Posted by cole on October 16, 2000, at 20:05:47
well i saw my pdoc on friday. she wants me to stick with the remeron at least until fall quarter is over so i can ace my classes instead of avoiding them. . . i would be fine with the remeron, even the sleepiness and possible weight gain, but there are other effects that are worriesome. this is my third time on remeron, the first lasted 3 months, and the second 2 days. both this time and last i found that my throat got sore and my lymph glands in my neck got swollen after 2 days on the med. my joints are all achey and yesterday i suddenly produced a cold sore on my lip-- this is probably the second time in my life i've had a cold sore.
i know the remeron is causing this stuff, since my immune system has been amazing since i quit smoking and started exercising over a year ago. all of this seems like an autoimmune reaction to the med. when i went off it the 1st time (after 3 mo) i had a completely random severe allergic reaction, and had to take prednisone. my pdoc said it was a rebound reaction to going without the histamine mechanism of remeron.
i'm getting a sneaking suspicion this stuff really messes with the immune system. is there anything i can do to counteract this response? does it get better? i was pretty achey this summer, but it seems worse now. thanks.
cole
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