kristoff wrote: Wed Apr 17, 2013 7:22 am With androcur, lose the Remeron (Mirtazapine) (interesting perhaps, my doctor used to prescribe it not only for depression, but also as a sleep aid). Try wellbutrin (bupropion) instead - it has no drowsy side-effects, generally - if you need an antidepressant. Of course, a side effect of castration is often deprression. A very common side effect of Risperidone is drowsiness / excessive sleep, as well as weight gain; reducing dose may help with the drowsiness, but won't do much for the weight gain (only diet and exercise will help that). Insist that the psychiatrist start adjusting the med levels of all three drugs - keep in mind that once castration effect is achieved, the level of androcur can often be reduced yet maintain the same effect, often after about 6 months of use.

nicnic1988 (imported) wrote: Wed Apr 17, 2013 10:25 am I already reduced the mirtazapine dosage from 30 to 15mg last week. Tomorrow I will reduce it to 0 when my psychiatrist say its ok. I will quit the risperidone soon most likely because I already took a very small dosage of 0,5mg and I felt nothing.

I had the depression when I still had my sex drive. Without it I now feel much better..

I am still not sure if the sleepiness is 100% connected to the medicine. I had the symptoms before but then I thought it was the depression....

Jorge2008 (imported) wrote: Wed May 29, 2013 11:09 am Getting rid of Mirtazapine might be a good idea. I used it as SLEEP medicine for years, it makes one extremely sleepy. Also, reserpine is a medicine rarely used nowadays due to its bad side-effects profile, guess you might drop this one as well (depending on the condition, but there are rare if any nowadays, that particularly need RESERPINE usage).

nicnic1988 (imported) wrote: Wed May 29, 2013 8:05 pm I already dropped mirtazapine and risperidone. I am only taking androcur for over 2 weeks now. But there was no change. I will take escitalopram again in the next weeks because my psychiatrist says my problems come from depression...

ukdesexed (imported) wrote: Thu May 30, 2013 12:22 am A well known side effect of taking androcur is that it can bring on depression, I assume your psychiatrist knows that and is adjusting your medication accordingly and watching you for signs of it.

this is the blurb from the leaflet with my pills "Other side effects include: tiredness and diminished vitality, temporary inner restlessness or depressive moods, and changes in body weight. "

DavidB (imported) wrote: Sat May 25, 2013 7:22 am I also had an adjustment period once while I was taking anrdocur and before I was castrated. Your body needs to adjust to the physical changes. After a few months i was able to regain some of my energy and was less sleepy But I have to agree with everyone here. You need to eat well and exercise. Its one of the trade offs for the benefits of being castrated. And something everyone castrated or not should do anyway.

Good Luck

scatra2791 (imported) wrote: Thu Jun 20, 2013 3:08 am Hello ninnic1988!

I wan wondering how you were getting on with your treatment?

Are you still struggling with your depression or has it eased somewhat?

Best Wishes