Drug Ratings for REMERONAverage Rating: 3.0 (766 Ratings)
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR REMERON | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
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| 3 | depression anxiety and insomnia | Waiting for the next generation where the weight gain is solved | F | 43 | 6 months | 9/16/2004 | 3 | depression and insommnia | OH the weight gain!! I'm usually 120 pounds and have gained at least 20 in 3 months. I have a very tough time to get myself going in the morning. My muscles are sore but that is starting to go. Moody (not sure if that is because of the 20 pound weight gain.) | From the first night, sleep was amazing. I am able to sleep for 7-9 hours STRAIGHT!! I find that my body seems slow and | F | 33 | 3 days | 8/4/2004 | 3 | Severe depression & insomnia | Excessive Sleeping, Weird Dreams, Confusion, dizziness, & feel like I'm in a | I've only been on Remeron for 3 days. Luckily, I'm not having the food cravings, like others post. I've been on about every anti-depressant imaginable. I'm going to give Remeron some time, to see if it helps me and if the side effects go away. On a side note, at least Remeron gives me a full night of uninterrupted sleep, which I'm not used to..bad thing, I'm sleeping all day,too! | F | 34 | 3 days | 6/27/2004 | 3 | depression/insomnia | drowsiness and fatigue. dry mouth, increased appetite, especially after taking the pill. difficulty concentrating. weight gain, about 30 pounds. very agitated when hungry, aggressive thoughts. | after switching from Cipralex, I found remeron helped me a lot more. My mood improved, and became more interested in being around people and activities. am now able to feel good about myself, but still experience mood swings and feel depressed. I was able to sleep, and helped my insomnia. However, not a good long term medication because it makes me very thirsty and hungry (and become uncomfortable and irritable when im hungry) also dislike the weight gain of 30 pounds. | F | 24 | 6 days | 10/15/2008 | 3 | Insomnia/Depression | Weight GAIN..big time! I gained 15-20 lbs on my petite 111bls frame. Also had some bad side effect this go-round that I didn't the last time I took this. It made me swell in my ankles, feet, and fingers(face too) water weight it looked like.when I woke up I felt tight all over. Also did not ever have a migraine until the last day I took remeron. I never get headaches. BP was through the roof when checked. Pulsating pounding headache that only exedrin migraine would keep in check. So dibilitating it made me want to crawl out of my body, was so painfull! | Will never touch this stuff again, did not agree with me this time around, last time taken worked perfectly. Puzzling, but Im not going to mess around with it, that headache is a day I will NEVER forget! | F | 28 | 1 months | 8/1/2006 | 3 | DEPRESSION IN 1999 | I was taking it with Zoloft back then I did gain weight but I also was getting sober and going to college ,,I had a GPA 3.75, I have BPD and now I have tried everything throught the yrs even tried NOTHING ,,,That was wrong .lol Effexor almost landed me in the hospital and I have tried Paxil , Zoloft , Cmbalta OMG that was nasty ...I have been off and on Lexapro this time then I realized once it gets in me IM MEAN ...LOL So I told my Dr lets try me back onthe Remeron ...I havent started it yet due to my son being sick I want to be able to get up and give him motrin for fever , I hope tonight I can ....I also lost 10 pound when I had dental surgery so gaining the weight is no problem I need that ...I will keep you posted ..I just hate the side effects ,,,but nothing can be as bad as withdrwing from MOPHINE ...I also have chronic pain .,,,and a pain dr had me on 2 kinds of that stuff OMG ..Coming off sweating and the chills was bad .... Thanks Pam | was on it in 1999 to sleep with zoloft ,,,have tried zoloft since then CANT TAKE IT ,,,Hope I can take this again I tried it all .. have BPD I need to take something ,,,e-mail me if u need too ... | F | 41 | 0 days | 1/10/2007 | 3 | To gain weight | I have this thing for pop tarts now.. I LOVE POP TARTS on this medicine. I eat nothing but junk. | I even notice that during the day when I eat meals I eat more than I used to. I have gained 9lbs so far on this medicine in 3 weeks. I take it before I go to bed so I snack before I go to bed. So I gain the weight. I was losing too much weight due to stress so my therapist put me on this to get my weight up and it works. | F | 24 | 6 months | 3/28/2007 | 3 | ibs/anxiety | Have not started yet.. Freaked out after reading all the posts on here.. | Anyone take it for