Posted by Gundy on April 30, 2002, at 12:03:41
In reply to Re: Remeron and Pot » JackD, posted by SherryM on January 28, 2002, at 8:37:40
> Hi,
> i'm interested in hearing more. What other info do you have on this subject and/or where did you find it? Thanks
>
> > Just noting a peculiar (and delightful) little phenomenon: now that I've been on Remeron, 60mg a day, for a few months, I've noticed that I can smoke pot and experience a great high (with very little psychedelia). I used to get paranoia, feelings of self-loathing, etc when I smoked. I would go "into my zone". Not anymore.
> >
> > After some investigation, I learned that Remeron blocks the receptors associated with marijuana's undesirable side-effects. So, all you mirtazapine users, toke up and enjoy!Jack,
I have been searching the internet for years, and this is the first post I have found specifically addressing remeron and pot. Please consider what I am telling you: Remeron and pot caused PERMANENT damage to my circulatory system. You MUST stop one or the other.
At first, I loved the high of combined pot and remeron,too. But after afew weeks, I started to get a strange vascular sensation, combined with severe chest pains whenever I smoked. At first, it went away when I stopped smoking, but after afew months of this,
the chest pains were too bad, and I stopped remeron, but the problem never went away. Five years later, I am still plagued by this problem, and even caffeine gives me chest pains. DO NOT COMBINE REMERON AND MARIJUANA. If you can't stop smoking pot, find a new antidepressant.
I combined pot with many of the typical SSRIs without serious side effects, so try them, or serzone if you have trouble sleeping. But, for god's sake, I don't want what happened to me to happen to someone else.
If you do chose to continue to smoke pot while you're on remeron, I would like very much to hear from you once the chest pains start. My email is gunduntop@hotmail.com. You said you found out something about how Remeron blocks certain receptors that cause undesirable side effects with pot.
Please tell me where you found this information, as it may bring me one step closer to finding a cure for my own affliction.
Also, I have also found one other person who experienced chest pains with this combination. She was smart enough to stop before it did permanent damage.Peter
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