Posted by Dinah on September 30, 2002, at 19:03:58
In reply to Opinions Please-Remeron/agitation/mood stabilizer, posted by Roo on September 30, 2002, at 14:37:42
Hi Roo,
I noticed your name had been absent lately, but I had hoped it was because your Remeron was working so well.
That was definitely not my reaction on Remeron, I basically fell asleep for days, but it was my reaction on other AD's (Wellbutrin and Effexor). I'm not sure about Remeron, doesn't it work on NE?
Was your depressed mood before you started the Remeron also an agitated one? My depressions are often agitated ones, and mood stabilizers work great on them. I'd take the Topomax, see if it makes you feel better, and then maybe you'll feel well enough to try the Remeron again. Haven't you tried mood stabilizers before? (I seem to remember you had tried Depakote but had trouble with weight?) Did they help with the agitation? I really think that with cyclothymics, mood stabilizers have to be the base medicine, with any antidepressants added on top of them. And you might try asking for a benzo like Klonopin to get you through the worst of it. My pdoc had me up my Klonopin during my Effexor trial, and it was a life saver. It really helps with that itchy crawly jump out of your skin feeling.
I suppose the no-med route isn't the right one for you. :( It wasn't for me either. I really need to keep my Depakote and Klonopin. Whatever my brain chemistry was before, it now needs that mood stabilization.
Hang on, it will get better. Mood stabilizers make a lot of difference.
Dinah
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