Posted by BarbaraCat on September 20, 2002, at 2:10:19
In reply to Re: Remeron Anxiety » BarbaraCat, posted by LyndaK on September 20, 2002, at 1:06:16
Lynda,
What dose are you at now and how high do you plan to go? Remember that there's a lag time at each dose change so you may not feel the true effects until a week or so later. I felt a real kick in energy from 45mg on up and a 'brightening' effect. You may notice only a positive effect.Let me tell you about why I think the higher dose didn't sit well with me. My stress level is probably greater than most people's. My husband and I have not been working for over a year due to the bad economy in the NW, I'm sick with fibromyalgia to boot and become very ill at times which makes me and my husband worry about me. This means I can't work anyway and SS disability has been denied twice already (I'm working with a layer but it's still awful dealing with it and will be a year before I go to court on in). We're barely holding on and each month's bill paying time is trauma and intense anxiety as we empty out all our savings and IRAs. Plus we're also grappling with the IRS. For a while this past spring and summer the pristine land around our house was getting bulldozed, trees were getting crunched and the noise and destruction almost did me in. The rape of our pristine wilderness is breaking my heart. In short, I truly think I have more shit to deal with than the average bear. It may not be death and destruction but it's been very intense, and this kind of thing has been going on for a while (hell, all my life starting with an insane father). Although it's made me a very reslient and strong person, I never get used to it and eventually my perkyness turns into hysteria and hypomania, depending on the trauma that is ensuing. So I'm going to react to the anxiety component in a drug probably more so than is normal. Does this make sense? In other words, you may feel great on a higher dose. Plus, you can always use an anti-anxiety med when you need it. - BarbaraCat
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