Posted by Mitch on September 20, 2001, at 23:37:44
In reply to Re: how to hang on with few acceptable meds... » Mitch, posted by chloe on September 20, 2001, at 18:46:12
> In terms of Remeron, i wish I could take it. I does seem like the 5 HT-2c is useful for me. But the appetite increase really annoys me...I found on Zyprexa, that I was really hungry, but has NO desire to eat anything. Nothing appealed (anhedonia???). So I just thought about food, but didn't eat too much of anything. It really messed with my head. I am not anxious to repeat that with Remeron. But the sleep would be ever so welcomed. Has your appetite changed?
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> Thanks, Mitch
> ChloeChloe,
I have tried Remeron before, and we went through "the more is less sedative" thing and it didn't work out. Well, this time it got retried again and I blanked out at work so bad for several days-I am now just discovering all of the mistakes I have made and fortunately nothing catastrophic has ocurred. So, that is when I started exploring the microdose idea mainly for sleep. It seems to be working ok thus far. I can sleep a solid 8 hours and by the time coffee gets in me and I have to start thinking I can handle it fairly well. Yes, without a "microdose" of SSri in with the Remeron I would be eating probably nonstop (the SSri has an appetite suppressant effect for me). Without that to counterbalance it I would be "grazing" (as someone else here aptly put it) in the refrigerator uncontrollably. There is another hidden benefit the Rem. has and that is it seems to suppress acid reflux at nite while I am sleeping, so that is a plus. It just seems that Rem. is like several drugs in one, and unfortunately most people don't need all of those! Serzone at bedtime was the best AD for sleep without making me a zombie the next day (just taking it at bedtime-small dose), but it got me to itching a lot-always a fly in the ointment! Good luck with your lithium trial. I know what you mean about you know what to expect with it. The one thing that is good about Li is that you can get better mood stability and tends to lift depression too and you don't have to worry about drastic, bizarre side effects, just chronic stuff that is annoying.
keep us posted,
Mitch
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