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Re: Remeron / Zispin / Mirtazepine » sgreen1234

Posted by JohnX2 on February 7, 2002, at 20:35:15

In reply to Remeron / Zispin / Mirtazepine, posted by sgreen1234 on February 7, 2002, at 10:33:18


Hi,

My parent are teachers, I hear the stories, I feel for you! :(

Anyways, I did take Remeron for a while and it
did help my insomnia greatly. It also made me a bit anxious during
the day, which was why I discontinued it. I think it is really
difficult to predict how medicines may adjust to your body over
time; you're still at the point where you may get used to the
medicine a bit better.

I will point out 1 tid bit about Remeron. It is a pretty strong
anti-histamine. This can cause drowsiness and cognitive
issues.

Anyways, I have a couple of thoughts.

1) try maintaining the Remeron dose.
add a stimulant like Provigil during the day.
Provigil helps with cognition and as a stimulant
is generally benign with regards for anxiety.

2) maybe add on an SSRI? (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor)

you could pick from Zoloft,Celexa etc.
This is more of a crapshoot. You could lower the
Remeron dose and add some anti-depressant punch
with the SSRI. You might get some different SSRI
side effects. This is a trade off you would be
making. Its not unheard of to combine Remeron with
and SSRI, in fact the combo may have more anti-depressant
punch than the Remeron alone.

Good luck!

Regards,
John

> I have been taking this for 4 weeks now for anxiety, insomnia and ultimately depression. I have been off work for 2 months (I am a teacher). I feel alot better but due to the nature of my work, nowhere near ready to go back. I sleep really well but feel a bit 'dazed' during the day. I also slur my speech a little and feel that I am staring into space quite alot, partiularly when taking to people. I don't feel especially anxious, unless I think about going back to work!, but do feel quite nervous most of the time. This is not like my real self but is better than my lowest self.
>
> My question is this , can I expect to feel better than I do now if I continue to take this medication or do I now feel as good as it gets? Has any body else experience with this med? How long does it take to get back to normal or am I expecting too much?
>
> Any comments re~: experience would be welcomed.


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