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 |
| 1 | Chronic depression, bulimia nervosa | Could not function as a normal human. Slept excessively. Vivid nightmares and traumas. Suicidal. | Be careful. | F | 22 | 4 months | 5/29/2006 | 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 | anxiety and depression | weight gain, still some anxiety | very hard too come off. nasty side effects. | M | 34 | 18 months | 5/15/2006 | 1 | insomnia, anxiety | rage and anger | I tried remeron one night and the next day I was full of rage and anger, so I never took it again. My psychiatrist said that means I'm bipolar, b/c antidepressants cause rage in bipolar people. However, my only symptom is insomnia due to sleep anxiety. For the rest of you who experienced rage, what did your psychiatrist say about it? Did they say you were bipolar or that was a common side effect? Thanks for your comments! | F | 31 | 1 days | 5/8/2006 | 4 | Anxiety, depression | Very significant weight gain over two periods using the drug. Went from 145 to 185, went off the drug and lost a little, then went back on and went to 245 (basically went from normal weight for my age/height to quite fat). Tried efexor in between remeron episodes and had a severe alergic reaction to it. Remeron makes me unable to resist high-carb foods. Diet and exercise don't seem to work while on the drug, and work very little for me when off. | Other than the considerable weight gain, remeron has significantly helped me. For me, it is very subtle in taking the edge off day-to-day stresses, and particularly balancing my reaction to big stresses. I'm learning to deal with the weight, and have kind of resigned myself to being fat. Being fat is far better for me than what I was going through emotionally before. My family could hardly stand to be around me. Everything set me off. Now that's in balance, I'm fat, but overall happier. My advice: if it works for you and the only negative is the weight, deal with the weight. | F | 47 | 2.5 years | 4/24/2006 | 2 | Depression | Extreme tiredness, felt like I was drunk, difficulty focussing | I took Remeron once and it pretty much knocked me out. I was taking care of my 10 month old son at night and I felt I couldn't hold him safely. The drunk feeling lasted well into the morning making concentration at work very difficult. | M | 32 | 1 days | 4/23/2006 | 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 | 3 | Increase Appetite | Extreme hunger, sedated | F | 23 | 7 days | 4/16/2006 | 4 | PANIC ATTACKS | A TOUCH OF SLEEPINESS IN THE BEGINNING | EXPENSIVE STUFF TO BUY! IT HELPED ME FOR A LONG TIME, IN COMBINATION WITH BUSPAR AND ATARAX/VISTARIL. THEN I DEVELOPED A HIGH TOLERANCE AND HAD TO CHANGE MEDICINES. ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN THRU THE MEDICINE-ROLLERCOASTER KNOWS THAT NOTHING LASTS FOREVER. I AM THANKFUL FOR THE PEACE THIS MEDICINE GAVE TO ME FOR THE LENGTH OF TIME I WAS ABLE TO USE IT. | F | 37 | 4 years | 3/28/2006 | 2 | insomnia,anxiety, panic attacks | least side effects | whenever the dose is incresed,i sleep well for next few days,but its efficacy starts declining gradually,and at last i am unable to sleep | M | 27 | 3 months | 3/26/2006 | 5 | Depression, and fibromyalgia | The worst side effect I have is weight gain. I also feel very slowed down. I was on the Remeron once before, and discontinued it because of weight gain, but the fibromyalgia pain became so bad, that I went back on the Remeron. | It helps me so much with depression (I also take Cymbalta). I can laugh a belly laugh. I love the way it helps me sleep. It helps some with the pain of fibromyalgia, probably because I sleep, although I will always have fibromyalgia pain. Has anyone been able to find a way to lose weight on this medication? I would appreciate a suggestion. . . | F | 52 | 5 months | 3/24/2006 | 1 | clinical depression, anxiety | sleepiness, dizziness, vivid dreams, no libido, weight gain, can't study (a college student), feeling this medicine in the brain, this drug is addictive!!! | I was depressed for 2 years, and I will tell you one thing: So often women are put on Paxil, Prozac or Remeron to battle their depression, which could easily and naturally be resolved by treating yourself with natural PROGESTERONE CREAM and natural ESTROGEN cream (without the side effects of anti-depressants.) | F | 37 | 5 days | 3/21/2006 | 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 | 4 | Idiopathic Non-Restorative Sleep | Minor decrease in libido; mild to moderate weight gain. | Tolerance to sedative effect occurs within about eight weeks. Continues to provide restorative sleep long-term by increasing stages three and four (a.k.a. slow wave sleep). These are important sleep stages because this is when growth hormone is released by the pituitary gland that repairs muscles and gives you this feeling of having slept well. One important item of interest that is rarely noted is that Remeron reduces cortisol secretion after acute administration. Cortisol is a stress hormone that is implicated in sleep disturbances. Withdrawal returns sleep patterns to baseline levels. | M | 30 | 7 months | 3/16/2006 | 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 | 1 | depression,anxiety,panic attacks | weight gain,confysion, memory loss, no libido, sleepiness, feeling dull, numb | I have tried so many antidepressants, and all of them have terrible side effects, and never solved the problem, just relieve temporarily. The only thing which helped me is neuroscience test (neuroscienceinc.com),the book "Feeling Good" by David Burns, healthy diet, lifestyle, day light lamp, hot and cold shower, exercise, deep briefing exercise, meditation, shedule, acupuncture, cranial electrotherapy stimulation and other alternative things which promote fighting depresion and anxiety | F | 40 | 6 months | 3/7/2006 | 1 | depression, anxiety | dry mouth, weird dreams, gain weight, dizzy, slow reaction time, difficulty with concentration, sleepiness at day and night time, don't want to talk a lot, study, go out, ... | Yes, depression and anxiety went away, as well as my personality. Feeling like a zombie, neither happy nor sad, like I do live but exist. I was suicidal before, but I got at this time too but not because of being depressed but because of thinking what is the difference between being like a robot which has no feelings or emotions, in addition having some medicine inside of my head which thinks for me, or being dead. I am not going to take any antidepressants any more; I will try to refer to alternative medicine. I am ready to spend lots of money and to be really patient in order to be a person but ... | F | 20 | 3 days | 3/5/2006 | 4 | Anxiety/BAD Insomnia | At first, it knocked me clean out, Don't need dormicum anymore. Also blurred vision, lethargy and really vivid re-acuring dreams. Also increased appitite, or more like and unsatified stomache. After steady state was reached, I feel that is has help alot. | After getting over side effects, feel very diferent. Before I would 'loop' over thoughts that would drive me nuts, would get very excitable and manic. The same would make me stay awake for days. Remeron for me seems to allow a more fluid thought process, with less obsessing on details. I find my thoughts have mellowed, and i now feel comfortable in my skin. So far, this seems to be the right tweek for my chemicals, it's a pitty that it seems to be trial and error on the doctor's part. It would be better for a doctor to do a test on the balance of your neurochemisty before trying a 'lets see what happens' approach, as I think the more negative reports are more to say, that remeron may tip the balance, the wrong way. This is not to say it is bad for everyone, as I am feeling better, and sleeping better that I ever had, even better than on Benzopines. | M | 33 | 2 weeks | 2/10/2006 | 5 | Insomnia and depression | Really bad dizziness in the first few weeks, but slept great! The the dizziness subsided. Now I have been taking this for 6 months and the dizziness is getting worse, and I have gained 30 lbs! Lots of cravings. | The dizziness is getting unbarable, but I am no longer depressed, so I will taper and then discontinue. I started this med in the hospital and I felt immediately better! It really really helped with my depression! I wont say it saved my life, my couselors and a lot of work did that, but it sure helped me face the day. | F | 25 | 6 months | 2/9/2006 | 3 | Anxienty | When taking Remeron with Zyprexa and Socian i felt a lot of food cravings and gained a lot of weight (almost 10Kg in a month!!!) specially due to the christmas holidays and a wedding. I also felt some speech and "lack" of energy in the morning! Now i´m taking only Remeron for more or less 2 weeks now, and after being well in the 1st week (no food cravings, just normal apettite) i started with food cravings again. I also feel some constipation effects. | M | 27 | 2 months | 1/21/2006 |