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, Panic Disorder Increased appetite, weight gain, some sedation at lower doses but no next-day 'hangover' A very easy drug to take; side effects practically nil, but I didn't get any benefit from it either. Seems to work wonders for some though, so don't let my experience put you off. Also it seems quite synergistic with other medications, especially serotonergic or noradrenergic ones. An odd one... M 27 6 months
90mg 1X day
8/31/2010
 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 day
8/30/2010
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 5  Nerve Pain, Anxiety, Depression hunger, back pain, insomnia wonderful drug, works fast! took all my nerve pain away! Instant relief of anxiety and depression! Take in morning because it makes me manic, also on depakote for bipolar disorder, the two drugs cancel each other out and I sleep fine. M 37 3 days
7.5mg 1X day
8/27/2010
 4  depression, anxiety, insomnia weight gain, sugar cravings, drowsiness, digestive troubles (bloating and gas) I really like this medication. I have tried so many things. For years anxiety and depression have run my life. I could barely leave the house, have no friends, couldn't even go to the grocery store. After one month of adding this drug (I take welbutrin and depakote as well) I am starting to get out of the house more, to go to support groups and try to make friends, and to actually work on my problems. Therapy is an important part of treatment, but before this medicine I couldn't make any progress. For the first time in 10 years I am happy and hopeful for the future!!! The side effects are well worth the benifits. The drowsiness is just enough to let me sleep great, but I wake easily and am alert in the mornings. I have gained 10 lbs, but in the last week the sugar cravings have disappeared. I hope that the weight will level off now that my appetite is more reasonable. F 30 1 months
15mg 1X day
8/18/2010
 4  clinical depression Not had any side effects, except for appeptite increased. F 55 3 weeks
30 mg 1X day
8/15/2010
 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 day
8/9/2010
 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 day
8/5/2010
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 1  Depression INCREASED APPETITE!!! violent dreams, inability to wake up in the morning, VERY pissy....will rip your head off for any reason, constantly groggy all i can say is no no no no no. remeron has made me worse.....gained 3 lbs in the last 5 days....always tired, constantly hungry. F 27 7 days
15 1X day
8/2/2010
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 1  Depression Lethargy, un-natural weight gain, hair loss, loss of cognitive ability, frustration, anger, misery, hopelessness, flunking school If you are somewhat suicidal before taking this, this is THE one way ticket to taking yourself out! Having been an A/D guinea pig for 25 years - drugs that kill you aren't sold because they almost killed me - Remeron is the WORST. Its like taking Ecstasy, crashing, and everyday the crash gets worse, and worse, and worse, and... you get the picture. The first few days were psychedelic and not in a fun way. for the first month I felt good. Now I am a zombie. I feel permanently brain damaged, I am now flunking school after straight A's, I can think and reason for about an hour a day. I hope the creator of this drug has his balls fall off and I wish for his children to be hopeless crack addicts begging for change in the gutter. This drug is pure evil! M 32 5 months
15mg 1X day
8/1/2010
 4  Manic depression Insatiable appetite, vivid often awful dreams, sleep disturbance. Firstly - this drug will help you massively with depression and I would not be here wihtout it so all bad points aside - I would accept all the side effects knowing it will help your mental state. Remeron or Mirtazapine as we know it in the UK helps with sleep problems up to a maximum dosage of 15mg so any higher dose than this conteracts sleep - you may find yourself dropping off to sleep after 30mins of taking your tablets but only staying asleep for a few hours then constant tossing and turning with wild, vivid dreams. You struggle to get up early morning and unfortunately this never subsides. The insatiable appetite for sugar also never subsides and unfortunately you will put weight on even with gym/exercise. I have just reduced to 30mg and had VERY bad withdrawel symptoms but this is to expected from over 2 years on 45mgs and after 10 horrific days all is settled again. F 27 2 years
45mg 1X day
7/22/2010
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 2  anxiety, ocd exteme sedation, very lethargic, groggy the next day This is the official drug of sleepy-bye land! It will seriously knock your lights out within an hour of taking it. And then you will sleep! Seems like a good choice for a panic attack, since it is so sedating. M 30 1 days
