Remeron

[NoRegret]

H as anyone experienced weight gain from taking this depression medication?

[Starrlight]

Oh my have I!!! I gained a lot after initially gaining from Paxil (right before going on remeron). But I am happier for sure. It does suck to struggle with weight though. Are you taking it?

[Reading_Rando in reply to Starrlight]

Paxil is paroxitine right? If so then same thing happned to me.

[Starrlight in reply to Reading_Rando]

Yes they are the same. How are you doing on it? Are you happier?

[Reading_Rando in reply to Starrlight]

I was on it for a few years but got off of it. I didnt really make me happier but it helped me sort out my anxiety issues. My main issue with it is that while taking it I felt very emotionally numb (with depression that just made the numbness worse). Do or did you have that issue or anything like it?

[Reading_Rando in reply to Reading_Rando]

Oh and since this thread is about weight gain I almost forgot to mention that getting off of it helped me to lose some weight, it made it easier for me to not do as much comfort eating.

[Nothing_but_books in reply to Reading_Rando]

How much of a struggle did you have getting off Remeron? Had you been on it a long time?

[Starrlight in reply to Reading_Rando]

No I did not

[NoRegret in reply to Reading_Rando]

I do think it helps my anxiety but I'll have to find something else because being overweight just makes me more depressed.

[NoRegret in reply to Starrlight]

I am taking it but weening off currently. I have gained 20 lbs since starting it. It also treats anorexia. I don't have anorexia so I gained unwanted weight.

[Starrlight in reply to NoRegret]

Well I do hope you find something just as good without the weight gain. It’s helping me mentally/emotionally so much that I decided I will just work extra hard to loose and keep off weight. I hear you though I do get depressed about it too. Sigh 😔

[NoRegret in reply to Starrlight]

yep

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I'm on it haven't put any on yet

[Nothing_but_books]

Oh my yes! It was a blessing in the beginning. My doctor saw I had lost too much weight, and for me the Remeron forces you to eat, especially carbs. I disliked sweets all my life and this stuff gave me relentless cravings. I went from low weight to overweight. Told the doctor how it bothered me. Tough cookies. What do they think, balancing the pros and cons, that overweight isn't a health hazard too????

But now, years later, Remeron does nothing good for me anymore. It just pooped out. From what I hear, I'm not the only on this happens to.

[NoRegret in reply to Nothing_but_books]

Good information, thanks

[Reading_Rando in reply to Nothing_but_books]

Is Remeron also an SSRI? Because paxil did for me exactly what you just described, with the difference being that I already had A sweet tooth before I took it.

[Nothing_but_books in reply to Reading_Rando]

I just searched it:

"Remeron is a tetracyclic antidepressant and Celexa is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)."

Paxil pooped out on you after a bit?

[NoRegret in reply to Nothing_but_books]

Remoron is helping my symptoms but the weight gain is just not ok. I need to talk to my Dr. to see if there is another medication instead. Ya, paxil never worked very well, maybe a slight difference, so I discontinued it.

[Madieval]

My word ,, I just found out in the UK, Remeron is called mirtazapine is. Did you change to something else in the end?