REMERON Reviews (MIRTAZAPINE)

Average Rating: 2.9 (923 Ratings)

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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)

  

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 2  Depression, insomnia, CFS Extreme hunger - no matter how much I eat I'm always hungry! And frequent urination, though I'm not sure that it is responsible for that. It helped with my insomnia, and I'm a bit less depressed, but this hunger is too much and it's getting worse, so I'll start cutting it down. M 26 4 weeks
30mg 1X day
10/20/2020
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 2  Insomnia asthenia (not fun), worse depression, numb emotions, forgetfulness, concentration issues, narcolepsy, random hand twitches, total exhaustion, agitation, appetite increase, super low sex drive, suicidal thoughts, atrocious vivid nightmares, My initial experience with it was positive just like most people have reported. I thought it was a miracle drug, given how good it was at eliminating insomnia. That only lasted a week or two, though. That initial thinking was brutally crushed. The medication cost gave me a lot of confusion could not remember a lot of stuff and began to experience terrible nightmares and random sleep interruptions that decimated my routine. Constantly fatigued, depressed, poor working memory, poor focus, random hand twitches, etc., even after 8-12 hours of sleep. It also has a super long half-life that can leave you with terrible side effects for nearly 2 days. It counteracted my Adderall XR completely and brought me close to experiencing a full-blown serotonin syndrome once. Once I was so desperate to get to work, but even after I took 60 mg Adderall XR (my usual dose), Remeron negated it so completely, I fell asleep less than an hour later. 120 mg Adderall XR also failed to keep awake. Micro-dosing (~1-3mg) worked for me (for a time) and gave me fewer difficult side effects (still felt them though, but its nothing compared to the disaster I felt when I was on 15 mg). Remember, even small doses eventually accumulate in your body if you take it every day-- avoid that. M 29 12 months
15 mg 1X day
9/25/2020
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 5  Depression and decrease appetite groggy in the morning, cheerful, hungry F 43 12 days
7.5 1X day
9/16/2020
 4  sleep Some drowsiness, brain fog. I have had chronic insomnia for five years. Over the last four months it took a turn for the worse. This is the first medication that has worked.I am hoping that the side effects are more because of long term sleep deprivation rather than the drug itself. The only odd thing is that it produces strange dreams that can be tiring. Last night I had a dream where I was having hallucinations. On top of that I have lucid dreams, so I am not sure if I am awake or not. I cut my dosage from 15mg to 7.5, would cut it in half again if possible. Maybe after while I will go back to 15mg. Maybe I am writing this too early, only after four days but I am hopeful this is answer to really bad long term insomnia. M 59 4 days
7.5 1X day
9/13/2020
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 1  Depression, anxiety, sleep Massive weight gain, metabolic syndrome, prediabetes, dyslipidemia, fatty liver, akathisia, memory loss, cognitive impairment, flat affect, loss of interest, feeing robotic, less interest in friends and wanting to be isolative, developed skin picking behaviors and possible autism-like behaviors as well. This is a horrible medicine. I highly advise anyone to stick with the lowest possible dose (Preferably 7.5-15mg) and use only for sleep and for a limited duration of time. I took it at higher doses and for upwards of 9 years and it has ruined my life. I gained 60 lbs, developed a fatty liver and prediabetes. As I've been tapering it I've lost 25 lbs, basically a pound for each milligram so far. Over the years I became more and more flat, robotic, lost interest, no feeling towards anyone, feel isolative and don't want to be around people. I've experienced numerous cognitive issues which have gotten a lot worse as I've been tapering down- this medicine destroyed my brain and ability to think. Worst of all I've developed movement disorders upon tapering- akathisia/severe restlessness. M 25 9 years
15-75mg
6/15/2020
 5  Depression with associated insomnia Nil This drug has been fantastic in addressing my stubborn insomnia. It worked wonders from my first dose and completely knocked me out for the whole night, without any next day grogginess or side effects. I take it prior to bed. I am also on Effexor for depression and the two antidepressants combined have vastly improved my mental state and my depression is very much under control. I am thankful I found this drug. M 41 7 days
15mg
6/13/2020
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 3  Sleep and anxiety Gained 10 lbs in the first week - this made me more depressed than before I went on it. Also I slept all day... 12-13 hours and couldn't get up. Then when I did I was moody and hungry. Not a fan of this med at all. Wouldn't recommend to those just having issues sleeping take Tylenol pm or sleep aid instead this is way too intense a drug for sleep issues F 32 15 days