IBS/anxiety??? | F | 42 | 0 days | 3/22/2007 | 3 | dg | xdfg | xh | F | 1 | 56 days | 12/21/2004 | 3 | Insomnia/Depression | WEIGHT GAIN! I've been ultra petite all my life & I packed on 10-12 lbs in 2 mos. That's a lot when you are barely able to maintain 105 lbs. to begin with. Until I read these other reports I couldn't figure out why I just couldn't stop eating. It's like I'm hungry 24/7 & that is just not me. I have also been in quite a fog, finding it takes me until about 11am or 12 Noon to get started on my (self employed) work. But even then I was always feeling like a zombie & had to nap - a first - about 5pm. Not good for business! I have been taking 15 mg a day. | Apart from the weight gain & the lethargy, I have to say, after trying every sleeping pill in existence, that I have never slept so soundly & regularly as I have since I started on Remeron. However, if I turn into a blimp I'm going to be more depressed & I can't do my work being so zoned all the time. I think now I know why I've been experiencing all this. I'm also about to start withdrawing off a sedative/hypnotic & someone here said it really helped her. (Any more info on that?) If that's the case, maybe I should stick it out a little longer...or until I weigh 150 lbs! Yikes! My scrip ran out & I've had 2 nights without & still slept like a log! But I think I'll pick up the scrip tomorrow, cut it to 7.5 for about a wk & then get the heck off this stuff. It's too scary, especially with so little known about its long term effects. | F | 43 | 3 months | 10/23/2004 | 3 | Chronic insomnia, mild depression | Dizziness the first few weeks. No serious side effects, except increased sex drive and a bit laziness. | It helps for falling asleep, but I still wake up too early. It works a bit, but not enough. | F | 43 | 6 months | 11/4/2004 | 3 | Slight Depression, anxiety | My doctor told me about the increased appetite but I wasnt' expecting the need to eat anything that wasnt nailed down. I did gain weight and it was okay because I had lost too much weight because of not eating prior. I was seriously drowsy and was pretty much in a fog like others have described. I actually felt guilty for wanting to stop taking it because I felt like I was being stubborn to getting help but I see that I'm not alone. I also tried others but they made me more sick or so out of it that I couldn't function. With the remeron, I could at least function but I was really very drowsy and I did experience crazy dreams. Once again, I thought this was all me. I appreciate finding this site. | I will say it helps me to stay kinda out of it enough so that I wont feel any anxiety but I did find myself more sad and the eating all the time was surreal. I actually only take when I need to get some sleep..once a week maybe or every other day depending on how I feel. I'm like some others, tired of all these drugs. I've been praying and trusting God more. | F | 35 | 20 days | 11/10/2004 | 3 | insomnia | I do sleep more soundly, uniterrupted sleep but as everyone else has posted I also have experienced rapid weight gain. I used to be a petite person, I have probably gained over 30+ pounds with excessive hunger (dont weigh myself anymore). I have had three children and I weigh more now than I did nine months pregnant. I am on 45 mgs (I have a high metablison with medicine) haven't been on that long but as one person stated on this website I do feel also like a grazing cow. Excessive hunger after taking the medicine at night and crave doughnuts. Tried to take myself of the medicine but I can't sleep without it. There has to be an alternate medication with out the weight gain. It's makes me depressed to gain alot of weight in such a little time. Also I have dry mouth, I also feel like my tounge is cotton cant seem to relieve this sympton nomatter what I do. My doctor doesnt want me to stop this medicine as it has helped the insomnia and depression. I just dont want to end up a beach whale.... | F | 31 | 6 months | 10/10/2004 | 3 | anxiety/depression/bipolar | first few nights had uncontrolable leg twitches which woke me up constantly. after that it has been wonderful except the weight gain!!! i needed it, was under weight and have tried entire life to gain, but not 30lbs in 3 weeks. i have tried dieting and LOTS of exercise to at least tone up but nothing works. took last one last night. can anyone tell me how soon after stopping should i see reduction in weight? | when can i expect to lose some of this weight? | F | 28 | 5 months | 10/11/2006 | 3 | Depression, anxiety, sleeplessness | Spots, suicidal thoughts (well, I was suicidal anyway), shaky hands, sleepiness, loss of friends, hunger (first month of treatment), paranoia, no more tearfulness, (i'd cry every day, a few times a day before I was put on remeron). Feeling better generally, but be careful when dose is adjusted. Tell your friends so they know your crazy behaviour might be down to your medication, or you'll lose them. | It's amazing if you can't sleep. You'll have the most vivid dreams, you won't lie awake dwelling on things, just dream. However, on the third night of taking it I felt worse than ever (suicidal) but I was knocked out by the sedative effects so I stumbled into bed before I could do anything stupid. Things got better, I felt like I was on a high for weeks until the dose was doubled (after 4 weeks). 