Re: Weight Gain

In Reply to: Weight Gain posted by Tom on October 30, 2000 at 11:32:10:

: just a curious observation and question. After reading all the messages about weight gain after using
: various anti-depressants and other mood stabilizing
: medications, I am wondering if it is really the medication or is it that the medications is working and
: the renewed sense of normallacy is causing a slow down
: in the rate of metabolism and a increase in appetite.
: Just wondering; let's hear some input both professional and amature.

Dear Tom,
I know that the antidepressant "Remeron" was designed to bring back a depressed person sleep as well as apetite. I was diagnosed with severe depression but never lost my apetite due to the depression. I could not sleep and If I did fall asleep it was only for 2 - 3 hours. The Remeron will make you sleep like a baby and yes you will develope an apetite. I have been told by others who have used it and gained that they feel that it alters the matabolism as well and I do believe this is true. I have always had a healthy apetite and ate everything in sight and I seemed to have had a set point in my weight meaning I never went over 145 no matter how much I ate and after I started taking the Remeron the scale started moving so yes I do feel it alters the metabolism.

• Re: Weight Gain Jody 20:22:19 10/30/00 (0)