Posted by tecknohed on October 21, 2007, at 14:59:37
In reply to Re: Remeron - just trashed it! » tecknohed, posted by kaleidoscope on October 21, 2007, at 7:30:59
> Hi T
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> A lot of diabetics (especially type 2) seem to end up getting prescribed drugs which cause sedation and weight gain eg. dothiepin, amitriptyline and mirtazapine. I think a lot of doctors don't think it through when prescribing.
>
> EdI agree with you totally. Thing is it was MY idea to try mirtazapine. I thought the higher dose would be more activating & overpower the sedation. But of course it didn't go as planned.
Also, oddly enough, instead of making me hungry it turned me right off food! I mean, I COULD eat but there was just no trigger for it. No appetite. Even when I did eat I was full very fast. But thats just plain old paridoxical me!
The worst complication was obviously my diabetes. For example, during a hypoglyceamic episode it was very hard to try & stuff down a Mars bar without an appetite! Normally a hypoglyceamic attack will trigger immense hunger & I'll keep eating untill I feel better.
The other big problem was the sedation masking hypoglyceamia. Normally if I have an attack during the night I immediately wake up. But the sedation of mirtazapine was so strong not even a fog horn in my ear would have woken me up! Also, tiredness is often a first symptom of low blood sugar, yet the mirt made me feel tired until well after noon, so you can see the problem there!Still, a lesson learned I guess. One good thing to come from it is that I found a med which increases my sexual pleasure, even to the point of premature ejaculation! And as I CAN tolerate low doses of mirt this is something to remember next time I'm pestered with any sexual side effects.
teck
P.S. Nice to 'read' from you by the way - its been a while. Take care mate!
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