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 |
| 2 | Anxiety, Depression, sleeplessness | Iam on day 7 and holy shat... very groggy all day.. i try to take it early in the evening so i can maybe function the next day. but doesnt really work.I dont really feel much as in i feel numb and spaced out...though my racing thoughts are completely gone which is a great relief. i take 30mg perhaps taking 15mg might be better.. always hungry...im going to have to really watch that. from what i read here weight gain is going to happen. i dont think i will be continuing this drug much longer. | F | 30 | 7 days | 2/27/2005 | 1 | Depression | Extremely dry mouth, experience some confusion, feel somewhat inebriated all the time, frequently | Remeron has helped some with the depression, but the weight gain has been such a negative, that it undermines the good it has done. Health issues are too important to ignore. I pop sugarless candy almost constantly in an effort to get relief from dry mouth. The sleep has been wonderful, dreams have been very vivid, including nightmares (some real doozies). Takes a long time to get going in the morning. Started off on 30 mg, later increased it to 45 mg. I really felt too high to drive. Wish I didn't have to give it up because of sleep, but can't live with the side effects. Have a real fear of getting off the stuff. I've tried to discontinue it, but get flu-like symptoms. Is there a way out of this? This is potent and scary stuff. | F | 51 | 7 months | 2/26/2005 | 1 | Depression | Extremely dry mouth, experience some confusion, feel somewhat inebriated all the time, feel more anger, weight gain of 15 pounds, increase of cholesteral and triglycerides (out of range). | Remeron has helped some with the depression, but the weight gain has been such a negative, that it undermines the good it has done. Health issues are too important to ignore. I pop hard sugarless candy almost constantly in an effort to get relief from dry mouth. The sleep has been wonderful, dreams have been very vivid, including nightmares (some real doozies). Takes a long time to get going in the morning. Started off on 30 mg., later increased it to 45 mg. I really felt too high to drive. Wish I didn't have to give it up because of sleep, but can't live with the side effects. Have a real fear of getting off the stuff. I've tried to discontinue it, but get flu-like symptoms. Is there a way out of this? This is potent and scary stuff. | F | 51 | 7 months | 2/26/2005 | 4 | Not relaxed enough before bedtime. | It is working for the reason my doctor put me on it, | I take these drugs for petite mal seizures: Dilantin, Keppra & Remeron. I also have a Vagus Nerve Stimulator implanted in me. | M | 27 | 1 years | 2/25/2005 | 1 | depression | Hangover-effect--could not get up in the morning. Then, all day I felt VERY VERY numb. I felt stoned all day. But the SUGAR CRAVINGS WERE INSANE--even after one dose. I ate SO MUCH crap...cookies, chips...I couldn't seem to get enough. This is EVIL, EVIL EVIL medication. Do not take it unless you are desperate! | I only had one dose--I can't even imagine taking this for longer--please please please think twice before you take this! You WILL crave carbs...I thought I could battle the cravings but I lost that battle...the drug won! I am still not feeling well (took 15 mg two nights ago) but I will start feeling better soon...went to my natropathic doctor...I am tired of being the drug company's guinea pig. | F | 33 | 1 days | 2/23/2005 | 5 | | 2/20/2005 | 3 | Anxiety | Update: Withdraw effects were evil. Made me feel as though I was going crazy. But the really good news is YOU CAN COME off these things and after 7 weeks I have never felt better (still have slight anxiety but it is easily manageable). So if you are coming off these things, I wont lie to you, it is not easy but the rewards are WELL worth it. You will get there in the end. | Overall experiance. Whilst on this medication my anxiety was reduced to a low level, but I felt very irritable and tired (not to mention hungry all the time). Withdraw was uncomfortable for a period of around four weeks, then things began to get better. Withdraw effect encountered were as follows, trouble sleeping, anxiety, strange emotional feelings (normal feelings that you experiance in every day life seem magnified, this is because remeron removes these feelings so it takes a while to get use to them again but dont let it bother you)and forgetful. | M | 36 | 1 years | 2/20/2005 | 3 | INSOMNIA | MORNING 4 HOUR HANGOVER ON 15 MG | SLEEP GREAT BUT HANGOVER PROBLEM IS TOUGH. SEEMS TO REDUCE DEPRESSION | M | 75 | 4 months | 2/16/2005 | 1 | Depression and Insomnolence | Very tired, headache, very vivid dreams. Huge appetite. Flu-like symptoms. | I slept great the first night. The second night I had the most vivid nightmare I have ever had. I liked that I at least slept. After the second pill which was 15mg, I could hardly function. I wanted to sleep all the