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Posted by carma on September 2, 2009, at 14:23:28
I have been on serzone for 10 years and I feel hungry all the time has anyone felt like they sere starving on serzone. I want to changes meds but this is the only side effect I've had. I don't want any weight gain or sexual side effects and serzone has been great for sleep.
Posted by Phillipa on September 2, 2009, at 20:22:37
In reply to serzone, posted by carma on September 2, 2009, at 14:23:28
Welcome to babble if it's still working for you after l0 years stick with the serzone as might not work again. Phillipa
Posted by Jimmyboy on September 3, 2009, at 14:39:20
In reply to serzone, posted by carma on September 2, 2009, at 14:23:28
I took Serzone for a long time, it treated me well when I was on it, but I can not tolerate the s/e's everytime I have tried to go back on it. It causes extreme fatigue,makes me queesy and foggy headed.
The last time I tried taking it recently I did notice that I was always hungry and I have heard ( nothing to back this up though) that 5ht2a antagonists like Serzone will increase your appetite. If it is working stay on it though.
Posted by yxibow on September 7, 2009, at 4:55:25
In reply to serzone, posted by carma on September 2, 2009, at 14:23:28
If it has been working, I would also agree to continue on it. But do make sure that you have regular liver tests for nefazodone.
The main typical culprit for hunger is the antihistamine levels present in things like Seroquel, even head slamming antihistamines like Benadryl could make some people hungry (and it wouldn't surprise me that the same effect is in dimenhydrinate, its cousin, Dramamine, which after all is suppose to reduce seasickness, unless such things are due to things like Meniere's). But that's not terribly present in nefazodone
Beyond that its the alpha-NE I believe that is present in Remeron, Seroquel, trazodone, nefazodone that may play some role.
Others may have some more comments.
Ultimately though, its about getting some (reasonable level) of exercise and reducing intake of food, something I am facing constantly at the present with Seroquel, because its very easy for me to forget or fight my wishes in the morning not to eat so much cereal, e.g.-- tidings
Posted by herpills on September 8, 2009, at 9:11:01
In reply to serzone, posted by carma on September 2, 2009, at 14:23:28
> I have been on serzone for 10 years and I feel hungry all the time has anyone felt like they sere starving on serzone. I want to changes meds but this is the only side effect I've had. I don't want any weight gain or sexual side effects and serzone has been great for sleep.
Have you thought about switching to Trazadone?
her_pills
Posted by yxibow on September 10, 2009, at 3:19:12
In reply to Re: serzone, posted by herpills on September 8, 2009, at 9:11:01
> > I have been on serzone for 10 years and I feel hungry all the time has anyone felt like they sere starving on serzone. I want to changes meds but this is the only side effect I've had. I don't want any weight gain or sexual side effects and serzone has been great for sleep.
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> Have you thought about switching to Trazadone?
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> her_pills
>Trazodone is so sleepmaking in my opinion (that's why its prescribed commonly as a ... bleh... sleep aid) that I don't see how an average adult could function on it for a day. Its a big difference from 50mg to 600mg of Trazodone.
Serzone has its liver problem issues, which is why it was dropped as a patented medication like a hot potato and is generic, but can certainly be taken by people in reasonable health (liver wise for sure).
I can tell you that Trazodone is just as hunger making -- but this of course is just a personal story, its conceivable that there are people who still take it for depression.
I just know that staying up with it before going to sleep = raiding the refrigerator, plus the nausea from low blood pressure and a need to get-in-bed-right-now before I would faint.But everyone is different.
-- tidings
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