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Posted by JackD on February 6, 2002, at 16:42:11
Which of the aforementioned drugs has the higher remission rate over time? I read an old post that said that remeron may have a substantially higher chance of not working after just a few weeks. Can anyone confirm this? I was on Remeron, and I loved it until it stopped working and I felt more depressed than I was to begin with (took about 2-3 months), granted I likely have bipolar tendencies.
Posted by Nala on July 9, 2002, at 5:33:19
In reply to More likely to poop, Remeron or Effexor XR?, posted by JackD on February 6, 2002, at 16:42:11
> Which of the aforementioned drugs has the higher remission rate over time? I read an old post that said that remeron may have a substantially higher chance of not working after just a few weeks. Can anyone confirm this? I was on Remeron, and I loved it until it stopped working and I felt more depressed than I was to begin with (took about 2-3 months), granted I likely have bipolar tendencies.
You may already have the answer to this post, but I have been taking Remeron, 45mg for almost 8 weeks. At 6-7 weeks, I felt great. Now, at 8 weeks, I don't feel it is as effective. In fact, I feel worse than before I started. (switched from Celexa due to side-effects)
Posted by Essence on July 9, 2002, at 9:53:34
In reply to Re: More likely to poop, Remeron or Effexor XR?, posted by Nala on July 9, 2002, at 5:33:19
At 8 weeks I felt that Remeron (30 mg) had pooped out one me after having such wonderful results with it. I decided to stick with it for a few more weeks, to my delight, things turned around again within a cpl of weeks and have been great since with the exception of Anxiety, I take Clonazeapam for that. I have now been on Rem for 7 mos.
Posted by suji on July 10, 2002, at 15:18:51
In reply to Re: More likely to poop, Remeron or Effexor XR?, posted by Essence on July 9, 2002, at 9:53:34
I found Remeron to be fabulous for about 6-8 weeks, then I began to feel that it wasn't as effective as it had been....I also had the most rapid weight gain I've ever experienced on any medication--about 25-30 lbs.!! I stopped taking it after 3 mos., at which time I really felt it had completely stopped working, plus I was now FAT as well! Two years later and I still haven't been able to budge the pounds.....
suji
Posted by SLS on July 11, 2002, at 10:48:40
In reply to Re: More likely to poop, Remeron or Effexor XR?, posted by suji on July 10, 2002, at 15:18:51
I have no personal experience with Remeron, but I did have some partial success with Effexor. It is my impression that, of the currently available antidepressants, Effexor is the *least* likely to poop-out. That is to say, Effexor is not as likely to stop working unless a change is made to the treatment regime. Someone can do very well for many years taking 300mg of Effexor. Often, a decision is made to discontinue or reduce treatment, despite the lack of evidence to do so. Unfortunately, a large number of people will relapse during the first four months after discontinuation. Once Effexor is restarted, it often does not work or not work as well.
- Scott
Posted by petters on July 12, 2002, at 1:58:59
In reply to Re: More likely to poop, Remeron or Effexor XR?, posted by SLS on July 11, 2002, at 10:48:40
Dear Scott.
I´m very glad to hear from you again. I hope that this is a sign of a little recovery for you.
I agree that Effexor seems to have no poop out pattern. Remeron, yes, and very often ssri have this pattern.
Some experts means that the poop out syndrom often is a sign of a hidden bipolar disorder, mostly bipolar II or another disorder in the bipolar spectrum.
Take care, and stay well. Hope to hear from you again.
Sincerely
Petters.
Posted by suji on July 12, 2002, at 7:41:05
In reply to Re: More likely to poop, Remeron or Effexor XR?, posted by petters on July 12, 2002, at 1:58:59
> Some experts means that the poop out syndrom often is a sign of a hidden bipolar disorder, mostly bipolar II or another disorder in the bipolar spectrum.
Hi Petters--I'm very interested in this theory since I have sometimes been diagnosed as BPII and almost every medication I've ever taken has eventually "pooped-out"! Sometimes it takes a year or so, other times it's a matter of weeks...but the result is almost always that the meds stop working!
I really appreciate your bringing attention to this fascinating idea--just wondering if you have any references or sites where I could read more about this?
Thanks,
:=) (=:
suji
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