Remeron anyone?

[ICC]

anxiousinnj------i just started remeraon a week ago. have a long list of meds i take regularly. also was injured at work so i do take flexeril and tylenol3 for pain. i don't like the effect pain killers have on me and also they don't work well for me but will take them if the pain is really bad. asked the phsychiatrist if i could take the pain meds and a klonopin if needed and he said yes. also asked the pharmacist when i picked the remeron up if there were any drug interactions and he said no. i wish you luck. the remeron has really stabilized my mood.

[anxiousinnj]

Thanks ICC- that's a big help. I have problems with pain meds also-- they make me sick. But was hoping a muscle relaxer type med like the flexeril or skelaxin might help.

I'm trying to look at the whole picture here & I suppose if I didn't have this back stuff thrown at me, maybe I would be in a better frame of mind-- I'm just really frightened as I was told I need fusion at at least 3 levels. I know I cannot tolerate surgery like that right now. A silly lap chole threw me into major panic attacks last spring !
HOPing for the best with pain management so I can buy some time & get my mind in a better place, if that's possible...

thanks for your help !

[ICC]

anxiousinnj--------any time. i have multiple surgeries looking me in the face right now. that's what brought my depression on in the first place. messed up neck, shoulder impingement, DDD and 4 bulged disks in lumbar and a bad tendonitis in ankle. so i can't walk, sit , lay, or use my left arm. in the meantime i started having trouble swalloing. thyroid biopsy was benign but surgeon still thinks it should come out if it's pressing on a nerve and that could be the swallowing dilemna but he isn't sure. have a large bon spur in my neck that could also be the problem. 8 dr.s in 6 mos and no one will commit to anything. it was my decision to go into counseling and on some sort of med because i couldn't get through a day without crying, couldn't go out alone, driving made me borderline nervous breakdown. i'm sure you know the rest as you are in a similar position. i feel i have to do whatever it takes to heal mind and body. best of luck in your journey.

[trg247]

Hi: I am usually over in the Depression area but tend to pop over here every once in a while. I have been On Remeron a year next month at 60mg. I also take a lot of other meds such as Effexor, Zyprexa, Lithium,Trazodone. I have Severe Major Depression Disorder with psycotic features, GAD, and sleeping issues. The Remeron does not do anything for sleep as I still have to take a sleeping med mind you I do sleep over 12 hours a night but that is probaly caused by the depression. Weight gain is a factor and I have found the only key is to take it right before bed and that seems to lessen the sugar desires.

take care
trg247

[ICC]

trg247----thanks a million. so far so good with the remeron. still not sleeping great everynight but a couple of nights a week i sleep better than others. my husband told me after a couple of days that he was glad to see me again. remeron has really helped stabilize my mood and brought me back to being me.