Posted by Triss on March 23, 2002, at 16:20:08
In reply to Re: Remeron - BAD side-effects - Experienced User, posted by brucee on March 23, 2002, at 8:44:44
Thanks for your reply, Bruce. The reason for my asking is that my pdoc is going to start me on Remeron this coming Monday, and then at some time later on add my old Dexedrine (55 mg/d) regimen to it. I'm very ambivalent about trying this antidepressant because of its particular side effect profile (somnolence and weight gain). I'm only hoping against hope that, given my partial *disappointment with Dexedrine in the past, that somehow the Dexedrine will successfully counter these side effects of Remeron.
Triss
*(My long experience with Dexedrine [which, btw, had always been accompanied by Luvox 200 mg/d, which I wonder, may or may not have partially antagonized the Dexedrine, I don't know...] has consistently... let's just say, NOT been that of the "strong" stimulant which Dexedrine is normally described to be.)
> I usually drink a couple cups of coffee after breakfast, and then take my morning dose of dexedrine. Once I have taken the dexedrine the heavy feeling goes away, and the rest of my day is pretty clear...until the dexedrine wears off. Once I have metabolized my afternoon dose, I need to drink lots of coffee to stay focused, although the coffee doesn't always work. I always sleep well though. I've been thinking I need to increase the dexedrine to three times (15mg X 3) a day.
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> bruce
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