Posted by Emme on September 18, 2001, at 23:23:51
In reply to St.JAMES: Thanks again, questions re REMERON: » stjames, posted by Janelle on September 18, 2001, at 21:36:34
Hi Janelle,
I was reading some of the other posts on this thread. It strikes me again how different each body is. For however much it helps, I'm gonna butt in here and give my personal experiences with Serzone and Remeron. I'm really sensitive to meds, but these too weren't too bad for me. YMMV of course.
I actually liked Serzone. It helped with anxiety and I slept better with it. No weight gain. I personally didn't find it too sedating up to 450 mg, except when I took it with Paxil. It wasn't enough for depression by itself, but it was very effective with Wellbutrin.
Remeron was also pretty good for anxiety and sleep (30 mg). I had a harder time getting up in the morning, but for most of the time I was on it, I didn't have excessive daytime sleepiness. Really, it wasn't too bad in that regard for me. I was lucky in the weight department. It did plump me up a little bit, and it definitely wasn't due to appetite increase. I reduced my calorie intake right away (bummer!). But I felt decent enough on it physically and emotionally to exercise enough to keep things in check, and I didn't gain heaps. The weight I did gain came off when I stopped the Remeron. So yeah, weight could definitely be a problem with this one, but then again it might be manageable.
Both of these drugs eventually lost efficacy for me. Eventually the Remeron went from being okay to being too sedating (weird). My doctor thinks I'm bipolar and need a mood stabilizer, which we've been trying. But Serzone or Remeron might help you if you're looking for something sedating.
Emme
> Hi,
>
> Glad that the Ativan works for you in terms of stopping the crying jags and shocks. Bummer to hear that the depression keeps returning each month.
>
> So, you are *still* on EffexorXR (and at 300 mgs - wow, I *admire* you - I could only tolerate 75 mgs, tapered to 37.5, stopped it a few days ago and am getting that darn electric head and rebound anxiety, but I'm riding them out cuz I do NOT want to go back on EffexorXR)
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> You mentioned that you are on REMERON (15 mgs), which is an a-d that is sedating (and also increases appetite) -- I am now searching for another a-d, and one that IS sedating! I've heard Serzone sucks (pardon the language!) and that Remeron is so-so (I really don't want another weight-gain med; I went through that with Zyprexa, thankfully it passed).
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> SO ... what do you think of Remeron? When do you take it (time of day or evening). If you take it at night, does it help you sleep? Does it have a bad hang-over effect in the am? Has it caused you to gain weight?
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> Thanks ever so much!
> -Janelle
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