Posted by JohnX2 on February 14, 2002, at 13:09:18
In reply to Two reasons why I'm nervous about trying Remeron, posted by kreedi on February 14, 2002, at 10:25:20
I was afraid it would wipe me out, but found
out the 1st day at 15 mg that it improved my
sleep and I was OK during the day. At the higher
doses things got better. I might say give it 1 or
2 days at 15 mg over the weekend and if you don't
like it, dump it. Maybe worth a shot if you have
exhausted many other paths, the medicine is generally
very tolerable besides the antihistamine effect.Good luck with your decision.
Regards,
John> The first is that I'm *very* sensitive to antihistamines. (In fact, used to use to a little bit of Benadryl to go to sleep when I had bad insomnia.) I suspect that the antihistamine sedative effect wouldn't go away even on 30mg, who knows about 45mg or higher, maybe the noradrenergic (stimulating) resonse wouldn't kick in even then. But, as someone noted here some time back, afraid of turning into Rip van Winkle; and I don't have a week or two I can take away from work to figure out/adjust/get used to right dosages while I'm sleeping 20 hrs a day.
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> The second reason is that I'm a fair to moderate social drinker; I enjoy a glass of wine after work, or a few martinis when I'm out at night. I'm assuming, given my antihistamine sensitivity, the Remeron will react pretty strongly with the alcohol.
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> Is my reasoning correct? I'd love to try Remeron (I'd especially like the weight-gain side-effect!) but it seems that perhaps it's simply not the drug of choice for someone sensitive to antihistamines and with a fondness for the relaxing drink in the evening.
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> Kreedi
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