Posted by nobodyz on January 19, 2004, at 7:16:17
In reply to Re: Meds and Your Body: TRUST YOURSELF » nobodyz, posted by Francesco on January 19, 2004, at 6:50:32
> I started Remeron a week ago but I can't understand why my psychiatrist put me on it.
> I went to him to try to target my adhd-like syntoms and I suggested desipramine. He said that desipramine was ok but he also suggested to take Remeron. Since I started it I'm more spaced out than ever and I'm wondering if his suggestion was clever or not. He wrote me in a mail that he gave me Remeron for anxiety but I'm not very anxious, to be honest. The only think I can complain about when I'm not on meds is lack of concentration and all the stuff add-people usually lack. The psychiatrist might also think that I have some problem with mood swings which go beyond the adhd picture because he put me on Trileptal (I must say I disagree with him on this point).
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> My questions are:
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> 1. I wrote in many posts that Remeron is both serotoninergic and anti-serotoninergic. Is this true ?
> 2. does anybody manage to understand what could be behind my psychiatrist suggestion of Remeron ?
> I'm trying to figure out if it's the case to quit it or not.
I know absolutely nothing about Remeron and even less about Trileptal. (Someone else may write who does know about those specific meds) However, when a doctor seems to not "hear" me when I tell him that I don't have this symptom or that symptom by treating me for it anyway, I am more concerned about the quality of care I am receiving.Case in point: just had a runaround with my psych doc regarding Mellaril. He would not listen to my concern that Mellaril causes a bad heart rythmn that actually kills and I already have a heart murmur. Doubting his insistance, I called the pharmacist who immediately said "No, you need another option. That would be dangerous for you to take with a heart murmur" and other things. So, what do I do? I don't take Mellaril. It's as simple as that. I will see if the psych doc is going to work with me on another option I have. If he gets too adamant, I will fire him and find another. See, WE ARE THE ONES TAKING THE RISK, NOT THE DOCTORS. Bottom line: it's your body and your life (quality as well as basic living). It's YOUR choice. Trust yourself.
-nobodyz
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