4 nights later I became suicidal again, triggered by something quite minor (in hindsight). I was in floods of tears and angry and felt worthless and out of control, it was like I was possessed. Not like suicide ideation, more total despair and feeling like you can't possibly go on for another minute. I was in such despair I didn't have the presence of mind to be able to do anything stupid. I was out of it. Things are okay now. I'm hoping this is just down to the change in dosage and that it'll even out in a few days. It's worth continuing for the good times. | F | 27 | 5 weeks | 3/15/2006 | 3 | Depresssion | Weight gain (which I needed), fatigue, irritability, forgetfulness, numbing in extremities, nausea. Foggy and out of it til at least noon the next day. | At first, it was okay. Took a long time to "kick in" and I was okay except I would literally FALL DOWN if I didn't take it while IN BED. Also, I gained weight and got my appetite back which I needed, and got great sleep (Okay wayyy too much sleep...sleeping all of the time!!!...'gee look! mom's sleeping AGAIN!) Stopped taking it after a taper over about two weeks. Not a good drug if you're a mom. Didn't do much for my depression. "effit" I've decided that after all of these drugs, I'm just going to deal on my own. | F | 42 | 5 months | 1/6/2006 | 3 | Depression | Very tired, slept many hours at a time. | I would take this pill and sleep for 18 or more hours straight but that is the only side effect I had while taking this drug but I did feel less depressed when I was awake. | F | 32 | 4 days | 9/6/2005 | 3 | depression and sleep | Restless Legs, less sleep, I wake up a few times then can go back to sleep | Taken before bed, you get sleepy about 30 min after taking | F | 55 | 3 months 30 1X D | 4/28/2012 | 3 | sore scratchy throat | please email me if you have had a sore throat from this med. I told the doc about it and he waves it off | F | 46 | 7 days 15mg 1X D | 9/12/2012 | 3 | Major depression | Tingling in feet | This medication was a lifesaver for me about14years ago. It worked for 7 years, and then pooped out!! I had to have my blood tested once a month, because many people had died on this med! | F | 40 | 7 years 100 mg 1X D | 2/16/2013 | 3 | Depression | Constipation and sleepiness (I like this side effect) on 15 mg; Voracious appetite and zapped of energy on 30 mg. | I started on 15 mg of Remeron 3 weeks ago. I slept amazingly well the first night. The next day on Remeron I had this "euphoric" feeling, as though all my cylinders were firing, and I was myself - happy and free. Best.day.ever. It only lasted that day. :( I did not expect it to last and I dont' know why I had those feelings . I am not sure it is helping with my depression at 15 mg. I incresed it to 30 mg 4 days ago and it zonked me out sleep wize. It also felt drained of energy, as if I could not move all day. I took 30 mg for 2 nights and went back down to 15. I wasn't going to succumb myself to that one more day. I am not sure this med is for me, but I love it for sleep! | F | 52 | 3 weeks 15 mg/30 m 1X D | 12/7/2012 | 3 | anxiety disorder with sleep problem | Taken in evening for sleeplessness, I did sleep. Bad 'hangover effect' in AM. Typical dry mouth- must give special care to oral hygiene due to the dry mouth. | F | 36 | 2 years | 3/20/2006 | 3 | Increase Appetite | Extreme hunger, sedated | F | 23 | 7 days | 4/16/2006 | 3 | major depressive disorder | vivid abnormal dreams, constantly hungry, very very spacey feeling, constantly tired, hand tremors, increased sweating. | what i have noticed so far about this is that somebody will say my name to get my attention, and have to say it about five times before yelling it, and then i finally notice. i feel spaced out all day long, and not really 'with it', but at least i am too spacey to feel suicidal. also i am hungry ALL the time. | F | 26 | 3 weeks | 8/25/2006 | 3 | depression | at first, extreme sleepiness. extreme hunger. then urinary problems