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 |
| 3 | Difficulty sleeping | Serious. Weight. Gain. Ugh! | I'm so disappointed! Remeron has been the only drug that has truly worked for me with my sleep issues (early waking and subsequent insomnia), but the weight gain was awful. I gained 25 lbs in 4 months! I've never gained weight with any other medicine so honestly, it didn't occur to me that Remeron might be the culprit. I started back on my diet pills which curbed my appetite and gave me lots of energy. I was working out and eating little...but I was still gaining weight! Finally a nurse friend of mine suggested it was a reaction to medication. I checked my other meds, but none showed weight gain as a side effect. Then I checked for Remeron and boom! Blogs and websites everywhere testified to the weight gain. So I've gone off the med, but I'm still not losing weight despite the fact that I am eating very little. So now I'm fat and sleepless. This is so frustrating to me. Have I wrecked my metabolism permanently? Does anyone have a tip for getting your body back after Remeron? | F | 41 | 5 months | 11/21/2009 | 4 | Severe Depression. | Slept soundly, no waking and not being able to get back to sleep.(A good thing for me) Initially slept 12 hours or more at a time and very groggy on waking.(Would wake,doze,wake,doze - hard to get up) Dry mouth for a couple of weeks WEIGHT GAIN. It was slow and I didn't notice it at first, but when I went to wear something a bit clingy...YUK!!!Where did that weight come from??? | I only put 2 and 2 together about the weight gain, after it had become quite noticeable. When I looked back at when I began taking Remeron and the weight gain beginning, it was a 'perfect match'. My appetite and eating habits hadn't changed, but my weight had. That's when I decided to look up 'Ask a Patient' to see what others have experienced. (A friend had told me about the site, and I think it's wonderful!!!Thank you) When I initially read about the possible side effects of the drug,which was given to me when I first started taking it, it included absolutely everything imaginable,so it wasn't any help. ALSO I've never experienced weight gain on any other medication that has listed it as a side effect. This is a first. Happy with the overall effect of the drug though, just not too fussed about the extra weight. | F | 52 | 4 months | 11/17/2009 | 2 | anxiety and depression | dizzy, drunk like, insomnia, animal appetite, eating massive amounts of food, serious weight gain. | It did stop my irritabilty but just cant seem to pick myself up. | F | 33 | 60 days | 11/16/2009 | 2 | insomnia, anxiety | insomnia | How long does it take for the Remeron to help with sleep? I have been taking 15 mg for a few days, and my sleep seems so much worse. | F | 36 | | 11/12/2009 | 3 | severe depression | dry mouth, sleepy | only been on it about almost 3 weeks and it has lifted mymood and gotton me somewhat out of my funk i migh need a little stronger dose. | F | 58 | 3 weeks | 11/6/2009 | 3 | depression | average | M | 41 | 14 days | 10/22/2009 | 5 | Severe Depression and Anxiety | Late evening munchies, excitation when I tried to increase to 45mg | I posted in June and wanted to update. I guess I've been on 30mg for the past four months. A few weeks ago I tried to increase my dosage to 45mg. I was taking 30mg at night and 15mg in the morning. For the first few days I felt great (I'm wondering if it may have been placebo) but after three days I was unable to get to sleep when I took my dose before bed. So now I'm back to 30mg and things are still ok. The one thing I've noticed that separates this drug from the dozen or so others I've tried is that you don't feel apathetic. I still have bad days and I still have bouts of anxiety sometimes. I have less suicidal ideations and am able to get my work done more effectively. I know that many people pass on this drug because of all the accounts of weight gain. Unlike some of the other psych meds, remeron doesn't make you gain weight. It just makes you hungry. Just by knowing this I was able to keep my weight gain to under 10 pounds. I recently started taking 5-htp in the am which works like an appetite suppressant. WARNING: You shouldn't take 5-htp if you are on any other SSRI or med that effects serotonin. Anyway I'll continue to update every few months. | M | 32 | 4 months | 10/12/2009 | 4 | depression, anxiety | depression, anxiety, fatigue, sleepiness, dizziness | I stopped taking Remeron 1 1/2 year ago after 9 months of treatment. I tried a lot of other medicine which made me feel worst. Remeron seemed to work for me. I didn't feel anxious and depressed and I could live a normal life. My doctor told me that I needed to stay on medicine for a least 1 year, but because I felt good I thought I could handle a normal life on my own without any medicine's help. I was wrong. There were some events in my life that dragged me down. I was depressed every day and very, very anxious