7.5 1X day
7/22/2010
 1  Clinical Depression and Anxiety Weight gain (5kgs in 14 days), mega munchies (hence weight gain), joint pain and swelling of hands and feet. Disturbed sleep in first half of the night and then deep sleep with inability to get up before late morning (I go to bed around 10.30 pm). Dizziness, anger, panic attacks (not a problemn before this drug) increased heart rate/palpitations etc etc etc......... My Psychiatrist won't return my emails or calls about the side effects. I hate the weight gain as it is making me more depressed and angry but by far and away the biggest issue for me is the fact that I have seen NO positive effects (yet). It has all been negative and the joint problems and fluid retention are really worrying me. I thought that the side effects were supposed to be transient but how long is 'transient?' I want to come off this drug but my husband is urging me to stick with it until I talk to the psychiatrist (yeah-like he is going to return my calls/emails. I feel like I am stuck in limbo at the moment. So far this drug scores a big fat Zero. F 44 15 days
15mg 1X day
7/18/2010
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 5  OCD Treatment Extreme exhaustion about 2 hrs after taking it, all-day tiredness for the first two weeks I started it, slight confusion, vivid dreams, increased appetite I love this medication, it has been wonderful for me. Before I was on it, I was underweight due to constant stomachaches everytime I tried to eat (This was caused by anxiety) and I could not sleep, again due to anxiety. The OCD was interfering with my life on a daily basis; I couldnt eat at restraunts, fast food, or even friend's houses out of fear of getting food poisoning, I was germaphobic, and the obsessions/compulsions caused a huge ammount of anxiety. After taking Remeron, almost all of that dissappeared. I gained weight (Though it leveled out quickly and I've weighed a steady 130 lbs for years now) the anxiety was gone, and I could sleep. I still have some lingering loop-thoughts, but the compulsions are pretty much gone and I'm not dictated by irrational fears anymore. Remeron has worked wonders in treating OCD! F 18 8 years
15 mg 1X day
7/14/2010
 2  depression F 35 7 days
7.5 1X day
7/12/2010
 1  chronic depression (dysthymia) Disorientation, dizziness, fogginess, lack of concentration, constipation, dry mouth, increased appetite, difficulty reading, difficulty interacting with people, general surreal feeling. Lower dose caused insomnia. This medication was added to Lexapro and Ritalin. The side effects were unbearable and I had no choice but to discontinue after only 10 days. I may have stopped too soon but I couldn't endure another day. This stuff was awful and made me feel worse which I didn't think was possible. Never again. M 49 10 days
30 MG 1X day
6/28/2010
 5  Panic Disorder Sleepiness, small gain in appetite Hi. I've been on Remeron for almost 3 and a half years and have had a very positive experience with uit. I started it during a fairly dark period of my life (early twenties, new school and job on the east coast) and can honestly say it helped a ton. The meds make me tired but I had insomnia, so that's fine. As far as weight gain...I've gained about 20 pounds...but that's over the course of three years, and I was fairly underweight at the time...now I'm a healthy weight. If you control your cravings and exercise, you'll be fine. Here are the problems with the drug: ZERO alcohol tolerance (you just pass out) and fairly impossible to quit it. I've tried tapering off but my anxiety comes roaring back with a vengeance. Also, if you drink without skipping a dose, you can expect a really terrible hangover with increased depression. I should know; it happened to me this morning. Overall, though, I wouldn't leave it for any other drug. It's been a miracle of sorts. M 23 3 years
30 MG 1X day
6/13/2010
 1  anxiety/depression Memory loss, confussion, worse depression, disorientation, pressure on top of head, dizziness, and loss of cognative ability. 18 months after discontinuing this medication the side effects have not stoped. The side effects of this "poison" have ruined my professional career and taken the joy out of my life. F 29 12 months
30 1X day
6/11/2010
 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 day
6/3/2010
 1  for sleep atfirst it made me drunk allday.AFTER SO LONG I AM ON A WALKER AND USEE A WHEELCHAIR,50LBS GAINED BAD MEDICATIONSTOP TAKING IT! i FELL SO MANYTIMES AT NIGHT I CAN'T COUNT M 63 15 years
30 1X day
6/2/2010
 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 day
5/21/2010

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