started. | i liked the drug at first, helped me sleep and dulled the depression. helped me eat when i had no appetite...took for 3 months and developed severe urinary tract infections and problems, a common side effect. | F | 27 | 3 months | 10/22/2006 | 3 | sleep disorder, depression | intense fatigue, spaced-out feeling, dry mouth | 7.5 mg of this drug does help sleep. i was stunned that i fell asleep pretty deeply about 30 min after taking it, very unusual for me. i felt as though i slept more deeply, but, unfortunately, i woke dead tired after 7.5 hrs, almost like i only slept for 2. my workday was ruined, and caffeine did not even help. the reason i need a med that helps sleep is to give me some alertness during the day, so being tired all day essentially made me worse. also, this daytime fatigue issue may improve over time, but i cannot just take 2-4 weeks out of my life right now to find out. appetite--i did not have that reaction that others complain about with uncontrollable sugar cravings. yes, cake and sweets tasted extra good, and protein like chicken tasted very bland. but i was able to avoid sugar for the days on the meds. i always wonder if some who take antidepressants are so depressed they are not eating, and suddenly their appetite comes back with a vengeance? not sure, but my appetite was still nearly the same. depression--i was too tired to sense if remeron truly helped my depression, [and i did not take it long] but even in the brief time i took it, i noticed feeling on a more even keel. maybe someday when i can take weeks out of my life off to try meds, i'll try remeron again, but for now, it's a no. there are too many other meds out there. | F | 40 | 3 days | 8/11/2005 | 3 | Clinical depression | Weight gain (7 pounds in 3 weeks), lethargy, increased happiness and generally better mood | Been on remeron for 3 weeks. First night took 15mg and barely could get out of bed the next day. Woke up better the second day. Presently, taking 30mg. Fast weight gain - don't want to gain anymore. Happiness has returned, but seems artificial. Will talk to the psychiatrist to decide if the side effects (weight gain, lethargy) outweigh the benefits (better moods). | F | 41 | 3 weeks | 10/13/2007 | 3 | depression, Anxiety, insomnia | I sleep alot better, besides the restless legs and arms wile trying to go to sleep. sleep well after they stop. Very tired all day, NO energy at all. can't hardly clean my house. or get anything done. just after taking 30 mg i get sooo hungry. have to fight to stay out of the fridge. | I'm not crying all the time anymore. anxiety is not as bad. still dont feel that great. would be ok if i was not so tired. By the time i start to feel like i can do something it's bedtime again. | F | 31 | 8 days | 5/25/2006 | 3 | Insomnia and depression | WEIGHT GAIN!! Dizzy dizzy dizzy! No interpersonal feelings - I respond because I know I'm supposed to. | Good and Bad - for the first two months I finally got some much needed rest but now I'm dizzy all the time and the weight gain! Jeez, I do cycle classes and I am very active but to no avail. I still HAVE TO HAVE THE MAPLE GLAZEDONUT or beware! My dreams are very vivid and I'm told I am moving alot in bed. Good side - my sleep cycle finally evened out but I still wake up anxious. | F | 40 | 180 days | 5/7/2007 | 3 | severe depression | 1) I became obsessed with food and eating. It was all I could think about and could only go an hour without stopping for donuts or a burrito. I gained over 5 pounds in a month. 2) I felt like I was drugged all day, like I was half asleep in a dream world or in slow motion. | It made my depression go away and I was really upset about having to stop taking it but the side effects were unacceptable. I went on to try yet another antidepressant. | F | 38 | 28 days | 5/24/2001 | 3 | Anxiety | Craved sweets, but did not give in to the temptation. | I take Remeron for anxiety and it has helped me. I also wanted to let all those out there who are suffering know that there is hope and not to be scared off by the posts about medications. I found help at my local hospital and took an intensive group treatment program that has changed my life for the better, I now have the tools to deal with the things in life that cause depression or make us anxious. It was a difficult but amazing experience and I would recommend anyone who can find a program like this to do it face the fear and do it. It is so worth it. The medications can help but this is life long help. | F | 36 | 4 weeks 30 mg 1X D | 2/3/2010 | 3 | major depression/anxiety/insomnia | HAS HELPED SOMEWHAT WITH DEPRESSION (NOT CRYING AS MUCH) BUT STILL CAN'T SLEEP AT