REMERON Reviews (MIRTAZAPINE)Average Rating: 2.9 (923 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare REMERON with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR REMERON | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | Chronic Insomnia | Dose Day 1 (15mg) Fell asleep instantly. Next day, extreme somnolence, legs were sore and tense, confusion and poor focus. By 7:00 pm that night I started to feel awake again. Dose day 2 (7.5mg) shaky and somnolent all day. Legs still sore. difficulty focusing on anything. Dose day 3 (3.25 mg) Things are still foggy. Feel a bit more nervous now, occasional heart arythmia. Day 4 (1mg) much better, slept well. Lets see how long this lasts | Need to be very careful with that first dose. Doctors prescribing for just Insomnia should be aware that low doses work best. Start as low as you can. If pill form, I would suggest just a sliver of the pill for the first night. Hard to control I know. Why don't they make this in lower doses? | 49 | 6 days | 4/18/2008 | 1 | anxiety and slight depression. | rapid weight gain, extreme sleepiness, increased anxiety. | I went up to taking 3 pills [45mg] of Rememeron, the sleepiness I experienced got better with the more pills I was taking. It seemed to help for a few weeks, but then I started getting worse and worse. My anxiety seemed to worsen. I always felt on edge, and like I was about to scream at the next person to say something to me. I would end up crying over nothing, just cry and cry for hours. Which ended up in me having a serious panic attack to the point of me not being able to breathe. I also gained about 25 pounds in less then a month, which isn't that horrible seeing as I was at least 10 pounds underweight to start with, but I feel like it's too much way to fast. I'm getting off the medicine now, and back to one pill, and all the side effects that started in the beginning are back. | F | 17 | 2 months | 4/18/2008 | 5 | some sleepiness | M | 12 years | 4/16/2008 | 5 | anxiety, depression, insomnia, | slight weight gain the first months | This drug has helped me more than anything else. I´ve used it on and of for 9 years. It helps me sleep, it lifts my spirit and it takes away the severe nausea I get from anxiety. | F | 31 | 9 years | 4/14/2008 | 4 | anxiety/depression/no appetite | AMAZING sleep but twitches and sweats through the night, massive weight gain of @20lbs (but i severely needed it), i have been on and off the drug for awhile...and it's very hard to get off because of the great sleep you get...and i usually end back on it a few months later after no sleep and loss of appetite | i do highly recommend this drug if you can't eat or sleep on your own...even if you dont have anxiety or depression. just be careful because despite what anyone says it is very addictive for me | F | 22 | | 4/12/2008 | 5 | Anxiety / Poor Appetite | Vivid dreams (not nightmares),significantly increased appetite | working as intended for me. although do have wierd muscle pain in right shoulder; not sure if related | M | 40 | 10 days | 3/28/2008 | 4 | depression | sleepiness,sometimes memory is slow. | I have taken remeron for over a year. It has been great. I can control my eating. Will power is part of life. It truly does help in sleeping. I take a low dose. | F | 54 | 1 years | 3/25/2008 | 1 | Depression | After taking it for 1 month, my mood was at the lowest it had ever been and for the first time in my life contemplated suicide. Took it for a further nine months as my GP told me it would take time to work and the suicidal feelings were a result of my depression. I had never felt suicidal before. Suicidal feelings vanished approx 1 month after discontinuing treatment. | Would not recommend taking it. CBT and talking therapies were more effective and longer lasting as well. | M | 32 | 9 months | 3/23/2008 | 4 | Generalized anxiety plus depression | Weight gain, grogginess, weakness in arms and legs | I had terrible anxiety and SSRI's like Lexapro just made me worse. I was taking benzos for the anxiety. I took Remeron 15mg for a week and experienced all the side effects, sleepiness, head in a fog, could not think or drive, weakness in arms and legs. After a week, the fog lifted, and Imy anxiety went away. I stopped taking the benzo's immediatedly and started sleeping again. The doctor is now increasing me to 30 mg and I getting the weakness in arms and legs again. I really have not seen anyone else report that but I am really sensitive to medication. I have gained about 12 lbs. but the weight gain has now stopped and I am trying to lose it again by exercising and eating more fruit. This is a great drug for anxiety. I hope I can continue to tolerate it.Eat fruit when you have the food cravings. | F | 53 | 10 weeks | 3/20/2008 | 1 | anxiety and depression | weight gain - PERMANENT WEIGHT GAIN | CONSIDERING REMERON ? DON'T DO IT. DISSATISFIED ... WORSE THAN DISSATISFIED. I am off Remeron for about 2 years. Took it ONLY for about six months. The useless drug did NOTHING for my anxiety and depression. Taking this drug is the WORST advice I ever took from my psychiatrist. Ten to twelve pounds of fat settled around my middle in thirty days. It still will