to Jim: Re: Gaining weight/sleep problems

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Remeron is an anti-psychotic, not an anti-depressant. I hope I

didn't blow your doc's cover by tellign you that. Using it for

sleep? Hmmm.... I dunno. I know because I took it once and I was

messed up. Be careful of that stuff.

Dick

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> Hi Jim: Well, what everyone has said about gaining weight isn't

> what is happening with me. in fact, the exact opposite..I've just

> lately started taking the Creon again as before it was causing

> extreme nausea so i stopped it. So that obviously wasn't what was

> causing my weight gain. I think in my case it is a combination of

> eating so many starches, switching to " real " Coke vs diet for it

> helps me with nausea. So, strictly a combination of that and not

> exercising as I once used to do, five das per week.

>

> Anyway, just wanted to let you know that Ambien did NOTHING for me

> either so my pain doc switched me to something called Remeron which

> is really an anti depressant but he didn't give it to me for that

> reason he gave it to me for the sleep issues (or non sleep

rather.)

> Said it worked better in some people for the insomnia and it works

> like a dream most nights for me although just lately I've been

awake

> all night despite taking them but that could also be because I'm

all

> screwed up with my sleep habits anyway. Sleeping all day, then not

> tired at night.

>

> anyway, ask your doc about the Remeron (generic is called

> Mirtazapine.) Worked very well for me....

> Take care

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