Posted by corafree on June 12, 2006, at 16:58:10
In reply to Re: High Dose Effexor plus Remeron, posted by pulse on May 28, 2006, at 18:27:32
Hi All
I'm suffering from pretty severe major depression and am 'med resistant'(?) to a lot of ADs. I've only ever been treated w/ monotherapy though.
I saw my P last week and he thinks this Effexor-XR and Remeron combination is something I should try. He called it 'The C*lifornia C*cktail' and said some doc over there thought it was great. I googled it and found there are many C*lifornia C*cktails!
I haven't started it yet. I left the scrips at the pharmacy, but have not yet picked up.
I saw in my googling that Remeron stimulates appetite. Way not good for me! From hip to hip, I 'almost' measure 12 inches. I pretty much have no hips! I have the body of a runner. (I was a runner, but cannot run anymore due to a back injury :( ) There is no place for weight to deposit itself except smackdab in my stomach.
I suffer from IBS, lactose intolerance, chronic constipation, and have surgery pending for delapidated internal organs in that area. So, putting on/in any weight is again, way not good for me.
It's disappointing, because I am searching for something beyond monotherapy.
Denise1966, RU still on it? If so, how are you feeling?
bestwishes, cf
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