all the time. I started taking 15 mg of Remeron 7 days ago and today I will increase to 30mg. I've been feeling depressed, anxious, tired, and I feel like sleeping and eating all the time. I know that I will gain weight (it happened before) but I need it, because I lost a lot for the past month. There are a lot of side effects but I hope that soon I will feel better. I know for sure that it takes a while to feel the improvement. Sometimes it's very hard to give the medicine time to work and you think that instead of helping you it makes you feel worst. Everybody is different and reacts differently to this kind of drugs. I've learned that it's very important to give the medicine time to work. I wish everybody good luck. | F | 41 | 7 days | 10/12/2009 | 3 | PTSD | Everyone please be sure to check your cholesterol if you are on this drug. Mine skyrocketed (from 139 to 287!). This is a potential side effect of Remeron. I also gained weight steadily. BUT the drug worked like a miracle for my symptoms. I slept the best ever in my life. My libido was slightly improved, and I finally felt comfortable in my skin with much less anxiety. | It was too bad about my cholesterol because I had to go off it. | F | 49 | 3 months | 10/12/2009 | 5 | anxiety, depression | weight gain | the only antidepressant that helps!!! but have to take 7,5mg because otherwise i'm constantly hungry; even after months of taking 15mg gained 70 pounds | F | 24 | 3 years | 10/5/2009 | 4 | Insomnia, Postpartum Anxiety | Weight gain, dry mouth, helpful sleep aid. I had a baby about 4 months ago & have experienced terrible Postpartum Anxiety & insomnia. The Drs put me on Klonopin, Seroquel, Xanax, Ambien & Risperidol. Remeron is the only medication (15 mg) that helped my insomnia but I am noticing rapid weight gain. That is discouraging but I am thankful to have some good sleep under my belt. May try to ween off as I dislike the weight gain & feeling hungry all the time & never feeling "full". | While I hate the weight gain, I am thankful for this medication. I take 15 mg before bedtime & I have slept every night but one (for the past month). I was on some super serious sleep/anxiety meds & they either didn't work or left me destroyed the next morning - unlike Remeron. I am a little slow to get out of bed but once I do I feel 100%. | F | 37 | 30 days | 9/28/2009 | 4 | depression | i have been tired for 2 weeks. i am trying to decide if this is a side effect. | plz list your experience esp. if you were tired. thx | M | 72 | 25 days | 9/11/2009 | 4 | Major Depression | Weight gain of 30 lbs, hunger, constant fatigue | I had to keep increasing my dosage because the med would lose it's effectiveness over time. I gained 30 lbs on this stuff and became an exhausted sloth. I put up with the side effects because it helped greatly with my depression. I have to credit Remeron for helping me get through that time, and I have not been depressed since stopping the medication. | F | 30 | 2 years | 9/8/2009 | 3 | Depression/anxiety | Some weight gain (about 20lb in a few years), very strange dreams initially, but these wore off in a few days/weeks. Felt pretty spaced out the first few days. | The depression improved a lot for the first few weeks, but then it seemed to stop working. Makes you very sleepy right after taking it, which can be either a blessing or curse (having suffered from insomnia for a long time, it was a blessing for me). | M | 29 | 3 years | 9/8/2009 | 5 | Severe anxiety, panic and depressio | Initally tired and ate a lot (it was needed). A bit zoned out for a week (that has now settled right down). Vivid dreams at times. | I wrote about my son in July when he had been on it for 2 weeks. The update is that this medication has helped my son come back to me. Before the medication he had stopped leaving the house, was panicked all the time, thought he was going to have an anuerism, felt constantly sick, wouldn't go to sleep and was suicicdal more than once. He now goes out more, has started dancing and piltes again is talking to his friends and does not feel he is going to be sick or have an aneurism. He ate a bit initally but now it has settled down (he needed it he is over 6 foot and weighed 64kgs before now 78kgs and looking like he should). I wanted to update this to reassure anyone who might be apprehensive, it really has been a life saver for my boy. All the best. | M | 16 | 2 months | 9/5/2009 | 3 | Insomnia | Eventual partial loss of medications effectiveness. | I posted a rating on 2-21-09. I am posting an update to that rating. I got the what seemed to be the best sleep of my life for 2 months and then it stopped working as effectively for me as it did originally. I got the best sleep of my life for 2 months and then I started waking up earlier and it took me longer to get to sleep. However, I am still on Remeron because the sleep that I am able to get is enough to give me a clear head the next day. I do wish I would return to a normal sleeping