Posted by musky on May 9, 2006, at 0:22:37
In reply to Re: Cut dose to 3.75 last night?, posted by Marian29 on May 8, 2006, at 16:58:11
>NOt sure marian about the bodys readjusting its metabolism after stopping the remeron.. I think it depends on how long you were on the drug.. for me it has been 3yrs(still in disbelief of this , but anyways...) so I expect at LEAST 6months before noticing wt loss again.. I have lost some since tapering and I noticed the wt decreased after I was on the next lower doses about 2-3months... then I would taper again and it would be another 2 months or so before i would loose some more wt... so there is hope... I just hope this last bit of wt isnt permanent!!!
Im still digging up more info on the mechanism of action of this drug... I will let you know what i find out..
I may do some more researching where I work(which so handily happens to be in a research lab> lol) I am around doctors and researchers all the time. ONe dr. i know is a blood specialist,,, maybe he can give me some info... hmmm I also know a couple of pharmacologists (they are people who study the action of the drug in the body), unlike a pharmacist who just knows about the drug itself not the Physiological aspects of it...
I will try to see what i can dig up!
Musky
It sounds as if you're making progress, Johnhy! Don't give up, don't go back. I'd say the same thing to everyone trying to get off this drug--it's just prolonging the eventual agony.
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> I finally called the doctor and asked for a sleep aid--it's been almost a month since I've had a decent night's sleep. This is a combination of recovery from surgery and Remeron withdrawal. (It probably wasn't the wisest move to wean off Remeron while recovering from surgery, but...). He prescribed Lunesta--anyone try it? I've had Ambien in the past, but it either doesn't work at all or makes me really down the next day.
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> Musky, I think it was you who mentioned that the Remeron makes the liver function differently, and that's why you can't lose weight even with exercise (that's been my experience, for sure!). How long after getting all traces out of the body does the metabolism re-adjust? I can't wait to start shedding some of the pounds I've gained!
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> Good luck to everyone!
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