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| 4 | insomia 1st, depression, anxiety | wanted to add: I gained about 10 pounds when I was on 15mg, and couldn't lose any of it until I got below 7.5mg, at which point it's mostly off again, with dieting. | F | 40 | 1 days 15 to 5 1X day | 11/12/2010 Patient History | 2 | MDD, Anxiety | Very difficult to get out of bed in the mornings and i feel very sleepy all day. Nodding out at my desk at work. | It has helped with the anxiety but leaves me in a zombie like state all day. I don't feel like it has helped with the depression. Remeron is a great sleeping pill if you can be at home and sleep all day. | M | 49 | 2 months 45 mg 1X day | 11/10/2010 | 4 | Insomnia | 9 year old boy takes medication. Falls asleep within half hour. Sleeps steady for 12 hours. Doesn't work well when taking it on a school night because he falls asleep in class the next day. No adverse side effects. | Actually taking the Soltab version (melts in your mouth and meant for children.) My 9 year old was able to take the medication very easily. Child has insomnia, but the medication is too powerful to use at bedtime. Have to give the medication 13 hours before he is expected to wake up the next day. Inconvenient. Experiences a lessening in the sleepiness if he takes it consistantly. (i.e. takes medication but doesn't fall asleep until two hours later.) So we only use the medication for specific days where it is important that he wake up early, and it is obvious that he is unable to go to sleep on time. | M | 9 | 1 years 15 mg 1X day | 11/8/2010 | 2 | Depression, anxiety, insomnia | None while taking it, but during withdrawal became jittery, anxious, and (weird!) flatulent. | I am the odd man out here, because I was hoping Remeron would help my insomnia - quite the opposite! After 2 jittery nights, realized I better take it in the morning, and it definitely had no sedating effect whatever. After about 3 weeks, did increase my appetite some, especially for sweets. Since most people find this a great drug for anxiety and insomnia, I would not hold up my own experience as the norm - but be aware that every individual reacts differently to any drug. | M | 53 | 2 months 15mg 1X day | 11/6/2010 | 4 | anxiety | Not depressed...was dispensed to help anxiety and poor sleeping, very drugged first half of the day tho, force myself to exercise, but very difficult... blurred vision...much better sleep tho marred by nightmares, diff to orgasm. Startin to worry about that and tryin not to make it a prob. But overall think it has helped but would love to find something that doesnt make me so zonked out. Best time late evenin ironically..... when I,m ready for next dose to sleep again. | Feel that it has dulled all my senses...{the ability to be be very happy or very sad}.....not emotional about anything and the sight and sex thing not great anymore. But havin said that at least am coping, being able to sleep. Tried comin off it gradually and nothing would put me to sleep so had to go back on it! | M | 53 | 5 years 15 1X day | 11/3/2010 | 4 | Depression/Anxiety | Early in Mirtazapine therapy, a somewhat "out of it" feeling along with significant sommolence and increased carbs cravings. Both these have subsided significantly. Vivid dreams. This stuff really makes the movie machine behind your eyes run. | At the outset, I have to say that I'm really surprised at all the negative Mirtazapine experiences reported here by others. For me, this has been the most benign antidepressant I've ever used by leaps and bounds. Oh well.. We're all different, I guess. Anyway, I take 30mg Mirtazapine along with 3 mg diazepam daily. Mirtazapine is the only drug that has ever worked for my depression and I've been through a bushel basket of different SSRI's from Zoloft to Lexapro to Luvox, etc. I could do with out the glued to the bed feeling in the mornings, but it is a lot less than it was when I first started on Mirtazapine. When I started, I gained a quick 8-10 lb, but that was the extent of my weight gain and I don't really have a daily exercise program. Additionally, I went through prostate cancer surgery last year and I'm having enough ED problems without going back on the SSRI's, all of which cause sexual problems. No such problems with Mirtazapine. I'm glad my P-Doc recommended it to me. It's been a big help. | M | 58 | 1 years 30 MG 1X day | 10/24/2010 | 1 | Anxiety, insomnia, depression | Severe drowsiness and sleepiness, zombie-like during daytime waking hours, explosive temper, feel like I'm enraged every minute of the day, severe arthritic-like pain in joints. | Have only been on this drug for 6 days and I am going to discontinue on my own. I've felt absolutely horrible since taking this drug and it isn't getting any better. I can barely stay awake during the day at work and am afraid it will affect my behavior at work. Am extremely irritable and tempermental...I feel like I could explode. I have crying jags and find myself screaming at my husband.....never had this behavior before I took this drug. I would rather be dead than continue to take this horrible drug any longer. | F | 55 | 6 days 15 mg 1X day | 10/22/2010 | 1 | Mild depression | Brain Damage to the extent that I am permanently