The combination of Effexor and Remeron is known to be a pretty potent one--can help people with intractable depression that will just not budge. I don't know if that describes your situation. You could ask your pdoc more about why this combo. For some reason, these two antidepressants seem especially synergistic with each other.
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Originally Posted by Sr564231
I get so frustrated when I complained to my therapist and he only says you should go on Remeron or you have had so much progress don't give up yet keep trying etc.
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It sounds like you have made some big gains since starting therapy and meds. Your anxiety has lessened and you are back in the dorm. So you are doing a lot better. Now there's another bump in the road. I like how your therapist says don't give up. It sounds like he sees a lot of potential in you and wants you to feel better. I do think it is hard to hear about meds from one's therapist, so maybe just confine the meds discussions to pdoc and instead focus with T on other ways he can help you.
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Originally Posted by Sr564231
There is a huge part of me that just wants to crawl into ball and stay in bed and give up because I've been trying to beat this inside for so long and even though I've made progress I just feel like the pain some times is so unbearable and no one understands even my therapist
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Does your therapist have ideas for how to help you with this? If you feel like you have tried everything, maybe a little extra pharmacological help from the Remeron would make a difference.
Good luck.