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Switching Antidepressants

Hi,

I am taking 30mg remeron a day, I need it for anxiety, light depression and sleeping difficulty. My problem is that I also have a too high sexdrive, and am trying to stop smoking.
Does anyone have advice on what other antidepressant would be better for me? Remeron is ok, but not helping with the sexdrive and smoking.
Also, if you know a better med for me, how do I switch this new med with the remeron I'm taking. I don't really want to take more than one.
Hoping for some help, thanks in advance,

Leo271
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Thanks for the advice,
I think I will have to do that.
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Hi,
thanks for the advice,
may I ask how much remeron you were taking?
Because my dose is 30mg, I sleep very well, but have a high sexdrive.
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I was on Remeron and it made me very hyper and I couldn't sleep on it.  My dr. then switched me to Wellbutrin.  Within a week I quit smoking, sex drive returned and I actually started losing weight.  Because of side effects I had to stop the Wellbutrin and I started Celexa that I had taken before.  The good news is I'm still not smoking.  Go talk to your dr. about switching antidepressants....you should be able to go from one to the other depending on what he prescribes you.  Good luck!
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You truly need to discuss this with your prescribing doctor as we can't recommend any medication because we are all different and what works for one person....may not another.  See your doctor and tell him your concerns, he'll know what to do.
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