ALL ON 15MG IN THE EVENING. HUNGER PANGS ALL THE TIME. LETHARGIC SEVERAL DAYS IN BEGINNING | HELPING LIFT MY DEPRESSION I'M NOT HAVING ANY SUCCESS FALLING ASLEEP AT ALL DOSAGE IS 15MG. SORT OF MAKES ME PANICKY OR RACEY WHEN I TAKE B4 BED. WONDERING IF I NEED TO GIVE IT A 2 WEEK PERIOD TO HELP ME WITH A SLEEP PATTERN B4 IT WILL KICK IN ALTHOUGH IT SEEMS TO WORK FOR MOST RIGHT AWAY? I DO GET GROGGY WHEN I TAKE IT BUT I STILL CAN'T FALL ASLEEP. I WAS HOPING FOR MORE BUT HAVEN'T GIVEN UP ON IT YET. | F | 38 | 10 days 15 mg 1X D | 2/8/2010 | 3 | Anxiety and depression | Weight gain due to change in metabolism. Those of you who have not had this happen are lucky - it does not happen to everyone. I gained 25 pounds in 2 weeks. Yes, I had cravings - but I did not give into them and I exercised more but the weight is here. I now have fat deposits under my knees and in my armpits. I have read that these never go away. My blood pressure has always been low and now is higher - ditto cholesterol. | The drug worked miracles for me with depression and severe anxiety. I have never felt so calm. It is like a miracle. So now I am trying to decide what to do b/c of the health risks - a difficult decision. I've tried many other medications and this one worked like no other. | F | 50 | 3 months 22.5 1X D | 4/8/2010 | 3 | major depression | very vivid dreams, dreams of waking to an awful situation, waking a little to find out it was a dream, falling asleep to more nightmares of trying to wake up. I need someone to make me acutally wake up and get out of the dream cycle, then I am ok. | TWO PSYCHIATRISTS TOLD ME ON TWO DIFFERENT APPOINTMENTS THAT AN INCREASE IN DOSAGE WILL DECREASE SLEEPINESS THE NEXT DAY. DOUBLED MY SMALL 15 MG DOSAGE. HAD A TERRIBLE TIME WAKING THE NEXT DAY, BUT WAS LESS SLEEPY DURING THE DAY. I NEED HELP TO GET UP AND OUT OF BED, THEN IT IS OK. DON'T KNOW IF IT HAS HELPED MY DEPRESSION, I FEEL BETTER, BUT A LOT OF OTHER THINGS HAVE CONTRUBUTED TO THAT AS WELL. I STILL TAKE CYMBALTA AND RITALIN AND AN ASSORTMENT OF OTHER MEDS FOR PAIN, DEPRESSION, DIABETES, HIGH CHOLESTOEROL AND OTHER STUFF. WHAT MATTERS IS THAT ONCE I AM AWAKE AND OUT OF BED I FEEL PRETTY GOOD. I am also working on the things that create my depression, and that work has been more helpful than just meds alone. | F | 62 | 3 days 30 MG 1X D | 8/5/2010 | 3 | Insomnia | Exhaustion, no energy | I have longtime insomnia have been taking Ambien which worked some for nearly 2 years First night on Remeron - 6 1/2 hours of uninterrupted sleep (more than in many months) Second night - It took 1 1/2 hours to fall asleep, and I kept waking up (maybe got 5 hours sleep total) I haven't really had the marching munchies, but I'm too tired to take my walk during the day. I'm going to take half a pill at of Remeron at bedtime, and will go take an Ambien if I wake up. | F | 53 | 2 days 15mg 1X D | 5/21/2010 | 3 | depression, insomnia | EXTREME hunger- i mean beyond what i consider normal. I did two days on and ate 2 donuts, 3 granola bars, 1lb of strawberries, and 3 bananas within a 2 hour period. | if you don't want to gain weight DO NOT TAKE. Extremely bad experience for me. I would rather be unhappy/sleep deprived than fat and happy. | F | 27 | 3 days 30 1X D | 8/30/2010 | 3 | Anxiety/Panic Attacks | Increased appetite, little weight gain | I have had an ok experience while on this medicine. I was having multiple panic attacks each week and sometimes multiple in one day. I have only had minor anxiety during the past couple of months while on Remeron. I had tried zoloft and lexapro prior to this and had extreme feelings of anxiety, restlessness, sleeplessness, nausea and extreme weight loss. After taking Remeron 30 mg for two months, I feel much better. I have gained approximately 10 lbs, but well worth it for me. My psychiatrist just raised my dosage to 45 mg, which I am a little concerned with as I have read horrible stories about the weaning process of this drug. Doctor stated the increase will help with my appetite and the anxiety should go away completely. I will see how the next couple of months go... | F | 27 | 2 months 30 mg 1X D | 7/27/2011 | 3 | extreme anxiety | Cons: HUGE weight gain that I can't lose. Constant craving for sweets (I never liked sweets.) Unbearable sense of "overheated" that is completely disabling for minutes at a time. Don't know if it ever helped my anxiety (and new depression), certainly not good now. Pros: Improved sleep most nights. Fewer digestive disturbances (diarrhea and stomach pain). | I have been stable at 135 pounds all of my life until I took this drug. The first night (!!!) I took it, I dreamed about Cocoa Puffs cereal