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From: bassman84 on 19 Mar 2006 11:05
Hello,
I have been diagnosed with PTSD about a year ago. I have tried
various anti-depressents including prozac, cipralex. I had severe
muscle spasms when taking these medications. So a shrink changed me
onto Mirtazapine.

The Mirtazapine was good for anxiety/sleep. I was also put on 120mg
Proprananol a day. I saw the shrink the other day and he has put me on
Seroxat 10mg a day as well. I believe the Dr's are trying to keep me
away from benzos.


Has anybody else had this combination of drugs and has it worked?

From: braincrash on 23 Mar 2006 17:05
Hi bassman84!

Mirtazapine is the generic name for REMERON, an anti-psychotic med or
SSRI.


Prorananol is basically a high blood pressure medication.
It's used to lower blood pressure, and for angina and headaches.


Seroxa is also called Oxazepam and is in the benzodiazepam family.
It's used to treat major anxiety and to help you sleep.

Allow me to offer my 2 cents worth here, by saying that it's your body
and you have every right to ask your doctor/pharmasist about the meds
he/she puts you on.

Ask questions like," How does this drug interact with the other(s)?"

What other info on these meds does the doctor or the pharmasist have.

Ask anything you want, because after all it's not the doctor who is
ingesting all these meds, it's going into your body.

So, edcuacte yourself as best as possible so you have more knowledge
about your own treatments.
ASk what the meds are supposed to do for you and also ask about if
there are any diet restrictions, etc.

You asked at the end of your posting if anyone else has been on this
particular combo of meds...I haven't, personally, though years ago I
was on Remeron for several months.

But I am curious as to how you are feeling, being on this combo!

I hope I offered you a bit of help, here.
Good luck and take good care!

Roxy

From: Greg Barb Cook on 23 Mar 2006 18:45
Hi,
Another name Mirtazapine is Avanza in Australia. I had absolutely awful
effects and managed to stop it after 4 months of trying to tolerate it.
1. It alters your Blood Glucose levels so if you do not have diabetes you
soon will or if you are already a T2 sorry your BGL control will be very
poor. Many hyperglycaemic readings >15 mmol/l
2. It alters your insulin resistance levels so you eat and eat all the time.
You have increased levels of insulin that make you very hungry. You will
then put on weight. I was so tough I refused to eat anything more than a
piece of toast in the morning and vegetable soup in the evening. this merely
contained my weight.
3. It causes cystic acne. You know the big pus filled hickey that takes ages
to go away. because of your increase BGL healing is delayed a vicious cycle.
4. Your immune level is much reduced. hence when you first start on it you
need a full blood work up and then repeating every 6 months to make sure
your white cell levels are alright.
I didn't see any improvement on anxiety levels- I wonder why when all that
was happening to me in the 4 months I took it!! Don't expect to come good
the moment you stop the drug it took me about 6 months of serious diabetes
management- diet,exercise and medication to get my BGL back within normal
levels.
At that time I really looked at Nancy advice where medication comes at a
risk or price to yourself. Consider your options.
Cheers Barb


"braincrash" <purplefaze420-mail(a)yahoo.ca> wrote in message
news:1143151556.957956.44720(a)e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...
> Hi bassman84!
>
> Mirtazapine is the generic name for REMERON, an anti-psychotic med or
> SSRI.
>
>
> Prorananol is basically a high blood pressure medication.
> It's used to lower blood pressure, and for angina and headaches.
>
>
> Seroxa is also called Oxazepam and is in the benzodiazepam family.
> It's used to treat major anxiety and to help you sleep.
>
> Allow me to offer my 2 cents worth here, by saying that it's your body
> and you have every right to ask your doctor/pharmasist about the meds
> he/she puts you on.
>
> Ask questions like," How does this drug interact with the other(s)?"
>
> What other info on these meds does the doctor or the pharmasist have.
>
> Ask anything you want, because after all it's not the doctor who is
> ingesting all these meds, it's going into your body.
>
> So, edcuacte yourself as best as possible so you have more knowledge
> about your own treatments.
> ASk what the meds are supposed to do for you and also ask about if
> there are any diet restrictions, etc.
>
> You asked at the end of your posting if anyone else has been on this
> particular combo of meds...I haven't, personally, though years ago I
> was on Remeron for several months.
>
> But I am curious as to how you are feeling, being on this combo!
>
> I hope I offered you a bit of help, here.
> Good luck and take good care!
>
> Roxy
>


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