disabled. Lots of pain through out body. Alzheimers like symptoms. Been off meds for 3 years and side effects continue. | I don't think I can go on living with these side effects! | M | 37 | 12 months 15 1X day | 10/8/2010 | 5 | Depression, Anxiety, Insomnia | Slight fatigue during the day, slept for 12-14 hours the first couple of days, slight weight gain. | For me this medicine was a wonder drug. I had been on 100mg of Seroquel for sleep and depression, which made me zombie-like and more depressed. I switched to Remeron and within 2 days my depression lifted. It was a life saver! I have tried Remeron before, and the first time I tried it, I gained about 10lbs (which was fine because I'm underweight to begin with) and had a fair amount of daytime sleepiness. This time around, I've had very minimal weight gain and very minimal daytime sleepiness. If your experiencing some exhaustion during the day, HANG IN THERE. The sleepiness will go away! I'm taking this medicine primarily for sleep and depression but I have found that I've actually been able to stop taking my anxiety medication entirely! So it works REALLY well for anxiety. I take remeron in combination with Concerta 54mg, and Wellbutrin 150mg. This combo has been great for me. Remeron can save you're life if you are experiencing significant depression. | F | 27 | 2 weeks 30 1X day | 10/7/2010 | 4 | Severe Insomnia | I feel sleepy/foggy when I wake up, but a cup of coffee fixes that. I will take sleepiness over not being able to sleep anyday. What a relief to finally feel tired! | It saved my life. I used to take it every night but now just once every 2-3 weeks. If I feel I won't be able to sleep because I'm excited or nervous about something I just take one so I don't start the horrific cycle of insomnia. The world is not the same place as it used to be, so don't feel bad if you need a little help to fall asleep sometimes. | F | 20 | 6 months 15 MG 1X AN | 10/7/2010 | 1 | To sleep and gain weight | Severe acne on face, neck, chest and back. Came on after 3 days of taking the drug. I had totally clear skin up until then. Now taking more meds to clear the acne. Very violent mood swings when I wanted to hurt my dog and boyfriend. Got angry over simplest little things. Slept like a log, but also felt useless and completely drunk the following day. I had no clear thought process at all. Cannot remember dressing myself and coming to work. Muscles on my arms and legs hurt so it was painful to do anything. I got bizarre electric zaps in my brain. My hair changed texture to thinner. Chest pain and shortness of breath – I cannot climb the shortest flight of stairs without being totally exhausted. My arms felt numb. My neck hurt. Rash underneath my left eye. Blurry vision. Pain in my eyes. Night sweats. Flu like symptoms that went away when I stopped taking the pill. | My doctor prescribed 15 mg Remeron for helping me to sleep because he did not want to give me sleeping pills. I think sleeping pills would have been better. I took Remeron for 4 days and that was it for me. They were to be a short term solution for 30 days with no refills. I cannot imagine what I’d feel like if I had taken them the whole 30 days. The worst drug ever. I was totally useless those 4 days and still continue to be even though I stopped taking the drug 2 weeks ago. My acne is flourishing which is most upsetting to me. I noted that no other person mentioned getting acne. I guess I was the 'chosen' one. From now on, I’ll take nothing stronger than Tylenol. Remeron might work for others but holy cow, it was a horrendous experience for me. Too bad that when I asked my doc about side effects, all he told me was grogginess which would go away in 3 weeks (but if I was taking taking the pill for just 4 weeks, 3 of them I'd have been a vegetable. No thanks), and weight gain (and I lost weight! I'm now at 98 lbs and for 5 foot 7, this is not good), and when asked if there are any 'funky' side effects, he told me he hadn't heard of any. So I trusted him. Lesson learned. I should have done research before I started popping the pills. | F | 44 | 4 days 15 mg 1X day | 10/7/2010 | 1 | sleep aid and weight gain | Severe acne on face, neck, chest and back. Came on after 3 days of taking the drug. I had totally clear skin up until then. Now taking more meds to clear the acne. Very violent mood swings when I wanted to hurt my dog and boyfriend. Got angry over simplest little things. Slept like a log, but also felt useless and completely drunk the following day. I had no clear thought process at all. Cannot remember dressing myself and coming to work. Muscles on my arms and legs hurt so it was painful to do anything. I got bizarre electric zaps in my brain. My hair changed texture to thinner. Chest pain and shortness of breath – I cannot climb the shortest flight of stairs without being totally exhausted. My arms felt numb. My neck hurt. Rash underneath my left eye. Blurry vision. Pain in my eyes. Night sweats. Flu like symptoms that went away when I stopped taking the pill. | My doctor prescribed 15 mg Remeron for helping me to sleep because he did not want to give me sleeping pills. I think sleeping pills would have been better. I took Remeron for 4 days and that was it for