all night, and awoke ravenous. I was too doped to drive, tipping over when I tried to move, but even in that state I begged my husband to drive to the grocery for me. I wolfed down half a box of sugary cereal as soon as he got home. The doped feeling went away within 2 days, but now I am always hungry, and constantly craving sweets. (I never went for sweets before.) I am now at 148 pounds, and freaked out that I can't lose any of this weight. This overweight person in the mirror is me! I can't lose it, I even tried to reduce the dosage on my own to make it easier to lose weight, but MISTAKE. Out of nowhere, can you say DEPRESSION??? Has anyone else had a side effect of getting overheated to the point you can't function temporarily? The doctor dismisses this as a side effect, just "hot flashes", but I know the drug is doing it. | F | 50 | 4 times 15 mg. 1X D | 3/12/2012 | 3 | anxiety/insomnia | weight gain, EXTREMELY vivid dreams (pleasant for myself, DO NOT take this if you're prone to nightmares, emotional numbness, groggy, possible breathlessness and tightness around head. | was supposed to take this for anxiety and insomnia, nil effects on anxiety, worked wonders for insomnia, half an hour after taking and im fast asleep, produces extremely vivid dreams every night, i take it before bed each night, can feel the effects almost immediately, do not take with anything else that causes drowsiness. after i take it if i close my eyes it almost feels as though my eyes are actually open because of the vivid imagery that goes on, almost like hallucinations, mostly pleasant, this will subside by the time you wake up in the morning. very groggy on this medication, cannot feel happy or sad, simply numb. but havent tried any other meds for anxiety that don't have this effect. just recently started feeling a tightness around my head, not sure yet if remeron is causing it though. | F | 19 | 4 months 30mg 1X D | 1/2/2012 | 3 | Anxiety/Depression | Weight gain like crazy from the start and increased nightmares (which were horrible before). Loosing seconds in memory or dizziness. | The first day I was so groggy, I couldn't function. Has helped a bit...but not much. | F | 20 | 14 days 15MG 1X D | 6/13/2012 | 2 | Anxiety / Depression | Worked well for insomnia, but little for depression. Also feel very sedateed at times and can no longer drive.. Tried slowly tapering down in 2005 but the withdrawal was too much and stayed on. Now I'm experiencing increasing numbness in both my legs since and am very concerned and will consult a neurologist. I'm otherwise fit, play tennis, yoga, etc. but the numbness is new and I'm very concerned it may cause nerve damage, Have others also experienced numbness in the legs? | May be good for sleep, but I feel often sedated and not here. Also not able to drive which is discouraging. Wish I had more courage to try other antidepressants - maybe now with the numbness issue I will. Love to here others opinions. | F | 53 | 10 years 60mg 1X D | 12/13/2011 | 2 | Depression, Anxiety | initially the sleeping and weight gain ( which I needed). But after a couple year my whole body seemed to go haywire with no reasonable explanation. Numbness and tingling in my legs and ars, panic attacks, pain in my muscles, aching all the time, loss of desire to get out of the house because I hurt so much.... I could go on and on | I have triend to get off of the drug but my body goes crazy, cant sleep, rapid heart beat, nightmares. I have been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, something I had never heard of. My life has been reduced to a void. This is good for short term use but please dont end up like me, sometimes I think I would be better off dead, because it's killing me slowly and painfully anyway | F | 38 | 10 years 45 mg 1X D | 1/11/2012 | 2 | Insomnia | I also noticed problems with a "foggy" memory and poor concentration. | All of my side effects were gone within one day of stopping this medication! | F | 32 | 2 years 15mg 1X D | 1/26/2012 History | 2 | insomnia | extreme tiredness, weakness, brain fog, fatigue | I was prescribed this for insomnia. It worked all right... a little to well. It knocked me right out, I slept through the night into the next day. I could not get up the next morning. My husband said I looked catatonic. I dragged myself out of bed and was absolutely NO GOOD at all the entire first day. I took a three hour nap in the afternoon. The second day was not any better. I slept through the night, it worked great for the insominia but I can not tolerate the way it makes me feel during the day. I have to choose the lesser of two evils here- sleep through the night and be useless