Posted by Essence on October 21, 2002, at 6:25:38
In reply to Re: Remeron vs. Paxil » PeterM, posted by Ritch on October 20, 2002, at 18:30:01
I had been on Paxil in the past and found it very affective for depression and anxiety. I had no problems on it with regards to unwanted side affects except for a major loss in vision, which is why I was taken off of it. I am now taking Remeron, which I love, I've had no weight gain, sleep well and wake refreshed, not the case in the beginning though, for the first few weeks I was a walking zombie on it, found it hard to get out of bed. This does pass for some people within a few days, others a few weeks. It was worth it for me,10 wks after starting Rem, I was back to work after having been in a 2 yr depression that left me on the sofa 24/7. I should also mention that at 2 weeks and again at 8 weeks, I had set backs on the Remeron where I thought it was pooping out. The first episode, my psydoc raised it from 15 mg to 30 mg. The second episode, I opted to not have another increase and a cpl of weeks later things settled down again. It's now been 10 1/2 mos and I'm feeling great. The only down side to Rem for me, is that it didn't work for my anxiety. I take Clonazepam, .50 BID for that with about 75% effectiveness. Hope this helps.
Ess
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