me. They were to be a short term solution for 30 days with no refills. I cannot imagine what I’d feel like if I had taken them the whole 30 days. The worst drug ever. I was totally useless those 4 days and still continue to be even though I stopped taking the drug 2 weeks ago. My acne is flourishing which is most upsetting to me. I noted that no other person mentioned getting acne. I guess I was the 'chosen' one. From now on, I’ll take nothing stronger than Tylenol. Remeron might work for others but holy cow, it was a horrendous experience for me. Too bad that when I asked my doc about side effects, all he told me was grogginess which would go away in 3 weeks (but if I was taking taking the pill for just 4 weeks, 3 of them I'd have been a vegetable. No thanks), and weight gain (and I lost weight! I'm not at 98 lbs and for 5 foot 7, this is not good), and when asked if there are any 'funky' side effects, he told me he hadn't heard of any. So I trusted him. Lesson learned. I should have done research before I started popping the pills. | F | 43 | 4 days 15 1X day | 10/6/2010 | 5 | anxiety and major depression | tired, and increased appetite | Great medicine for me. | M | 35 | 3 weeks 30mg 1X day | 10/5/2010 | 1 | Aiding in sleep and appetite | Also experienced extremely violent mood swings for no reason to a degree where I wanted to hurt my dog and boyfriend. | F | 43 | 15 mg 1X day | 10/4/2010 Patient History | 2 | Major Depression | Dizzy, Can't exercise like I used too. Tired, light-headed, EXTREME weight gain!! Panic attacks. | 9 months ago I thought this drug was a miracle! I was loving it! I was started out at at 15mg, I plateaued so I was increased to 30mg, again, I plateaued. So My pdoc put me up to 45mg and the 60mg. At 60 and 45mg I had rapid heartbeat and extreme panic attack. Ended up seeing a Cardiologist (came up inconclusive). So I am back down to 30 mg. I want off this med, I've gone up 3 dress sizes in 8 months. More depressed about that. | F | 33 | 9 months 30mg 1X day | 10/3/2010 | 3 | GAD from Marijuana use. | In the first couple weeks I only had a little bit of dry mouth and drowsiness. Eventually it started giving me adverse effects such as panic attacks, increased anxiety, nausea, and head fog. | During the first couple weeks it felt like I had my life back but then eventually backfired on me when I upped my dose from 15mg to 30mg. I wanted to start again on the low dose that was helping but my psychiatrist said it wouldn't work forever. I am now on Lexapro (definately doesn't make me feel as good as Remeron did in the first couple weeks) | M | 17 | 6 weeks 30 MG 1X day | 9/24/2010 | 1 | Insomnia and Nausea | Nausea, Vomiting, Fatigue, Weakness, Fainting, Insomnia, Weight Loss | As "benign" as this drug is supposed to be, it has been the worse medication to come off of. This stuff is horrendous. I would not recommend this drug to ANY ONE. You will be sorry you ever started any psych drug. There are other options, seek nutritional help from a bio chemist because there is something wrong with your body that these drugs will NOT fix. | F | 38 | 8 months 30MG 1X day | 9/16/2010 | 2 | depression | I have never had problems with my weight. Since taking this medication, I have gained 25 pounds in 2 months and still gaining. I have severe joint pain and swelling around my feet and hands. I have wild vivid nightmares. I can't stop craving food, even when I'm not hungry. I hate this medication. It has caused problems with my blood sugar suddenly dropping too. My joints, knees, feet, hands hurt like I have severe arthritis in them and I don't. After I've been sitting down awhile and get up, I litterly hobble to walk because my joints stiffen up and hurt so bad. I'm now struggeling with a whole host of other problems I didn't have before the remeron. I'm seeking an appointment with my doctor tomorrow to take me off the stuff. I was on zoloft and Wellbutrin XL and xanax for l0 years and never had any of these health issues. The last two months on this medication has been hell. | F | 49 | 70 days 45 1X day | 9/7/2010 | 4 | depression | nightmares for the first week. restless leg. vivid dreams. drowsiness for the first few days. | i think this is the best first line treatment for depression out there. there where a couple of side effects, but they went away. the only real complaint is i will get restless legs but since it doesn't make me drowsy anymore i take it in the morning. that has fixed the problem it seems. also its important to note that the higher the dosage the less sedating it becomes. its weird like that. the other downside to it is you might forget to take it. you feel normal on it. life is completely normal again and you can't tell your on a medication. i wouldn't say it's more effective than SSRI's but it is certainly easier to take. | M | 23 | 4 months 30mg 1X day | 9/4/2010 | 5 | cyclical vomiting | A 30 pound weight gain. | Started out originally at 15 mg then to 30 mg. As of last February, now at 45 mg. Appetite has returned, and finally able to eat again without wondering if it would come back up. Needed to put on some weight but now am pass my goal weight. I am not vomiting anymore and no longer feel nauseous. | F | 49 | 1 years 45 mg 1X day | 9/1/2010 |