Posted by Ritch on February 28, 2003, at 23:33:37
In reply to Ritch, posted by Rainbowlight on February 28, 2003, at 18:34:42
> Saw the pdoc. Here is the plan. She is putting my back on Remeron, however on a higher dose, 45 mgs. She says it affects different transmitters at this dose and reacts differently and should help with the weight gain issues. (Here's hopin'!!!) I am thrilled to be able to give it another try. I feel so awful right now. She ditched the Elavil altogether (says it CAN cause agitation), left the Zoloft the same, 25 mgs. 2 x day, and gave me Ativan 1 mg. in the morning,1 mgs. at night if needed. She did not add back the Restoril, she wants to see if the Remeron will be enough, which I agreed with. SO, looks like we are back to square one. Gosh, I hope it works. I am finally losing some weight. You know what I have found is easing the bloating/weight, drinking tons of water. Like 12 glasses a day. I am much less bloated, so I look skinnier! Tee Hee! I asked her about the Topamax and her reaction was "well the Lamictal is going so well for you". From the tone of her voice it seems she prefers the Lamictal to Topamax. She said she was happy that I do my homework on these meds and know what I am getting into. Let me know what ya think!
There are some people that find the higher doses of Remeron not to cause as much weight gain as the lower ones. Given that you tolerated it well other than the weight gain, that makes sense to me. She probably doesn't want you on *two* mood stabilizers simultaneously (Topamax and Lamictal). It is kind of odd though, that she doesn't have any trouble with two high-dose antidepressants for a bipolar person?? Wonder what her rationale is?
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