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| 5 | depression | I was scared of that this med would make me gain loads of weight, but i was anorexic/bulimic and could use a few pounds anway... in the short term i gained about half a stone, but since then its levelled out and i feel much calmer and sleep much better. Its not easy to lose weight on remeron which actually makes it easy to get through the worse throws of bulimia/anorexia since you can't go off the deep end because diets just don't work on zispin, its great for maintaining healthy! | I take this with fluanxol and its making all the difference! Weight gain is a good side effect for me and for those scared of it, the weight gain seems to go away. I'm stable, the weight is stable- so all is good. | M | 28 | 4 months | 1/30/2010 | 5 | Depression; Insomnia; IBS | Increased appetite; sedation. | Remeron is truly a great medicine for some people. It controls my IBS and helps with insomnia and depression. I'm on the 30mg dose and find that it works a bit better than the 15mg. The depression has lifted somewhat in combination with Lexapro 20mg and Zyprexa 2.5mg. | M | 25 | 2.5 years 30 1X day | 2/15/2010 | 5 | Major depression + psychosis | None | Made me sleep like a baby for 8h+ straight every night! Allowed me to regain energy and serenity. Also no effect on sexuality which is a big plus. Very happy with this med overall! :-) | M | 30 | 6 months 30mg 1X day | 4/8/2010 | 5 | dep | energy | nice | M | 55 | 6 years 15mg 1X day | 5/1/2010 | 5 | depression | When I first started taking Remeron I had the most unusual side effect: nocturinal eating. I had never gotten up from sleep to eat. After taking Remeron I would find myself in front of the refridgerator stuffing food in my mouth. I learned to leave out finger food to eat in the night. This side effect did pass. | After being tried on every antidepressant, Remeron was the first antidepressant that made me feel not depressed. It is a miracle drug for me. I did have some weight gain. I read more about Remeron and some sources stated that the weight gain would decrease with increased dose. That is what I found, I increased it to 1.5 45mg for a while and am now at 90mg. The weight gain stopped and I was able to loose the weight I had gained. | M | 53 | 4 years 90mg 1X day | 4/29/2010 | 5 | Panic Disorder | Sleepiness, small gain in appetite | Hi. I've been on Remeron for almost 3 and a half years and have had a very positive experience with uit. I started it during a fairly dark period of my life (early twenties, new school and job on the east coast) and can honestly say it helped a ton. The meds make me tired but I had insomnia, so that's fine. As far as weight gain...I've gained about 20 pounds...but that's over the course of three years, and I was fairly underweight at the time...now I'm a healthy weight. If you control your cravings and exercise, you'll be fine. Here are the problems with the drug: ZERO alcohol tolerance (you just pass out) and fairly impossible to quit it. I've tried tapering off but my anxiety comes roaring back with a vengeance. Also, if you drink without skipping a dose, you can expect a really terrible hangover with increased depression. I should know; it happened to me this morning. Overall, though, I wouldn't leave it for any other drug. It's been a miracle of sorts. | M | 23 | 3 years 30 MG 1X day | 6/13/2010 | 5 | Nerve Pain, Anxiety, Depression | hunger, back pain, insomnia | wonderful drug, works fast! took all my nerve pain away! Instant relief of anxiety and depression! Take in morning because it makes me manic, also on depakote for bipolar disorder, the two drugs cancel each other out and I sleep fine. | M | 37 | 3 days 7.5mg 1X day | 8/27/2010 | 5 | anxiety and major depression | tired, and increased appetite | Great medicine for me. | M | 35 | 3 weeks 30mg 1X day | 10/5/2010 | 5 | depression n night terrors | the only side effect I really had was RLS(restless leg syndrome) n this was only in the first week of starting it.. | It stopped my night terrors completely, and helped my depression dramaticaly..I don't undrstand how most other posts on here have had such problems as they described..I have been on evey drug out there n also take other meds to treat me for psychosis n this drug is the best I have ever had to deal with my disorders..so I think either they didn't really have what they were diagnosed with or they didn't stay on it long enough to benefit from it!!! | M | 34 | 7 years 30 mg 1X day | 11/23/2011 | 5 | Anxiety and depression | Started with 30mg. Heard it was bad for weight gain, so I was VERY careful the first couple of years. The weight gain did catch up to me, however. Never found it made me tired (at night). I thought this drug was a miracle for my depression and anxiety. I took it at night, slept through the entire next day, and woke up a new man. Also, no negative effects on libido. Alas, after 11 years, and up to 45 mg, it just isn't working for me any more, so I need to find a new anti-D. | Whenever I missed a dose (not often, but...) or changed doses, I would have to start again on a Friday because I could sleep thru a Saturday. Again, though, the following day, I was good as new. I came to this site to find out if anyone has been having memory problems with long term use of Remeron (brand). If anyone has, or has some interesting info to offer, I'd like to hear about it. As I said, I do have to find a new med, but an 11 year run with no libidinal problems, I think, is damn good. | M | 53 | 11 years 30 MG 1X day | 5/28/2012 | 5 | Insomnia, Arnold- Chari malformatio | It saved my life | M | 38 | 10 years 45 1X day | 1/8/2018 | 5 | Major Depression | I started with 15mgs and had some sleepiness during the day for maybe 3 days. After 4 days I upped it to 30mgs and had the same sleepiness for about 3 days. After 4 days on 30mgs I upped it to 45mgs and I experienced some anxiety for about a week but no sleepiness. On the lower doses I did have food cravings but I just did not give in. After being on 45mgs for 3 weeks I could feel the antidepressant effects. My 7 year major depression has finally lifted. | Many of the low ratings are from users who really did not give the drug enough time to do its stuff. Right now its like I am not taking anything as far as side effects go