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Originally Posted by carolm

Matt,
Is Remeron a new anti-depressant? I would give the world to have my mood go from morose and in bed to standing and walking and talking. My psychiatrist has never mentioned it and I've been going to him for fourteen years. Thanks.
Carol

Remeron has been around nearly 20 years. From what I understand it is not a first line AD. This is due to the weight gain side effect. It is used many times for the elderly when they have a failure to thrive diagnosis so they will start eating more due to hunger. Although not everyone experiences the weight gain the number of people who do is significant enough for MD's to utilize it for that. I speak of this through personal experience as a nurse for over 20 years.

What AD's have you been on? I have been on Prozac, Lexapro, Paxil, Celexa, and currently Cymbalta. I have been treated for depression on and off since I was 18 years old, I am now 43. Prozac worked well for a time then stopped working for me, Lexapro was the same way. Paxil caused me to become manic although the MD did not recognize it at the time, my current psyc doc has pointed out that my behavior while I was on the Paxil was by all indications an upswing of Bi Polar II. I bought a new house, a new car, was working 2 full time jobs and 1 part time job. I was sleeping between 15 and 30 minutes a day and was spending money like I had a small fortune which I did not. I finally got the Bi Polar diagnosis about 4 years ago. The Cymbalta works well with the mood stabilizer, Lamictal, for me. I pray that it will continue to work.

I hope my experience helps you out some.

Judith