Posted by blueberry on September 24, 2005, at 5:02:11
In reply to Antidepressants and stomach trouble, posted by Septembersun on September 23, 2005, at 10:58:33
I agree with the remeron suggestion. I'm very skinny and have been losing weight, bad. I asked my doc for remeron, not for its antidepressant reasons, but for insomnia and for appetite. It works good for those.
Even though the starting dose is 15mg, I cut the pill in half and take just 7.5mg. Now I have a good appetite and I'm finally eating again. There is a group of serotonin receptors related to the stomach, not to mood, and remeron blocks those receptors so they can't be influenced by the extra serotonin floating around from the other antidepressant.
Plus, remeron can boost the effectiveness of the other antidepressant by causing more serotonin release at low doses, and norepinephrine release as well at higher doses.
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