pattern. My wife drifts off to sleep within 5 minutes of her head hitting the pillow. I hope to be able to do that again one day. | M | 47 | 160 days | 9/5/2009 | 2 | insomnia | fatigue, depersonalization, depression, heart racing, no motivation, state of being awake/asleep | I would not recommend this drug to anyone. This is the first a/d I have taken. It was prescribed for insomnia (15 mg) which resulted from a short course of prednisone. After taking this for 2 months, I have been tapering for 7 months at very small amounts in hopes of rebound insomnia not resulting. I pray that I will feel back to my normal cheerful self when getting off this medicine and pray these lethargic emotions are not permanent. It seems these types of medicine do more harm than good. | F | 42 | 9 months | 9/3/2009 | 5 | Depression, GAD | Remeron made me sleep for 48 hours straight through when I started out at 15 mg. Thankfully my doctor anticipated this and gave me a note for work. For the next two weeks I continued to take 15mg. at bedtime and it knocked me out right away. This was great as I was having trouble sleeping. I had difficulties getting up in the morning, and for the first month at 15mg. I would get really sleepy at work around 3PM. This side effect eventually went away. I increased to 30mg as I was tolerating the drug well. At 30mg, the drug still put me to sleep. After a month at 30mg, I really started to notice an increase in my overall happiness! The things that used to make me cry no longer did!! I'm feeling very upbeat and thinking of asking to increase the dosage to 45mg. | This drug worked great for me!!! I didn't have any of the weight gain issues that plague most people on this medication. It's been 2.5 months and no weight gain. I've been on all of the SSRI's and all they ever did is decrease my sex drive. Remeron is amazing! I'm happy, I still have my sex drive, and I'm not gaining weight! I really think that every anti-depressant effects everybody differently. Thankfully I've found the one that works for me after 8 years of every other pill on the market! | M | 26 | 2.5 months | 8/30/2009 | 4 | for weight gain and sleep | The only side effect I had was very, very bad headaches. Every day as I awoke, I would have a headache, but not just any headache, it was HORRIBLE!! I didn't take one last night, the doc put me on 15mg at bedtime, I hope it isn't the Remeron because it has helped me by increasing my appetite. I weigh about 98 lbs, I'm 31 and have 2 kids. My problem is that I can't gain weight or keep it. My metabolism is very high. The Remeron has worked for me other than the headaches. I am going to call my doctor about it today and see what he says. I hope he can help with the headaches, cuz I really don't want to stop taking the Remeron. I really, really want to gain some weight!!! So, my advice to you is to try it, everyone has different reactions to things, you'll never know if you don't try it! | It has helped me sleep, I do have more vivid dreams but I can't really remember them. My appetite has increased; I started taking the medicine one week ago. It is a fast acting drug, that's for sure! | F | 31 | 7 days | 8/20/2009 | 2 | Anxiety, Depression, Insomnia | Face numbness, tingeling, bloating, sleepy, sensativity to sound, dry skin, swelling of face and hands, ringing of ears, easily startled, short term memory difficulties, visual problems, dry mouth, increase in appitite, increase in dreams, weakness, and fatigue. | Started on 15 mg at bedtime been on Remeron for 2 wks now. Side effects numbness of face, dry skin, tingeling of my feet, legs, and hands. Acne, fluid in my face. Vision disturbances, my stomach became distended and bloated making it incomfortable. I looked like I was 4 months PG. Tinutitis, and dry mouth which I seem to get with any of the anxiety, or anitdepressant meds. Short term memory loss. Awesome dreams makes me want to sleep more which is no problem with taking this med. Want to eat more. Limbs weak my legs feel very heavy and have difficulty at times moving them. The pros to me on this med is eating because I'm underweight you do want to eat more carbs, sweats but all you have to do is keep healthy snacks at home. Also remeron has halped with my insomnia as I was only sleeping 3 to 5 hrs a night. I found I could sleep to much so I would make myself get up when I awoke the first time and not let myself go back to sleep. Cons they outweigh the pros. I have to determine whether its worth taking. I plan to stay on Remeron for 1 to 2 months then getting off if side effects do not improve. It is tempting to stay on Remeron to gain weight and get sleep. It has been startling to read all the negative side effects with Remeron. Its seems there are more than any drug I have taken before. I'm not into taking drugs so I will not take anything for side effects as you can end up taking to many drugs with no real benefits. I pray that someday there will be big breakthr | F | 52 | 2 weeks | 8/19/2009 |