Remeron, My God-send for severe Emetophobia!
Hey guys, this is my first post here. I would really like to help everyone here by sharing my experience with emetophobia and my treatment. Back in freshman year of high school my friend v* right next to me in a car coming home from the airport. I had to sit there in the stench for an hour going home. This experience devastated me. I began having panic attacks, constantly felt n* and had an extreme fear of v*. I would've rather died than v*. I avoided all situations of life and was practically house bound. If i went out, i had to have pepto bismol, ginger, and tums on me at all times. I feared going to sleep every night because that's when my sv* hit me. If a sv* was going around in school i'd panic and stay home, or wear a mask to school. I had to avoid v* at all cost. I wouldn't eat ANYTHING except for pretzels and saltine crackers. It was terrifying and i experienced severe depression as a result. My doctor started me on zoloft which made everything worse, n* 24/7 and more anxiety. I then switched to lexapro which helped immensely but still wasn't cutting it. I researched and found Remeron (Mirtazapine). It is an anti-depressant, anxiolytic, ANTI-EMETIC, APPETITE STIMULANT, and HYPNOTIC (sleep inducing). After months of convincing my doctor started me on 15mg taken right before bed. The half-life is 20-40 hours. Therefore, it provided me with 24/hour anti depressant, anxiolytic, and ANTI EMETIC properties. It is a powerful 5-ht3 antagonist and h1 antagonist. Therefore, it knocks me out straight to sleep at night and protects me from v* every single night. Since i've been on remeron and lexapro my life has changed and i'm basically a normal person now. I'm currently on 15mg lexapro and 75mg remeron. I've gotten the sv* twice since being on Remeron, I didn't v* either time!!! Knock on wood. I know i had SV* because during the day i had no appetite and was really nauseous and have diarrhea (the anti emetic effect of remeron seems to wear off in the afternoon, so its basically just all night and morning), so i took my remeron a little earlier than usual and not only did i not v* but in 45 mins i was eating!!!! This stuff is an insane appetite stimulant and anti emetic. It also works great for the anxiety aspect of emetophobia. All in all- Remeron is a GODSEND for us emetophobics and i HIGHYL suggest you guys try it. I hope i help someone with this story, feel free to ask me any questions you want. Best of luck everyone!
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