Posted by LyndaK on January 15, 2004, at 0:10:57
In reply to Re: Remeron - new user, posted by PoohBear on January 14, 2004, at 12:55:42
Wow! That WAS a fast ramp-up! Not sure I could've handled it quite that fast. I had a lot of the orthostatic hypotension (dizzy; feel like you're going to pass out when you stand up), so my doc had to take it a little slower with me.
Glad it's working for you. It really helps me a lot with sleep.
Lynda
> For what it's worth, my PDoc suggested that I start Remeron this last Friday after having a great deal of difficulty sleeping with Effexor plus Wellbutrin.
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> Similar to what Lynda described, she started me on a fast ramp-up, with 30mg Friday night, 45mg Saturday and Sunday nights, with 60mg following to minimize the side effects.
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> I haven't noticed that the Remeron has made it all that much easier to GO to sleep, though I have slept BETTER through much of the night and have been able to go BACK to sleep easier after getting up.
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> I haven't had the groginess and hung-over feeling that I had using Seroquel at night.
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> We've discontinued the Wellbutrin. I still take 75mg of Effexor XR in the morning. The two in combination seem to work well together. My depression is under control and I have little of no anxiety.
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> Good Luck!
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> TR
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