Posted by babbler20 on November 28, 2014, at 23:45:29
I'd first like to preface this by saying I am a male and have never been diagnosed with an eating disorder. I started Remeron when I was 6 feet tall and 155 lbs a couple years ago. I eventually ended up weighing 212 lbs because of the Remeron-induced weight gain. I wasn't on any other medications that cause weight gain at the time so it was definitely the Remeron. The good news is I lost almost 60 lbs in 7 months and now I weigh 155 lbs. The bad news is that my stomach and face look like I weigh 190 and the rest of me looks like I have a terminal illness. I must have lost 35 to 40 lbs of muscle and apparently that is what often happens when you lose a lot of weight quickly. The lowest I can safely weigh without being dangerously underweight is 145 lbs. I will never be able to look normal ever again due to Remeron. For the rest of my life I will have to live with a body that I hate. Not only will I have to live with a horrible body, but there is a direct corelation between appearance and socioeconomic status and thus I have significantly less money in life. Remeron ruined my life. Please stay away or you will regret it for the rest of your life. I seriously want to just kill myself rather than live looking like this.
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