10mg
5/20/2020
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 5  General anxiety disorder Sleepy the first week, but subsided. Increased hunger. Continuous weight gain, 30 lb. M 59 3 years
30 1X day
5/8/2020
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 1  Anxiety and depression Insane hunger and anger issues Did nothing positive M 45 90 days
45
5/8/2020
 4  Insomnia Extreme hunger. It sometimes makes me so hungry that I have trouble falling asleep unless I munch a lot before bed. Another side effect is sleeping too much and daytime drowsiness. This side effect lessens after some time on the medicine. You can also cut the tablet in half or take a lower dose, eg. 7.5mg if it is to strong. Even though I was prescribed this as needed for sleep it also improves my mood, since it is an antidepressant. I also take Celexa for anxiety & depression. If your only taking Rem for sleep it works best if you only take it when you need it as you may built up a tolerance to its sedative properties. Another important thing I would like to comment about is that this drug often causes weight wain for some people, however I am lucky as no meds seem to have this effect on me. If weight gain becomes a problem you can talk to your Dr. about trying Trazodone which is a similar med but doesn’t cause food cravings. Even though it still helps me sleep I have developed some tolerance to its sleep effectiveness over the years probably bc I take it almost every night. I have always taken a generic. I haven’t heard of many probs with the generics, however the Aurobindo brand does NOT work for me for some reason. M 33 10 years
15 MG
2/16/2020
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 5  Depression, insomnia, anxiety The first two days were the worst. I was so tired I could barely function the next morning but day 3 onwards is crystal clear. This is the best thing that has happened to me (next to my husband and daughter). I used to have problems with my brain going a mile a minute and intrusive thoughts. It has stopped this. I can't believe how much mental energy was being used up living like I was before. Now I can devote more time to my husband and daughter. Before between life and work I was just surviving but now I'm thriving. It hasn't even been the full amount of time for it build up and it's changed my life! I may not sleep 8 hours each night but I've yet to have a single night where I haven't gotten a minimum of 5 hours. Zoloft failed me and I tried to kill myself on it. It took me 15 years to be brave enough to add something new to my current medication mix (dexedrine for ADHD and Wellbutrin for anxiety and depression) but I'm so glad I did. How to not get fat: 1) count calories because your body will tell you it's hungry when it isn't. Make sure you stay within your limits. 2) have willpower to not eat when you're hungry The people that gain weight on this are the ones without willpower. They made themselves fat by eating not the pill. F 33 5 days
15mg
1/15/2020
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 3  Depression anxiety Hair loss no other reason why I would be losing so much hair. Helps with what it’s supposed to do but the side effect of hair loss is life altering and hard to deal with. I will be asking to switch and stopping taking it. F 37 100 days
30mg
12/25/2019
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 4  Anxiety depression weight loss ptsd The 1st night / day is a doozey. Fell asleep almost immediately, woke up dizzy, needed an extra cup of coffee in the morning and called into work late. After that first 24 hours it's been fine. Its given me a respite from a VERY difficult persistent episode. Day 2 and 3, still dizzy to wake up, and kind of dry mouth in the day. About 4 days in my appetite returned..able to finish meals.. then day 5 munchies level. I had been teetering on under weight, had not noticed. Using this med to compliment 150 mg zoloft, and let's me break from valium since not having panic attacks . These are the outcomes my doctor and I were looking for.... appetite/weight gain and relieve from persistent depression and panic attack. I'm not super happy back to myself. Im still a bit negative and o erhwelmed. But I dont want to die and the uncontrollable emotions have calmed down. I feel like I can rest, or reflect, or plan, or work again. Although this drug has done what was needed during this difficult episode, I'd rather use it temporarily. Maybe for a full month/6 weeks, then taper to a half and then off. This way I'm not uber dependent, but also so that it can work again in the future if I have another difficult time like this.(3 months of stress, difficulty eating, depression, culminating in daily panic episodes) F 37 10 days
15
12/19/2019
 1  Insomnia, depression This was a horrible drug. It worked well for the insomnia the first night but, I couldn’t wake up the next day. The second day, I started having vision issues such as tunnel vision and just starting to lose vision in my left eye. The tremors were so bad, they affected my speech and the scariest thing was while on this medication, I actively looked for ways to hurt myself. I immediately stopped taking it. I’m still dealing with nausea and vomiting and sometimes I forget what I’m saying as well as having a hard time comprehending things. Why is this on the market???? F 52 4 days
