Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 207451

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Ritch, HELP!

Posted by Rainbowlight on March 9, 2003, at 14:23:28

And so the saga continues... Thought you might be able to help me make some sense out of what is going on with my meds. Restarted Remeron a week and 2 days ago. 45 mgs. this time instead of 30 mgs (to counteract weight gain). Kept Zoloft 50, Lamictal 100, and she lowered the Ativan to 1 mg. in the morning (instead of 1 mg. morning AND 1 mg. at night). First 5 days or so of restarting the Remeron I was pretty manic, getting tons of stuff done and talking a mile a minute. The past two days have been horrible, nausea, bad headache at the back of the head, sedated AND severely agitated all at the same time. I feel HORRIBLE. IN the meantime, the first 5 days or so I was taking 1 mg. of Ativan at night because the Remeron alone was not putting me to sleep. The past 2 days I have taken NO Ativan at all, have not needed it for sleep, the Remeron was enough. ALSO, 3 days after I started the Remeron I put 8 pounds back on. My regular pdoc said it was water weight and started me on a diuretic 5 days ago. The first day it seemed to reduce the bloating a bit, but not much after. SO here is my dilemma, I am not sure if I am feeling so crappy because of restarting the Remeron, cutting out the Ativan, or adding a diuretic to the mix. I am SOOOO frustrated. Do you have any ideas for me? I can't think straight today, thought maybe you could take a look at the mess for me and give me your input.

 

Re: Ritch, HELP! » Rainbowlight

Posted by Ritch on March 9, 2003, at 16:18:43

In reply to Ritch, HELP!, posted by Rainbowlight on March 9, 2003, at 14:23:28

> And so the saga continues... Thought you might be able to help me make some sense out of what is going on with my meds. Restarted Remeron a week and 2 days ago. 45 mgs. this time instead of 30 mgs (to counteract weight gain). Kept Zoloft 50, Lamictal 100, and she lowered the Ativan to 1 mg. in the morning (instead of 1 mg. morning AND 1 mg. at night). First 5 days or so of restarting the Remeron I was pretty manic, getting tons of stuff done and talking a mile a minute. The past two days have been horrible, nausea, bad headache at the back of the head, sedated AND severely agitated all at the same time. I feel HORRIBLE. IN the meantime, the first 5 days or so I was taking 1 mg. of Ativan at night because the Remeron alone was not putting me to sleep. The past 2 days I have taken NO Ativan at all, have not needed it for sleep, the Remeron was enough. ALSO, 3 days after I started the Remeron I put 8 pounds back on. My regular pdoc said it was water weight and started me on a diuretic 5 days ago. The first day it seemed to reduce the bloating a bit, but not much after. SO here is my dilemma, I am not sure if I am feeling so crappy because of restarting the Remeron, cutting out the Ativan, or adding a diuretic to the mix. I am SOOOO frustrated. Do you have any ideas for me? I can't think straight today, thought maybe you could take a look at the mess for me and give me your input.


Wow, what a drag-eight pounds in three days! I think your agitation and miserable feelings are stopping the Ativan cold, IMO. You might try restarting the Ativan at .5mg twice a day for awhile. Also, the Ativan could be acting as a mild antimanic for you. You liked the Remeron when you first started it and now things are going haywire since you dropped the Ativan. Geez, would it really be all that bad to be on a low-dose of Ativan with your other meds as a permanent fixture?

 

Re: Ritch, HELP!

Posted by Rainbowlight on March 9, 2003, at 17:17:50

In reply to Re: Ritch, HELP! » Rainbowlight, posted by Ritch on March 9, 2003, at 16:18:43

The problem is that I can't really tolerate the Ativan during the day. All it makes me do is want to nap. I am trying to get Benzo free if I can. I don't really like the way Ativan makes me feel and she won't give me any other benzo. The benzos tend to make me depressed in general. I was guessing it was the Ativan too. I took a bit of Ativan yesterday to calm the agitation. It didn't help. I took 1/2 mg. I don't think my body likes Ativan very much. I really have some serious health issues to debate over. The Remeron is giving me water weight and the Zoloft gives me constipation. Taking the diuretic seems to make the constipation worse. UGH! Last night I started eating the flax seed hoping it will help. And today I am drinking tons of water. I swear, I never get any of these side effects except for on the meds I like, geesh, I can't win! I really need to exercise but these meds make me so tired right now. The good news is that at the increased Remeron dosage I don't seem to need a sleep med with it like I did at the 30 mgs. I hope it stays that way. What is your opinion on losing the weight at the higher dosage? Is that true? Or is it one of those things where I would have to stop the med, lose the weight, and THEN start at a higher dose?

p.s. Thanks for getting back to me so fast, I am having a rotten day and I needed the support!

 

Re: Ritch, HELP! » Rainbowlight

Posted by Ritch on March 10, 2003, at 10:29:41

In reply to Re: Ritch, HELP!, posted by Rainbowlight on March 9, 2003, at 17:17:50

> The problem is that I can't really tolerate the Ativan during the day. All it makes me do is want to nap. I am trying to get Benzo free if I can. I don't really like the way Ativan makes me feel and she won't give me any other benzo. The benzos tend to make me depressed in general. I was guessing it was the Ativan too. I took a bit of Ativan yesterday to calm the agitation. It didn't help. I took 1/2 mg. I don't think my body likes Ativan very much. I really have some serious health issues to debate over. The Remeron is giving me water weight and the Zoloft gives me constipation. Taking the diuretic seems to make the constipation worse. UGH! Last night I started eating the flax seed hoping it will help. And today I am drinking tons of water. I swear, I never get any of these side effects except for on the meds I like, geesh, I can't win! I really need to exercise but these meds make me so tired right now. The good news is that at the increased Remeron dosage I don't seem to need a sleep med with it like I did at the 30 mgs. I hope it stays that way. What is your opinion on losing the weight at the higher dosage? Is that true? Or is it one of those things where I would have to stop the med, lose the weight, and THEN start at a higher dose?
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> p.s. Thanks for getting back to me so fast, I am having a rotten day and I needed the support!

No problem! I've gotten worsened depression from benzos, too. Valium was the real stinker for me. Klonopin doesn't bother me much depression-wise, though. As far as losing the weight at a higher dosage goes... all you can do is try it and see if it works. There is a lot of stuff that looks good on paper-but you won't know until you undergo a trial.

 

Re: Ritch, HELP!

Posted by Rainbowlight on March 11, 2003, at 0:37:46

In reply to Re: Ritch, HELP! » Rainbowlight, posted by Ritch on March 10, 2003, at 10:29:41

Spoke to my Dad's girlfriend today, she is a nurse. We went over the side effects I am having and she is pretty sure it is the diuretic. She says I am having all the classic symptoms of low blood pressure, which is common with the diuretics she says. Last night I almost passed out, it felt awful. I have never felt like that before.

 

Re: Ritch, HELP! » Rainbowlight

Posted by Ritch on March 11, 2003, at 9:43:12

In reply to Re: Ritch, HELP!, posted by Rainbowlight on March 11, 2003, at 0:37:46

> Spoke to my Dad's girlfriend today, she is a nurse. We went over the side effects I am having and she is pretty sure it is the diuretic. She says I am having all the classic symptoms of low blood pressure, which is common with the diuretics she says. Last night I almost passed out, it felt awful. I have never felt like that before.


I would get one of those blood pressure machines so you can check it out from time to time. I got one of them back when I was on Wellbutrin+Ritalin and was monitoring my BP (which went up a lot taking those meds).


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