not disappear... no matter how hard I work out. I eat healthy and in moderation... but to no effect. If I could sue these damn drug companies I would. These companies minimize some side effects and deny other side effects even exist at all... (like permanent weight gain) Exercise is a better anti depressant even if it means dragging your sorry butt into the gym every day ... it is still better than risking REMERON. | M | 53 | 6 months | 3/10/2008 | 5 | Anxiety/Augment SSRI | First year some weight gain. Adjusted over the years and lost it. Sometimes groggy early on but just kept moving. | This drug has ALWAYS helped me sleep straight through the night on the same dose of 15mg and I have taken it for 7 years. It also helps with side effects from 20mg Prozac I take such as nervousness, sexual side effects, agitation. It's a great low dose combination for me. I really am happy this drug. Why take a high dose of 1 medicine when a low dose of 2 working together is more effective? Remeron has no serious interactions, look it up, and it has helped greatly with my attention and focus. | M | 35 | 7 years | 3/8/2008 | 5 | Migraines, Depression | In the beginning, and again if I forget to take for a few days, I got TERRIBLE nightmarish dreams. I mean, we are talking Stephen King style, and I don't like that stuff. But, those subsided after a few months, and now I only get them if I forget to take it more than 3-4 days in a row. I don't recal any other major issues, but I have been on it for almost 4 years now. | After having adverse reactions to both Zoloft and one other major anti-depressant, my psych put me on this because it has positive affect for depression AND migraine. (I had been on elavil for 4+ years but it stopped working.) I have been on 15mg daily. It has not only put the depression at bay (I am bi-polar 2), but knocked my severe migraines from 3-4 a month to one a month, and my daily, minor migraines from 5-6 days a week to maybe 1 day a week. Of course, YMMV, but I hope this never stops working. | F | 40 | 4 years | 3/3/2008 | 1 | Bipolar | Total body pain and aches. I can barely sit down and when I do I fear the pain of standing up again. I'm eating like there is no tomorrow and I am already severely obese. | I was just told to increase my dosage to 45mg. This is before I read about the side effects. I've been on Remeron for over 2 months. | F | 52 | | 3/3/2008 | 3 | Anxiety and depression | Weight gain...lots and lots of weight gain. I gained 20# in just a month. I never thought I could eat so much in a days time. I also had terrible heartburn and gas daily. When I started this med I was a woman now I think I'm a grown man. | It seems to be working so far but if your looking to stay slim, this is not the drug for you. | F | 25 | 30 days | 2/29/2008 | 5 | Depression, sleep problems, | All positive side effects. Iwas too thin, I added needed weight. I could not sleep. Now I sleep well. | Taking Remeron helped where all the other drugs I took had no effect. I wish it was less expensive. I have insurance but it only covers 1 pill per day whereas my doctor suggests three. When I experiment and take two I can feel a positive impact. Love it. | M | 42 | 1 days | 2/20/2008 | 4 | panic disorder | Fatigue, weight gain | I am willing to accept the side effects of this drug over the side effects of having constant anxiety and panic attacks. I rarely stay awake all night anymore and I do not feel hopelessly caught in a state of near or complete panic. I do crave carbs hence the weight gain, and I still have some anxiety, and occasional panic attacks, but my day to day functioning is much better. I also think that after taking this drug for a few weeks I adjusted to the medication and the initial spacey feeling went away. | F | 33 | 7 years | 2/20/2008 | 5 | anxiety-husband had Alzheimer's | Anxiety during morning hours although I take medication around 11;00 P.M. AND SLEEP VERY WELL | F | 89 | 5 years | 2/16/2008 | 1 | depression and anxiety | RAPID WEIGHT GAIN! dowsiness, muscle weekness, seeing spots, horrible haunting terrifying dreams. | I cant believe this medicine helps anyone. Im really upset about it. I eat all day long and ive gained 25 lbs in less than a month. It took me 5 months to lose that weight and now i cant even get myself up to workout. I used to work out twice a day and ate very well. I was losing weight very consistantly and this drug completely ruined everything i worked for. | F | 24 | 25 days | 2/14/2008 | 3 | Major depression | extreme fatigue sleep over 10 to 12 hrs a night dizziness extreme craving for sweets and weight gain of over 20lbs | I've been on it over 1yr and am trying to get off it. I really don't think it is that great of an antidepressant. I take it late at night and find myself consuming large amounts of sweets. The urge for sweets gets out of control. Now matter how hard you try you cannot resist gorging. The weight gain is not worth it. | F | 63 | 1 years | 2/13/2008 | 5 | Fibromyalgia | Slight weight gain at first that wore off in 3 weeks time. | Helped with sleep! From getting 5 hours a night to 9 restful hours! Helps pain, and reduces nausea! Remeron is great. | M | 22 | 3 months | 2/12/2008 |