Please help

[abc30]

I am taking remeron for 6 years and it is very good for me, no sign of depression. But it has side effect, it increased my cholesterol and triglyceride very high and also my liver become fat and doesn't work ok. My psychiatrist said to not stop remeron, to take another piles to decrease high level of cholesterol, but I don't agree with him since the reason to high cholesterol is remeron, but without remeron my depression will return. What should I do? Are any of you in the same situation? If yes what is the solution?

[Hazrat]

sip 4 liters of water in a day, it decrease your cholesterol

[abc30 in reply to Hazrat]

Thank you for your advice

[Hazrat in reply to abc30]

your well come

[Hazrat in reply to Hazrat]

absolutely will help you

[abc30 in reply to Hazrat]

Thak you again, I found no solution to my problem and that's the reason I posted here

[Hazrat in reply to abc30]

it's a good website in which you can get exact information from members, please keep contact with friends

[tieamartin]

I was on Remeron for a few months and gained 26 pounds on it. My psychologist took me off it per my request and I settled with Wellbutrin which seems to help. I’m guessing that since you stated if you were to stop taking, your depression would come back means you have tried other things?

Is there a reason why he doesn’t want you to stop taking it? Could you seek additional professional advice from someone else?

[abc30 in reply to tieamartin]

Thank you for your replay, I didn't try something else except remeron, my psychiatrist said that if remeron work is dangerous to try something else, my depression could return.

[lillyofthevalley37]

Maybe you should try to reduce the remeron aka mirtazapine some people have difficulty with withdrawal symptoms others don't but six years is a long time so you should expect some difficulty in withdrawing do it very very slowly and gradually

[abc30 in reply to lillyofthevalley37]

Thank you for your replay, for the moment I don't know what should I do, my psychiatrist doesn't help me with his advises.

[Dolphin14]

I would talk to my GP. If you are having medical issues get their advice.

I would just demand the psychiatrist take me off the med for medical reasons.

The risks and benefits of these meds needs to be taken into consideration. You have the right to tell the psychiatrist you are not willing to risk your medical health and want to try something else. It may be a struggle to find something else or something may work first try. I've chosen to stop meds for medical reasons. Our care should be a team approach with our providers.

[abc30 in reply to Dolphin14]

Thank you for your replay. I was thinking to go to another psychiatrist in order to discuss my problem, with the current one I cannot discussed, he insist to continue with remeron.

[Dolphin14 in reply to abc30]

The thing is they can't insist. No Dr can insist. They can discuss but they can't make you take something.

I don't know your history. So I don't know how long you took to stabilize etc. I'm not asking you to answer that. I'm just saying only you and your psychiatrist know what you've been through. There may be a valid concern the md has for

discouraging a change.

I went through this with my psychiatrist. She didn't want me to come off a certain med because she didn't want my mental health to go backwards. So, the concern was there. I understood her view point and she understood mine. I accepted the consequences. I did fall back a bit. My emotions are not as stable. I was putting on weight. I've never had a weight problem my whole life. I've always exercised and had a healthy diet. I wasn't willing to continue that medical risk of weight gain.

Anyway, I know this is long winded. I'm sorry.

I hope you come to some resolution. Talk with your GP about it for an opinion.

Take care of yourself.

[abc30 in reply to Dolphin14]

Thank you for you replay, indeed the psychiatrist reason is fear that I will fall down in depression and if it happened it is very hard to recover, but on the other hand my liver is ill becouse of 6 years of remeron.

[Dolphin14 in reply to abc30]

Keep us posted on what the outcome is.

Again, it's risk versus benefit with these decisions.

[abc30 in reply to Dolphin14]

Thank you, I will

[Mary-intussuception in reply to abc30]

How are you. How are things now?

I care that you seem very upset about something.

You are Precious, we all are .

[abc30 in reply to Mary-intussuception]

We all are blind.

[Mary-intussuception in reply to abc30]

I'm not. I am grateful for that.

I will not reply to you anymore on here, your responses could be hurtful to some.

[abc30 in reply to Mary-intussuception]

You are also blind, you cannot help yourself and for sure e you cannot help me

[Hidden in reply to abc30]

Please I mean no

No

Offense in this discussion

One thought just a thought

Is to see a medical internist who specializes in the liver and cholesterol

Issues

There are several approaches that I am aware of

I’m

Sure u know that a high fiber plant based diet

May

May help

But if the Mrs is stimulating the formation of cholesterol than that is a different issue and the specialists should be able to discuss options with u assuming they are caring

I’m sure u know that total volume is

Input consumption creation and removal

Personally if u can afford it I would push a loved one to find a specialists in this area

Dr c. Dvm

Anesthesia

Er icu

I mean

No

Offense or insult or making it sound easy

I’m sure it’s very frustrating and scary

My writing is totally genuine and not mean any other way

Respectfully

[abc30 in reply to Hidden]

This is an example of help that I expect from here, even I cannot apply what you are saying because I"m alone, I have no friend nor family, my parents died when I was very young and I have no brothers or sister or other relatives. I worked from 6 yers old to have money to live.

[Hidden in reply to abc30]

I can go into more detail

About cholesterol etc but I just bore most people and the specialist will be able to tell u more

And I dint want them thinking I’m

Playing dictor even though mamAlian physiology is related

I wish everything good and wonderful

For u I can understand not wanting to discontinue the medication if it has kept depression at bay

We wouldn’t wish that on anyone

Take carec tk u for listening so patiently

[Hidden]

Many

Of us

Know

Abandonment and not being wanted or having friends or familiy as a safety net u know not clinically but u know someone u or a trench buddy or u know what I’m saying someone who gets it or at least will

Listen

No

Pressure

I

Swear

But

I would be honored to be here for u anytinme as I feel like the Maytag repairman

Say anything I miss having someone to listen to

Does something for me can’t explain

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U r welcome to redirect if I don’t hear u or undrstand

I here

Knock on my door anytime

No. Pressure at all though

Glad I could be useful

A nice feeling

U have a medical issue that needs a medical consult with a specialist is my advise bestvwishrs always

Doc x dvm