during the day OR be okay during the day and get a so-so amount of sleep. I have to be alert and have to many responsibilites during the day to be in the condition this drug left me in. I stopped taking it. | F | 35 | 7 days 1X D | 8/17/2011 | 2 | Anxiety and Depression | extreme drowsiness, increased hunger, unpleasant dreams | This drug did help with my anxiety a little bit in the sense that the physical symptoms of anxiety disappeared. I still worried as much as ever, but I didn't get as many of the physical symptoms of anxiety as I used to such as rapid heart beat, palms sweating, extreme nervousness, etc. I honestly believe the physical symptoms only went away because my body was too exhausted to experience them. Remeron puts you in a zombie like state. I took it at night as directed and would be unable to stay awake any longer within 15 minutes of taking the drug. My 2 year old son would come climb into my bed in the middle of the night and it wouldn't wake me. Getting out of bed in the morning was next to impossible, and I went through each day feeling like I didnt care about anything besides getting back to sleep. Concentrating or being a good employee is next to impossible on remeron. Now the dreams....they sucked. I had the CRAZIEST dreams on Remeron. I would wake up just feeling disturbed and having no idea why I was dreaming about those things. Luckily, I was too much of a zombie to stay awake and stress over them. Overall, this drug wasn't worth the mild relief of anxiety it gave me. | F | 23 | 2 months 15 mg 1X D | 2/8/2011 | 2 | mild depression, insomnia, fibromya | massive , quick weight gain, terrible, vivid bad dreams recurring over and over, dry mouth, dry eyes, stomach tenseness, feeling pissed off all day, mood swings, gained 15 lbs in 5 weeks. | F | 53 | 2 months 15mg 1X D | 3/2/2011 | 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 D | 9/7/2010 | 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 D | 10/3/2010 | 2 | major depression | HUGE Weight Gain.I put on 20 kilos in a period of three months,which I haven't been able to shake off since.Maybe to some people this side effect would not matter,considered that in fact it does help for the treatment of the negative thoughts and the improvement of the mood,but for me,who I also suffered from a binge eating disorder this has led to a worsening of the co-existing disorder.Though it had a lot to do with the choise of the medicine of my psychiatrist of that period,I would not recommend it based on that side effect. | F | 42 | 5 months 1X D | 6/3/2010 | 2 | Severe Depression | Enormous appetite increase (particularly for carbs/sweets), inevitably leading to ~20 lbs. in weight gain. Vivid dreams, mostly very strange nightmares. An overall sluggish feeling throughout the day. | While on remeron, I ate everything in sight! I would have intense cravings at night and very early in the morning (for example, getting up at 5 a.m. and eating 2 bagels and 3 bowls of cereal). I have an iron willpower when it comes to eating healthy and maintaining my weight - this medication was very unforgiving. I gained 20 pounds in 2 months! Within 45 mins. of taking remeron, I would be fast asleep. I had very scary nightmares nearly every night, however; they were vivid and seemed to last the entire time I was sleeping. I am usually a very active person, and found it hard to muster up the energy to work out some days. I felt sluggish and slow. I didn't realize this until I started tapering off the remeron, and started to feel like 'myself' again. | F | 20 | 3 months 30 mg 1X D | 8/9/2010 | 2 | depression | F | 35 | 7 days 7.5 1X D | 7/12/2010 | 2 | poor sleep related to fibromyalgia | At first, the medication helped me sleep, but after a few weeks, it no longer did so. I quit taking it daily and took it only when I was desperate for sleep. Even at a higher dose, it no longer helped me fall asleep or stay asleep. Instead, I developed uncontrollable restless legs, to the point of moving to the couch to avoid kicking my spouse. What a relief to realize it is actually the medication causing this problem, meaning it will go away if I stop taking the Remeron (which wasn't helping me sleep anymore, anyway. It's a pity, because those first couple of weeks with improved sleep were great. | F | 47 | 4 months 30 mg 1X D | 4/12/2010 | 2 | Severe Depression | Severe insomnia, weight loss, increased BP | My 79 year old mother is taking Remeron. Her doctor selected it specifically for its supposed sleep aid but it is having the opposite effect on her. She can fall asleep but then wakes up after a short time and can't go back to sleep. She has a decent appetite but has actually