Posted by Deejay on October 18, 2002, at 1:50:44
In reply to General Remeron Questions, posted by steve on December 31, 1998, at 2:08:58
I just wanted to express my personal experience, and see how it compares to others'.
I started taking Remeron 2 1/2 weeks ago, after a five day attempt with Effexor (which just made me WAY too drowsy and killed my sex drive). Right now I am at 45 mg daily. Remeron made me pretty drowsy the first few days at each level (15, 30, 45) but that pretty much goes away. However, during the day, I tend to get a little woozy at various times, making concentration difficult. It is very difficult to get up in the morning, but once I do there isn't too much problem. Wierd things I notice: my legs get sore after exercise more frequently, particularly the tendons at the back of my ankles. Also, when drifting off to sleep, I get these wierd full body shivers that occasionally are quite unpleasant (but don't really bother me much).
The problem is that, while I am much better than when I started, I am not SUBSTANTIALLY better. My psychiatrist says I should feel much better taking the drug or I should try something else. I still have generalized anxiety, which I think is stronger than the depression (I've always been anxious). Thus I will be starting clonazepam to see what happens. If it works well I'll probably wean myself off the remeron.
Is anyone else taking remeron also taking clonazepam? I would be curious to hear the results.
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