Posted by BarbaraCat on July 19, 2002, at 1:07:00
In reply to Remeron and weight gain, posted by LyndaK on July 19, 2002, at 0:41:38
Has it been good as an antidepressant? I believe it's been a pretty good one for me along with lithium. But if I continue gaining weight at the rate of about 5 lbs a month, it's going to get unhealthy real quick. I literally have to work out strenuously and eat like a bird if I'm to stay at a stable weight and it sucks. Hopefully, when I'm off it in a few months I'll be able to reverse this pork trend. I'm putting together a dance class for September and - yikes! I'm going to be too dang embarrassed to show up.
> I'm on 45mgs. I've gained 20 pounds in 3 months. I'm making sure that I don't overeat and I've increased my physical activity. My weight hasn't budged even though I'm starting to get my waistline back. I wish I understood the physiology of the stuff. I've wondered if it's a combination of having an appetite (I had no appetite when I was on Zoloft) and lowered metabolism. Remeron works like a muscle relaxant on me. Overall muscle tone is decreased. I would think this would lower metabolism if muscle activity in general (even at rest) is reduced.
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