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?
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