Posted by ace on December 28, 2007, at 20:53:17
In reply to Remeron - suicide?, posted by g_g_g_unit on December 27, 2007, at 21:54:23
> i suffer from pure-o and have been on remeron for 3 weeks now, 15mg for first two weeks then 30. at 15 i was incredibly hungry and irritable, and so raised to 30 against my pdoc's advice.
Just briefly...I would not use this as a first-line medication against the Pure 'O' OCD.
I am unsure we have talked before...have you tried many other meds?It is generally better to follow a MD's advice. However, when it comes to psychiatrists, I feel ambivalent about this....
now i am more alert but am feeling horribly suicidal as well.STOP. REDUCE DOSE IMMEDIATELY.
what's unclear is whether these feelings are being exacerbated by pending circumstances (family is away, pdoc on holiday).
So many variables. The fact is you find a correllation between escalating the dose and suicidal feelings. This is more than enough to warrant lowering the dose (for the time-being)
15mg was basically untenable, and now i'm wondering whether it's worth pushing through on 30.I would advice to 'push through' as least as possible. Forcing, stretching, pushing.....all this is not conducive to mental health I feel...
i know they say give these things like 6 weeks, but if i;m feeling no relief whatsoever is there a chance it might still kick in, cos i could swear i felt better before going on remeronYes! Sometimes an initial bad reaction predicts a good response! I would definately give it 6 weeks. But also I wouldn't allow yourself to suffer too much from possible s/effects.
I hope this helps:)
Ace
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