and the depression is gone. Its important to stick with it. The side effects will go away. | M | 56 | 6 weeks 45mgs 1X day | 12/12/2011 | 5 | Panic/Anxiety | Restless legs but isn't terribly annoying. | These outrageous reviews by people who claim they are having such a horrible time adjusting to this med while simultaneously stating they are withdrawing form other meds at the same time is quite comical. Which med is causing you problems? Answer, you don't know and just want to complain about this most benign of all the antidepressant meds. Remeron has been the easiest of anti depressant meds for me to take and I've been on a bunch of SSRI/NRI type meds. The only side effects I get are good quality sleep and a lessoning of my anxiety. Take all these reviews even mine with a grain of salt. | M | 35 | 6 months 30 mg 1X day | 12/16/2011 | 5 | Depression, insomnia | Extreme weight gain (20 lbs). I ran 3+ miles, 4xj week...couldn't drop the lbs. I also felt foggy, similar to a bad hangover (minus headache/nausea). The grogginess usually cleared up after 1-2 hrs. This med worked like a champ. for sucking me out of the depression I was in. It was also had the most wonderful sleep aide side effect. I slept 8-10 hrs...no matter what. I would advise taking it early if you need to wake up for school or work. | M | 30 | 1 years 45 MG | 8/17/2013 | 5 | Anxiety/ Insomnia | Food craving - cant stop eating, digestive problems - mild | If you are in a state of deep depression or severe anxiety, insomnia, loss of appetite, this is the drug to take. I've started on 7.5mg at night and it knocked me out for 15 hours. I think it will knock out a horse as well. I gradually went up to 15mg and now on 22.5 mg. Minimal side effects - cant stop eating. This drug is perfect for skinny people suffering with anxiety and loss of appetite. You have to combine with SSRI for optimal effect. I'm on 10mg lorien as well. Works a treat. I think I will use this medication for the rest of my life in consultation with my doctor. Why suffer in these difficult times we living in. | M | 45 | 3 months 22.5mg 1X day | 8/5/2013 | 5 | poor sleep, anxiety | very groggy in the AM initially. | I began taking 15 MG Remeron about 4 weeks ago. Before, I was waking up every night after 4-5 hours of sleep, sometimes less, and not being able to get back to sleep. The first week of taking the 15mg, there was the hangover effect in the morning and into the next day. I went down to 7.5MG until the end of the first week and moved back up to 15MG. I had been dealing with the sleep problems for much of the past 10 years. After the first week, the hangover effect went away. After the second week, my sleep continued to improve to the point where I sleep throughout the night virtually every night and when I do wake, I am able to get back to sleep. It's only been 4 weeks, but I can easily say that this drug has greatly helped my sleep and anxiety associated with the sleeplessness. I am sleeping better then I have since I was a kid. | M | 45 | 4 weeks 15mg 1X day | 2/24/2012 | 5 | MDD/Anxiety | Weight gain. Constipation. | Very effective. I gained about 20 lbs. in first six weeks. Started on Atkins to counterract this. Constiaption: A lot of water, green veggies help. Occasional laxative. I sleep great. Some morning grogginess but nothing a cup of coffee can't cure. No sex problems. Feel free to correspond. | M | 52 | 2 months 45mg 1X day | 3/29/2012 | 5 | Bipolar disoder | Knocks him out, and increased appetite. | This medicine has helped my fiance so much I had to share. He was on zyprexa but when it went generic it was just to expensive to buy. He would throw up multiple times a day from his stress level. This medicine stopped the throwing up completely. He was at 122 at 5'11. In the last month hes gained 15lbs. Maybe thats not good for everyone but for someone who couldn't eat and would throw up like he was from the stress he felt its been an amazing blessing. He no longer has psychosis symptoms either. Everyone in his family says they have never seen him so healthy, even on the zyprexa people thought something didn't seem right but now everyone would describe him as normal. This has been a miracle medicine and I hope it continues to work so well. | M | 27 | 30 days 30 1X day | 5/17/2012 | 5 | PTSD, and nightmares | Weight gain, no dreams | I started it because I couldn't sleep I was having nightmares constantly. My past(Iraq) was comig back to haunt me two or three times a week. I actually lost 50 pounds in three months, my doctor thought I was dieing, I've gotten back 35 of it so far, though not as in good of shape as I was. I feel better my wife says I act better I have motivation to live and go, where I didn't before. One downside is if I miss one dose the nightmares will keep me up all night, random one at that. Also I don't dream at all anymore. I used to have fantastic dreams and even lucid dreams. Now I take my pill and go into a coma for six hours. But I'm ready for the world when I get up. I went a four day period with none because my doctor refused to fill it until I saw him. It was four days of hell. I do not recommend quiting cold turkey, EVER. | M | 30 | 90 days 30 mg 1X day | 4/25/2012 | 5 | Insomnia & Anxiety | 1st year gained about 10 pounds and had all of the other minor side effects. Augmented an ssri (prozac) with it for awhile. It's effective for ssri side effects (sweating, insomnia, also.) | My body must have gotten used to it over time because this drug continues to help my sleep and concentration. I have taken brand tablet, brand soltab, & every generic available. I stopped for about 6 months and did not die but I missed it. I recommend using Wiki to read about how it works. It is no worse than ssri side effects or withdrawal effects. I don't drink and every year my liver is fine. 15mg a night always works & 1 last thing, brand IS stronger otherwise Teva & Greenstone are good generics. Sandoz & Auerobindo not as good. | M | 37 | 12 years 15mg 1X day | 4/26/2012 |
REMERON (MIRTAZAPINE): Mirtazapine is used to treat depression. It improves mood and feelings of well-being. Mirtazapine is an antidepressant that works by restoring the balance of natural chemicals (neurotransmitters) in the brain. FDA Approval Date: 1997-03-17 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)