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Absolutely. We must be our own advocate and a back and forth relationship with our docs. My doc who recently retired always discussed the best treatment with me. Jane

Hi again Jim, Thanks for your response. I am going to talk to him about the Remeron and also the Prozac. I will not let him dictate to me what I should be taking for my anxiety. I don't think Prozac helps much. It did with the depression though. I will look up what Web MD says about Prozac and take it from there. Thanks so much for all of your help.

Hello, thank you very much for your response. You sure are right about the eggs in that they don't see the slaughter that animals see. I get my eggs from a wonderful farmer who loves his chickens and take good care of them and doesn't eat them either. I don't eat store-bought eggs. When I get my blood checked, my Dr. checks my B12 and it is always fine. I eat about 6-8 eggs per week. I wish you and everyone else the same health. Thanks again

I am not sure if I replied to this post. You are correct in saying that the Psychiatrist should have said something to me about going off of all the meds at one time. Like Jim said, how would I know which one was doing what to me? I think perhaps I will try to go to another Dr.

@happyat76 I take Remeron and it is the best sleep aid I have ever taken, and there are only a couple of the newest ones that I have not tried. I am disabled, so I do not have to worry if it leaves me a bit less alert than normal (which is a pretty low level anyway) when most people may be going to work. With the physical issues I have, I need as much restorative sleep as I can get and the remeron gives me 9-10 hours, although that is likely enhanced by the pain medications and benzo I take. If I know I have to get moving a little earlier, I just take it earlier at night and on occasion I have just taken a half.

I suffer from dreadful, intermittent bouts of nausea and nervousness. I’ve been tested for everything at Mayo and all came back normal. I was so hoping for a diagnosis of something other than anxiety disorder, which is likely. Anxiety seems so vague and unpredictable— not exactly like treating strep throat with a beginning and an end, for example. I empathize with you and want to say you are not alone. I’m an otherwise healthy individual, but without emotional peace, quality of life is lacking. I’m only taking herbal remedies right now but may have to ratchet that up a notch. I would like to hear from anyone else who experiences my symptoms, especially if you’ve found a solution.

I had what I thought was a stomach disorder, but an Endoscopy revealed Barrett's Esophagus which is treatable and a subsequent Endoscopy Thank God showed the condition improved greatly a year later. I take daily Prilosec (omeprazole) currently.

For nausea, my mother : ) used to say to "lie on your left side and rub in circles your stomach.")

As for nervousness, I've had a generalized anxiety disorder for years, am tapering off the benzo clonazepam over 5 months! and then will look for a natural supplement that I know works like omegabite (omegabrite.com), Lithium Orotate (on Amazon) and Vit. B100 (I use the quality "Solgar" brand). I just started the organic natural supplement Ashwagandha, and, I'm not a doctor, but I tell, you, taken about 800 mg am and 800 mg pm is already in short time relaxing me! So pleased with it! May we all be well!

Thank you so much for your reply. I still had some Remeron, so I started taking 1/2 of one and I am sleeping again. I go see the Dr. again in 5 weeks, so I will talk to him then about renewing the Remeron. I didn't really know much about this drug until I read your post. I didn't know that it was an old med. I have in the past taken Xanax for my panic attacks and it works really fast. I understand though, that it is very habit forming, so I quit using it. I am sorry to hear about your medical issues. I am very fortunate in that I don't really have any major health problems thus far, just the anxiety and depression. I am 76 and so blessed at the moment.

Hi, I was diagnosed with major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and I probably have a bit of ADHD and PTSD (Seeing my mother waste away from the dreaded disease ALS). I take 60 mg of Cymbalta (duloxetine) and recently read there was/is a lawsuit by consumers of Cymbalta against its manufacturer, Eli Lilly, who makes Prozac as well, due to alleged undisclosed severe withdrawal effects when you go off it. I've been researching alternative antidepressants, therefore, and Remeron looks good, except that it is associated with weight gain and I want to lose weight. Anyone take Remeron or know about it and can offer please pros and cons with Remeron? Thank you very much!

I am an otherwise healthy 73-year-old, except for the fact that my stomach is in knots all day every day. I’m blessed in so many ways but I just can’t seem to relax and enjoy it all. I suffered panic attacks in my 30s, which I think was hormonal. They ended after menopause thank goodness. But the nervousness continues to this day. I also have trouble sleeping through the night. I have chosen not to take prescription meds. What has been immensely helpful is sublingual vitamin B-12. Thirty minutes after letting a tablet melt under my tongue, things calm down. And a glass of wine before dinner is indispensable! Maybe those of us who suffer chronic anxiety are doomed by our genetic makeup and are destined to control it as best we can. It certainly helps to talk about it with everyone, and I’m grateful for this blog site.