lost a bit of weight likely due to her anxiety over this lack of sleep. Her BP has also risen; wasn't thinking about the relationship of that to the Remeron but after reading other comments, maybe it is the cause as well. She has also seemingly hit a plateau in her depression recovery. Called doctor today to request a change of meds for her. | F | 79 | 60 days 20 mg 1X D | 2/15/2010 | 2 | Major Depression | I took my first 15 mg pill at bedtime. My doctor told me that it could cause sedation; after expression my concern about being oversedated, she told me that below 15 mg it made people more sedated (??). The next day I literally could not get out of bed! At 2:30 PM, I had to FORCE myself up and drink a cup of coffee to stay awake. | Now, my sleep cycle is off and I went into an immediate deep depression for two days. On top of all this, the doctor NEVER called me back! So much for doctors. I think 99% of them are clueless. | F | 39 | 1 days | 2/24/2007 | 2 | insomnia from Effexor | Weight gain, insatiable hunger, weight gain, endless hunger... | I have gained 40 lbs.! Unfortunately, it is the only medication that will counteract the insomnia I experience from taking Effexor, which is the only drug I've found, after years of trial and error, that will combat the severe depression and anxiety that have plagued me since childhood. It's a double-edged sword; take only as the last resort before suicide!!! I would comment more but not now, must eat. | F | 29 | 4 years | 3/19/2007 | 2 | Severe Insomniac for over 5 yrs | 1st night everything went wonderful! | 2nd night....Slept 1 Hour and am WIDE awake and aggravated as Hell !!! Very aggitated and tense...feel Angry inside...I take 2 mg Xanax per day and had to take an extra one just now to conteract the effects of the remeron {call the pharmasist & she said that it Should help some} Dr. will definatley be getting a call in the AM...I have been on everything under the sun for insomnia including other hypnotic meications and NONE have worked...U name it I have been on it...SSRI's, anything, Nothing works...I guess I'll stick with taking NYQUIL which seems to be the only thing that works for me {To bad I cant take it now} | F | 33 | 2 days | 12/20/2005 | 2 | Depression, anxiety, insomnia | Knocked me out cold for over 12 hours (good) but left me very groggy the next day as well as depressed, hard to function (bad). Also made my skin and tongue feel numb. I got these effects even if I broke it into halves or quarters. Took a couple of days to wear of. | Tried it several times. Have big sleep issues so kept the rest of it on hand to try again as a sleep aid but ended up getting rid of it, the SE's were too bad for me. | F | 52 | | 11/22/2006 | 2 | Bipolar I disorder & Insomnia | Sleepiness, lethargy, irritability; mania. Hunger (always hungry, hard to control cravings.) Stomach ache. Acute body aches (extreme in areas that were previously injured). Tooth and mouth ache. Seemed to make arthritis in wrist worse. Felt like I was taking Benadryl ("medicine head"). "Hangover"-like feeling. Restlessness and difficulty sleeping. | I am being evaluated for Bipolar I disorder. Remeron was given to me along with Lithium (a mood stabilizer) as an alternative to Wellbutrin and to Prozac. Though I did feel less depressed, the medication induced a manic state in me very quickly, though I was only on it for 2 days. I believe this medication would work fine for Depression, but at this point I can't use it without increasing my mood stabilizer. I would advise someone taking REMERON for Depression to keep on the medication if it helps you feel better, but if you notice anger, irritation or anything like that, to notify your doctor, as this med does induce mania, and carries such a warning on it's labeling. Now that I am off the medication, the majority of the side effects have worn off, but I now have a sore mouth and my tongue feels as though I have bitten it several times. | F | 36 | 2 days | 4/22/2006 | 2 | Depression, anxiety, insomnia | Knocked me out cold for over 12 hours (good) but left me very groggy the next day as well as depressed, hard to function (bad). Also made my skin and tongue feel numb. I got these effects even if I broke it into halves or quarters. Took a couple of days to wear off. | Tried it several times. Have big sleep issues so kept the rest of it on hand to try again as a sleep aid but ended up getting rid of it, the SE's were too bad for me. | F | 52 | | 11/22/2006 | 2 | add and dystimia | I felt I couldn't get up the next day. It was so bad I almost fell out of bed so I ended up quit taking it. I was even drowsy at work. | F | 35 | 2 days 5mg | 4/25/2013 |