Posted by charlie12 on May 4, 2003, at 11:50:25
In reply to Re: Period for Remeron's benefits to kick-in?, posted by JrBecker on May 2, 2003, at 15:03:43
Hi JB!
Today is Sunday, and I have completely stopped the Remeron. I will be discusssing all of the below with my pdoc on Monday, but I thought I might try to get your input as well!
The Remeron at 30mg/nite (always using SolTabs) has been producing some unpleasant side effects for myself beyond just mere sedation, which is why I totally stopped it for now.
To recap, my entire use of Remeron has been as follows: 2 nites at 15mg/nite, followed by 3 nites at 30mg/nite, then I stopped it entirely (ie, I had none at all last nite.)
Here are the Remeron side effects that I have already encountered: sedation yes, but also more than just a pleasant sedation, more like an unpleasant mental disorientation & spaceyness. I have also been eating a lot of junk food because of the Remeron and I have been feeling uncomfortably oversexed because of the Remeron. I have also experienced extremely vivid dreams because of the Remeron (but not nightmares) that seem to interfere with my having a good sleep, and there was also dry mouth upon my wakening in the morning.
My own sense is that I have had too much Remeron medication in too short a period of time, remembering that I am generally very sensitive to and have a poor tolerance of most AD meds. Perhaps in retrospect I should have stayed at 15mg/nite for at least a week or two just to adjust to the new Remeron medication, even though I was sedated at that level, but pleasantly so. The unpleasant mental disorientation & spaceyness and the other side effects that I have described here came with my use of the Remeron at the higher 30mg/nite dose, which again was what my pdoc had instructed me to do, ie, immediately raise it from 15 to 30 to overcome the sedation, which is the conventional wisdom for overcoming Remeron sedation.
JB, does this sound to you like I have just jumped into Remeron too much too soon? I will be asking my pdoc if I should try to restart the Remeron at just 15mg/nite for at least a week or two, but it is very important that the junk food cravings and the excessive sex drive and the mental disorientation and the vivid dreams eventually subside.
JB, does any of this sound familiar to you based on your own experience with Remeron? Did you yourself experience any bad side effects (beyond pleasant sedation) like I have described here that eventually subsided for yourself with time? Does Remeron really require several months of enduring the kind of unpleasant side effects (beyond pleasant sedation) that I have described here?
Your input is very much appreciated!
PS: I should also mention that I am withdrawing from Paxil, but my use of Paxil was at very low doses averaging 5mg/nite.
regards,
Charlie
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