time and developed flu-like symptoms. I also noticed I was hungry all the time. I don't weigh alot for my body frame, but had already gained six pounds in one month from Cymbalta which did not help me sleep at all. I stopped when I couldn't go to work due to feeling Zombie like and having the worst flu I have ever had in my life. | F | 5 days | 2/15/2005 | 3 | Sleep & Depression | I was prescribed 30mg to start but quickly discovered I couldn't handle it at that dose. It completly wiped me out for days! I went up to 45mg and that was better but I still suffered daytime lethargy and irritability. I went up to 60mg on my own and it's been great! I asked my Dr. to prescribe me 60mg but he said he wouldn't because the FDA didn't recommend going higher than 45mg because of the Heart. I'm going back to 45mg tonight and i'm very worried about the side effects. | M | 37 | 2 months | 2/14/2005 | 1 | depression | sleepy, I only survived two doses. The first 15 mg and the second, half that. I was dopey and sleepy for those two days. | It's the 3rd day and finally wearing off. I never felt any relief from the depression (it was only two days) but I felt worse, angry and stuff. I just stopped before it got out of hand. | M | 41 | | 2/14/2005 | 3 | mild sleep disorder/ GAD, OCD | mild weight gain, sleepiness ( that was what it was supposed to do)Out of body feeling | Remeron helped my sleep somewhat- anything is better that what it was, but it hasnt helped my anxiety or OCD. In fact, I made the OCD worse and my temper shorter. I will be on 15 mg at night with an addition of a low dose Effexor in the morning. | F | 31 | 16 days | 2/10/2005 | 2 | Depression | Head feel fuzzy. WANTS TO JUST EAT AND EAT!!!! Don't feel any real emotions. Can't concentrate at work. No energy. Very irritable. No passion for anything. | F | 39 | 3 weeks | 2/9/2005 | 4 | insomnia due to anxiety | Remeron (15mg) allows me to sleep but it makes me dizzy in the morning and I think counters some of the effects of Zoloft (75mg). I'm slightly restless and can't always concentrate on my work. After taking Remeron for a month, I've gained a few pounds and my appetite has increased substantially. | I had terrible problems with insomnia before taking this medication. I sleep beautifully while taking Remeron. | F | 30 | 45 days | 1/31/2005 | 4 | Insomnia; Depression | I experienced weight gain while taking Remeron but nothing to over the top. | I love this medication it's the only drug that will get me to sleep. I have been on and off of Remeron for four years and the doctors say it's not addictive but I have to take it or my life seems off. | F | 20 | 4 years | 1/28/2005 | 3 | serious depression. self destructiv | dry mouth, weight gain. Serious excema over my entire body. Face swelled up so I couldn't see. after dosage was increased to 60mg. | My therapist (not medically qualified but working under the direction of a psychiatrist) told me he has patients taking up to 120mg daily of this drug. I am on 60mg and now find that this is contraindicated in all the available online literature. Any feedback appreciated.. | M | 64 | 6 months | 1/23/2005 | 5 | Depression, insomnia | Switched from ambien to remeron for the insomnia which appears to be helpful. Wasn't taking any med for depression but the remeron appears to be working. Haven't experienced the food craving yet but have noticed dry mouth and tearing in both eyes. Also noticed a decrease in sex drive as well. | Currently taking 15 mg and will be re-evaluated in March to see if the doseage needs to be upped or decreased. | M | 60 | 18 days | 1/22/2005 | 5 | Situational depression, insomnia | Hangover for a month, vacant feeling for 2 months (friends commented). Weight gain. | Made me sleep very well, wonderful dreams. Weight gain, couldn't get enough to eat, turned me into a compulsive eater. I'm not happy about that. The sense of well-being though is phenomenal. Now I think that may outweigh the weight gain part but I'm still deciding. Starting an activating antidepressant (Wellbutrin) tomorrow to try to counteract weight aspect. Not quite willing to give up Remeron yet because of the sense of well-being, not argumentative, listen better, less opinionated. | F | 52 | 5 months | 1/20/2005 | 5 | depression, insomnia | see comment about mg dosing | 15 mg dose has more sedating effect than 30 mg. This is info from 3 different psychiatrists. They all said the same thing. If you're TOO sedated, talk to your doctor about this. | F | 52 | 5 months | 1/20/2005 | 5 | Depression | Weight gain, during the first couple of weeks I had dizzyness, felt as if time had slowed down. | Content with just about anything. Supressed anger. I used to argue until I felt I had won whether or not I was right. Now I can just state how I feel and I am satisfied. I am more logical in my thougts and conversation. I feel more at ease being a listener. I was 165 and now I am 196. However I am a male and 6'2 | M | 34 | 3 months | 1/13/2005 |