Posted by Maritza on July 16, 2007, at 23:16:13
In reply to Re: Mirtazapine: 10 days, 10 years – a question, posted by Brazilnut on July 16, 2007, at 21:51:41
Thank you for the very thorough response! I thought I'd tell you I am very impressed with your English, knowledge and patience ( especially in cutting the pills into 12 equal doses! LOL!)
I thought you'd find this interesting; today I took my mother (68 y/o) to a neurologist because she has alot of pain, also from herniated discs. Her doctor prescribed her Cymbalta for pain. She has never used antidepressants and is not depressed. I am completely against her use of this, for reasons which I'm sure you can imagine. She thinks it can help her because "the doctor said so". I can't decide whether these doctors are naive, ignorant or evil!
Yes, Magnesium does help calm the nervous system and I've stopped the morning dose of Celexa (10mg). I also started drinking Noni juice. There are claims of many benefits, particularly blood presure regulation and strengthening of the immune system. It is an adaptogen, so it responds to fluctuations in blood pressure by normalizing it. Many people claim they were able to stop taking BP meds just by drinking 1oz/day. I smoke so I take 3-4 oz/day. It calmed me immediately, making me feel overmedicated, so I stopped the am dose of Celexa. I plan to Quit smoking in the next few weeks. I need to be medically cleared to use the patch by my Cardiologist, who I consulted because of palpitations also. I then plan to cut back on Remeron, to about 3.5mg in about 1 month. I may restart the 10mg of Celexa at this time, if I need to, or maybe drink more Noni juice. I appreciate your correspondence so I thought you might like to know about the Noni, especially since you use supplements. I also take Ginko and have found alpha lipoic acid to be good for mental alertness. I used Valerian some years ago and found it to be addictive. It has a similar chemical makeup to valium and caused me to have tremendous mood swings. I also take some supplements that activate my metabolism, such as green tea concentrated, yerba mate and others. The list is very long. If your interested I'll list them for you. I was wondering if you had any weight gain on Remeron or loss since discontinuing it? I gained 10 lbs in 1 month and have lost it very slowly over the past three months as I changed dose from 30-7.5mg Remeron. This has been a very difficult struggle. I eat very low fat, low carb, and low calorie and include all of the necessary nutrients, etc. and excercise every day by alternating rollerblading, biking, raquetball and long walks on the beach. Thank God my neck has recovered completely and I am pain free! I need to lose 10 more lbs but I don't have three months left to be so agressive with the activity. I am a High School teacher and will begin two-jobs in September. I have been unemployed due to my injuries/surgery since last June. The doc keeps telling me that Remeron does not effect the metabolism but I disagree. Do you have an opinion on this? Thanks so much for your time, I apologize for the length of my posts. My God bless you with peace as He heals your body and mind!
Sincerey,
Maritza
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