Posted by ravenstorm on April 14, 2004, at 12:04:23
In reply to Re: Remeron, posted by PoohBear on April 13, 2004, at 18:36:27
Hi, I've only been on Remeron 5 days and i haven't gained any weight according to the scale, however, pants that were hanging on me 5 days ago due to weight loss from depression/anxiety are now tight in the waist. In other words my abdomen is extremely bloated/distended. I am pretty tiny (5'5" 115lbs) so this, of course looks very attractive (lol). I was actually looking forward to eating like a pig to put on 5-10lbs that I lost, but I can't see going back up to my previous weight if my pants are already snug around the middle!
Anyway, my appetite doesn't seem to be increased yet (knock wood) but I've heard that it sometimes takes a week before it happens. Have been watching what I eat carefully and "trying" to avoid processed sugar. Although, like I said I have a huge belly now even without weight gain.
When I brought up the weight gain with my new pdoc before starting the remeron, he replied with: well only 17% of people gain weight on remeron. I snorted and said: "And the makers of Lexapro claim that only 1% of people (or something like that)have sexual disfunction on their drug, do you find that to be true? He admitted he did not.
Honestly, I wish they would come to these boards instead of just believing whatever the drug companies tell them!!!!!!!!!!
He is the second pdoc to say with a straight face: "Effexor isn't hard to stop taking".
Unbe-frickin-lievable!!!
poster:ravenstorm
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