am. I did feel the usual morning anxiety but I was able to sleep through it. I just ate some cereal and took .0625 klonopin to see how I would react to it. So far so good! I am a bit groggy and slightly woozy/shaky and slightly grumpy but my GI tract is calm and I am not experiencing the panic that I was the past 3 days.. I am going to give the remeron another try tonight and see what happens. My goal is to be able to eat and gain back the 25 lbs I lost and to be calm..
I guess I am a bit hesitant to go back on something like Celexa or Lexapro due to my bad experience with Prozac.
I had my T3,T4 free T3 and T4 checked and they came back normal. I had my hormones checked and my FSH and LH is in the menopausal range. My estradol is at 80. I am going to my gyno thursday to discuss my cyst pain and what hormonal therapy I should be taking. I hope I feel better soon! This constant state of feeling like crap is really annoying :( I also feel like I am coming down with a cold so that is not helping the situation :(
I am wondering if the morning anxiety is due to adrenal issues? I was thinking of taking a saliva cortisol test to see if my cortisol levels are raised in the morning causing the anxiety/rapid heart beat upon waking.
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