15mg
11/19/2019
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 1  6 weeks WARNING: CAUSES DIMENTIA. I went to the hospital with heart pain was prescribed this and I can no longer think clearly. It has changed my personality from a functional to wasting away WARNING: CAUSES DIMENTIA. I went to the hospital with heart pain was prescribed this and I can no longer think clearly. It has changed my personality from a functional university educated man to wasting away. I weaning of and will M 53 90 days
30 mg
10/29/2019
 1  Anxiety; Depression; Insomnia This medicine made me very sleepy but my mind wouldn’t shut down. I was like a zombie. I had bizarre thoughts and crazy dreams when I finally did sleep. My therapist wants to increase my dose, lol. Not happening. Everyone reacts in their own way to certain medicines but I would never take this again. F 52 2 days
7.5
10/19/2019
 3  Insomnia Late night munchies where I’m not satisfied unless i eat sugary or carb foods Remeron gives me good sleep but it does not always help me fall asleep. It seems to work differently in me, sometimes fabulous other times it doesn’t kick in. F 74 15 years
7.5 1X day
7/26/2019
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 5  Panic anxiety and depression NO side effects. And NO weight gain. Folks here’s what you do to get around the hunger experienced with first going on remeron. Literally take 1/4 of a 15 milligram tablet and take that for a couple of days. Or take an 8th of a tablet if you experience hunger taking one fourth. If no increase in hunger is experienced on the micro dose then increase by another fourth up to one half tablet. Keep going up slowly until you experience no abnormal hunger. This is what I did until I got used to it. When I took an entire 15 mg pill the next day I was so hungry. But if I went super slow on going up I did not experience any unusual hunger. I’ve done the same “gone up super slowly” with seroquel and lithium too and doing it that way I did not experience the hunger or weight gain F 61 7 days
15
4/25/2019
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 1  Burnout, sleep Destroyed me and my whole life within 4 months :(. I was an active, happy, open-hearted woman with a beautiful life, lovely family, close friendships, wonderful relationship, good job, hobbies & sports, good food, loving nature. After some actually positive changes in life I‘ve got a burnout with some weeks of bad sleep and worries. Started Remeron. Helped with sleep in the beginning so I thought that‘s how it should be. But didn‘t get out of bed anymore, brain fog, memory problems, change of perception, getting hysteric, getting really depressed, racing thoughts, personality changes, derealization, depersonalization, crazily increasing anxiety, panic attacks, suicidal ideation, heart palpitations, night sweat, sleeplessness, pine problems, teeth problems, skin changes... after withdrawal many symptoms are gone, but I‘ve lost my identity, am now deeply depressed and traumatized, no sleep because my brain cannot process what has happened to me. Each sound, each smell, everything reminds me of the life before - and hurts because it feels as if I have died and I am just left over physically. Loosing my relationship, friendships, cannot do ANYTHING what I did before, family in deep sorrow, nobody can help me. POISON! My life is over with 34. Poison, poison, poison! Ppl react so differently to the mechanism - it should be monitored intensively! Didn‘t happen in my case. And I never took any drugs because I believed in natural healing. Biggest mistake in my life, would rather take any other pain than this. F 34 4 months
7,5 - 30
3/22/2019
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 1  Sleep God please never take this rat poison it destroyed my cns and whole body. Have serious debilitating health issues now from this horrid drug, neuropathy, breathing issues, ruined my gut immune system, worse depression, agitation, anxiety, panic ive never experienced before in my life. Can barely walk now, eat, histamine intolerance, bad vision issues, pressure in my brain, cant think straight most days, lost half my hair, pots, akastasia, bad rashes, stomache absolutely a mess. Deadliest mistake of my life taking this poison. Heart issues. Circulation issues, This drug totally disabled me and i had a wonderful life before this holy hell drug. I lost EVERYTHING because of this drug. I've paid my life now for having sleep issues that i would take back in a heartbeat to what this drug did to me. I may never recover from the serious damage this drug did to me. I am paying hard every day and pray every night God to please take me before i do it myself. No one deserves the inhumane damage and hell psych meds do to millions of good people every day burning them down to the ground, debilitating them to a life of suffering causing severe chemical imbalances. I will never be the same happy, active, social, beautiful woman i was. F 47 2 years
3.75mg
3/18/2019

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