Bipolar Disorder/ambien and remeron

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Expert: - 10/17/2010


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i have been taking at night ambien and remeron for sleepfor 6 months,weight gain is minumum.any long term problems with ambien and remeron taken together

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Hi Howard . . .

While there are no studies that demonstrate the safety of the combined use of Ambien and Remeron, many physicians have prescribed the combination successfully on a long-term basis.

Best regards . . .

Ivan
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Ivan Goldberg, M.D.

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I am a psychiatrist/psychopharmacologist with many years of expereince in treating individuals with depressions, manic-depression (Bipolar Disorder), other mood disorders,. I am especially interested in the psychopharmacologic treatment of individuals with so called "treatment-resistant" syndromes.

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I have been on the staff of the National Institute of Mental Health, Columbia's College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. I am currently in full-time private practice in New York City.

A.B. Johns Hopkins University
M.D. N.Y.U. College of Medicine

I am the creator of Depression Central:http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.html

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