Posted by Little Miss Muffet on July 6, 1999, at 19:34:19
In reply to Re: Remeron and Zantac, posted by Mark on June 16, 1999, at 3:31:24
> I can't imagine it would help. The weight
> gain is thought to be from the blockade
> of histamine 1 receptors. Zantac blocks histamine
> 2 receptors. I guess theoretically Remeron
> might cause weight gain from unopposed histamine
> 1 blockade and blocking both receptors could
> alleviate the wieght gain.
>
> > i have a number of patients currently on remeron who complain of significant weight gain. changes in dosage have had little effect. I was told by someone that zantac may help this. any thoughts/experiences/advice??Has anyone actually experienced weight gain which was stopped after adding
Zantac, or is this just hearsay?
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