Posted by Emme on September 19, 2001, at 21:59:35
In reply to EMME: thanks so much; few more questions:, posted by Janelle on September 19, 2001, at 11:39:41
Hi. It seems like different people have different opinions about what's the worst drug for sedation. I think you just have to try and see how your body tolerates it. I always take sedating drugs at night. Actually, Remeron does double duty as a sleeping pill. I think adding Serzone with another sedating drug would be too much. More than 450 mg of Serzone was too sedating for me, but I guess some people can go up to 600. I do think the weight gain thing with Remeron is a real quality of life issue. Even though I managed to keep the weight gain under wraps, I have to admit it was nice to have my metabolism go back to normal and be able to eat more once I got off of it. It was a really good antidepressant while it worked, though.
I got five or so good months on the Serzone/Wellbutrin combo, and I think about 7 months on Remeron before relapsing. I had 8 months of help from Paxil. Fun.
So you're on Lamictal. Glad to hear it's working out well. Are you looking for something to help counteract the Lamictal and let you sleep? While I was trying Lamictal, my doctor prescribed Seroquel to help me sleep. I liked it. I just needed to play with the dose so I wasn't hung over in the morning. So that might be another option. Good luck.
Emme
> Hi there,
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> First of all, you're not "butting in" here - I am very appreciative to get as much input as possible; everyone here is sooo nice that way!
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> Thanks ever so much for giving me your personal experiences with Serzone and Remeron, since I'm about to make a choice between the two and I'm kinda stuck!
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> I'm really sensitive to meds also, and am scared about how sedating Serzone is from what I've heard and about how Remeron increases appetite (been there, done that with Zyprexa and thankfully it went away).
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> Wow - you are like the first person I've heard from who actually liked Serzone! I'm glad to hear that it helped with anxiety and that you slept better with it (I hear it is good for sleeping, but I worry about morning hang-over effect or if one takes it in the day that it would make you like a zombie). WHEN (time of day or night) did you take Serzone? (I could not take Serzone with Wellbutrin, as I tried and had bad reaction to Wellbutrin).
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> You're also the first person who reports that they had a harder time getting up in the am while on Remeron (people who have taken both have all said that it was harder on Serzone!)
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> What you did to combat weight gain on Remeron sounds like what I did with Zyprexa until my increased appetite finally subsided.
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> Major bummer to hear that BOTH Both of these drugs eventually lost efficacy for you. HOW LONG were you on each of them?
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> My doctor ALSO thinks I'm bipolar, need a mood stabilizer, and put me on Lamictal which I started low and slow (to avoid "the rash). I'm up to 75mg/day, with another 25 to add in next week. So far, excellent results. Has evened me out, helped with depression.
> Thanks again for your input.
> -Janelle
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