Posted by Daveman on March 14, 2001, at 13:41:25
In reply to Re: Remeron, posted by reenie on March 14, 2001, at 11:31:51
Hi Reenie:
In answer to your question, my main antidepressant has been Celexa. I started with Paxil, which did nothing for me and had bad side effects. After 4 weeks, I was switched to Celexa, first at 20 mg, then at 40 mg. Towards the end of the second week, the Celexa began to work on my depression. At about that time, since I was still having trouble sleeping, my doc suggested Remeron (I was using Xanax and then Klonopin to help with sleep, and he did not want me dependent on a benzo for sleep). The Remeron was effective for sleep, ans allowed me to taper off the Klonopin completely (none for 3 weeks now). I still have both on hand for emergencies (panic attacks)as needed, but have not needed them so far.
Has the Remeron helped with my depression? Well, I've been on this "cocktail" (40 mg. Celexa, 15 mg. Remeron) for a month now and I'm definitely better. Whether that's mainly from the Celexa, or the Remeron is helping, I don't really know, but the combo is working pretty well so I'm not about to fiddle with it at this point.
Take care and good luck, Dave
> Hi there Daveman. Well I saw my doc yesterday afternoon and she still thinks I need to be on the medication. She said I could try an experiment and go off of it for 4 days, it should be out of my system by then and see how I feel or I can stay with the 30 mg. for 2 more nights, that'd be a week at that dose and then go to 45 mg. I asked how one knows when they are ready to come off the medication and she says that a person can tell - well I guess I have to believe she knows what she's talking about, she's a psych. and has been doing this for some time. I know other people that go to her and they really like her and feel she knows what she's doing. I was wondering if taking this stuff can give you too much of the serotonin, norephinerine or dopamine or whatever it's increasing. Maybe it fills these receptors up and then the excess just gets spilled over? I know that this med works for sleep and anxiety but did it help your depression? I notice today that I took it last night at about 9 p.m. and went to bed at 10 and this morning I was tired but I don't appear to have as much fog as days past. I keep telling myself to just take the med and forget about it and see how it does but on the other hand I feel like I'm controlled by the med because at present in order to fall asleep I need to take it and that means taking it at 9 p.m. so I get tired about 10 and can't even watch the news. If I'm in bed later than 10 I'm foggy next day but as you say maybe the increase in meds can take care of this. Thanks so much.
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