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| 5 | Severe major depression/anxiety | Dizzy first couple of days. Slight increase in sugar cravings but controllable. My 16 year old daughter was hospitalized for suicidal thoughts, severe major depression and anxiety. She was given 15mg remeron at bedtime and 20 mg Celexa in mornings. All I can say is wow! She was like a different person in 2 days. I didn't expect such quick results as therapeutic dosage has not been reached with Celexa. She sleeps well and deep. Has energy, no anxiety. She is craving sweets some, but is able to control the eating. No weight gain so far. She says she feels like she is living her life for the first time ever. I have never seen her so relaxed and happy. For all the negative comments...I would say its worth a try because for some people this is a miracle drug. | F | 16 | 2 weeks 15mg | 8/5/2012 | 2 | Long term resistant depression | Weird sleep disturbances (yelling in my sleep). Lethargy, increased need for sleep. Constipation. May have contributed to weight gain over a few months. | I had high hopes for this one but it never seemed to have any antidepressant effect on me at all. I felt like a slug, could have slept fourteen hours a day and had a terrible time getting up and motivated to start the day. I even took it in combination with Effexor, the much vaunted "rocket fuel" combo without much success. For me it was good for sleep and nothing else, depite going up to a higher dose where it was supposed to be activating. | M | 44 | 3 months 60 1X day | 7/25/2012 | 5 | Anxiety/depression and Post-Partum | Weight Gain- but after 2 births in 2 years- I had other reasons for being overweight. I did drop about 15 pounds when I stopped the med. The first few days I was so sleepy I wanted to stop the med. But I was told to wait it out a few days- and glad I did. | After losing my baby at birth- and then developing medical complications a few weeks later and ending up in the hospital- I became severely anxious and depressed. I began anti-depressants for the first time in my life because I was having severe panic attacks and my mental health was deteriorating fast. My symptoms of depression were loss of appetite, just wanting to sleep, loss of interest in life, didn't want anyone to visit me, anxiety so bad I was crawling out of my skin. After beginning the med- It took about 2-3 days of severe tiredness and wanting to do nothing but sleep. On the 3rd day- I was discharged from the hospital- and my friend bought me a drink from Planet smoothie and ate a piece of pizza. I was so grateful to desire food again. Before that i was just eating peanut butter and drinking gingerale and could barely stomach that. It did have an effect such as "having the munchies" but for me this was good at the time. I noticed an improvement of mood, and a desire to get out of bed and face the world. It also helped my IBS symptoms (stomach). When I delivered my second baby a year later - alive thankfully (went off the meds during pregnancy), I went into post partum depression pretty fast. Within a week- I asked for Remeron again and within 24 hours (after a long night sleep and my mom caring for the baby) I felt so much better and felt like my old self- able to eat again and care for my baby. This was a miracle drug and worth the side effects. I did g | F | 40 | 1 years 1X day | 7/19/2012 | 2 | am taking it for depression | I've been having nightmares everynight since I began taking the script remeron. I also awaken approximately every 3 hours. Coincidence or are nightmares a result of the new script?????? I don't believe I've been taking it long enough to have a definite opinion on grading it 1-5. | F | 60 | 4 weeks 15 | 6/20/2012 | 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 day | 6/13/2012 | 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 | 1 | Insomnia | Frightening, vivid, psychedelic dreams | The sleep was so deep I knew I was dreaming, yet could not wake up. It was terrifying. | F | 37 | 3 days 15mg 1X day | 5/23/2012 | 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 | 4 | Anxiety, depressiom and insomnia | First week increase anxiety and depression to the point that I wamted to stop taking it. My dr convince me to hang on and wait one more week. On day ten everithing changed. My anxiety stopped and my depression lifted. What a change!!! I starting sleeping great some times with vivid dreams that became rare after a month. Please give the medicine a chamce. Dont stop it until at East two weeks of taking it. The bad effects will go away. Yes yo do gain weight but if you control your cravings and excersise you can keep it under control I gained 7 pounds un four months but I like them since I was under weight. i has since bought an scale to monitor my weight and have not gained any more pounds. My quality of sleep is great. Three weeks ago I started lowering my dosis to 15 mg and so far I have no withdrawal. maybe my sleep is not as great but still good. At 30mg your feeling are a little num so you dont over react to every day thinks. Also, it allowed me to make difficult destions becau | F | 50 | 6 months 30 mg 1X day | 5/17/2012 | 1 | Sleep aid | AWFUL | I took 1/2 a 15 mg pill at night for sleep after a terrible personal tragedy. I stopped taking it when the psychiatrist told me it was why I GAINED 15 POUNDS. I stopped five days ago. I have had the chills (no fever) since the third day off this drug. I now see this is a side effect of WITHDRAWAL. Very dry mouth while taking it and I sleep just fine without it STAY AWAY FROM THIS DRUG. The more you take, the more dangerous it is to get off it. | F | 65 | 14 months 7.5 1X day | 5/12/2012 | 2 | insomnia | terrible dry mouth and really sleeping worse than before. Not helping my insomnia at all. | M | 63 | 6 days 30mg 1X day | 5/11/2012 | 5 | Major Depression and Insomnia | Weight Gain (I needed to gain what was lost anyways). Increased appetite especially sweets. Like a sweet feind almost Dreams everyday regular though. Grogginess in the AM. Very good sleeping pattern now. | F | 38 | 4 weeks 30mg | 5/9/2012 | 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 day | 4/28/2012 | 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 | 4 | Depression/ Anxiety/ Sleep | Weight gain right out the gate/ but it's great cause I had trouble eating and keeping it down because of my high anxiety levels. But my choice in foods is not good/ lots of soda and junk food. But overall this has been the best medicine I've been on and I've been on almost everything. Less serious side effects with remeron. I'm very pleased! | M | 24 | 8 months 30 mg | 4/26/2012 | 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 | 1 | Depression | F | 1.875 1X day | 3/30/2012 Patient History | 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 | 4 | Anxiety, Depression | Insatiable hunger, great sleep, frequent dreams of food, improved mood, expanding waistline, no orgasm delay, increase interest in sex and pornographic material, increased interest in shopping, decreased interest in being in the house, decreased interest in keeping clutter at bay. My psychiatrist prescribed 15mg nightly, but I find I have too much trouble waking up if I take more than a quarter of that. Sometimes I bite off a bit more than the 3.75mg and wake up in a stupor, ugh. | Oh my lawwwwwd! I pretty much have the munchies ALL the time nowadays, but it's much worse in the evening. My job is relatively physical, but I have nevertheless gained 5 pounds in a month. Sheeeeat. I just want to stand at the fridge with a spatula. Even my dreams involve food! I have dreamt about devouring such tasties as a whole red-velvet cake with creme cheese frosting, a pan of brownies, a box of chocolate cheerios, a mountain of deep-fried stuffed won-tons, pull-apart cheesy bread... HFS! I wake up in the morning desirous of fries and gravy. Yum YUM! As for the therapeutic effect, I always slept pretty good, but now I sleep great. I am bolder. I feel less remorse. I like to drive faster. I broke up with my boyfriend last week and I didn't feel a thing. I merely popped a wheelie and raced on over to Dairy Queen. :-/ | F | 42 | 1 months 3.75mg 1X day | 3/23/2012 | 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 day | 3/12/2012 |