Posted by Roo on October 1, 2002, at 10:45:49
In reply to Re: Opinions Please-Remeron/agitation/mood stabilizer » Roo, posted by Dinah on September 30, 2002, at 19:03:58
> Hi Roo,
>
> I noticed your name had been absent lately,
but I had hoped it was because your Remeron
was working so well.
I wish....>
I'm not sure about Remeron, doesn't
it work on NE?Yes, and seratonin...
>
> Was your depressed mood before you started
the Remeron also an agitated one?They are mixed...sometimes they are agitated...sometimes lethargic...
I definitely have reacted agitatedly to AD's before though...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've tried neurotin and lamictal before. Lamictal worked
great for me...really well...but I gained 15 pounds on it...never
tried depakote. Am trying the topomax because it's the one least
likely to cause weight gain. Yes, they really do seem to help
with the agitation. I'm relatively new to the whole mood stabilizer
thing, but I guess I must need them. This being reactive to AD's just seems
to have happened in the last few years...> 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.I suppose not. Makes me really disappointed. Wasted a lot
of money too. Probably $500 in acupuncture appt's...only to
end up suicidal...and when I decided to go back to meds, the acupuncturist
kind of shamed me and made me feel like I just wasn't committed enough.
God--the anger at _that_. Oh well, best to just focus on the present
and getting better.
>
> Hang on, it will get better. Mood stabilizers
make a lot of difference.I sure hope to be getting better soon...this has been a rough
5 months or so...I'm ready for the good times to roll...
Thanks Dinah :-)
>
> Dinah
poster:Roo
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