Posted by Sad Panda on March 12, 2004, at 0:23:48
In reply to Re: Remeron, posted by Kaybee on March 11, 2004, at 19:45:43
> I was diagnosed with bipolar II about 9 months ago. Even with depakote I still go through manic episodes and can't sleep for sometimes up to 3 days.
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> My doctor prescribed me 30mg of remeron at nighttime to sleep. I've only taken it once--it made me sleep for 14 hours! I think I might decrease the dosage.
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> Anyway, I was wondering--is remeron making people gain weight b/c their appetite is increased, or are their eating habits the same and the weight is still gained? Do you think if i take it only at nightime I will still see side effects of weight gain? I am not willing to "experiment" and find out.
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>Hi Kaybee,
I would drop to 15mg if all you want it for is sleep. I find that taking more makes me sleep longer. Weight gain is due to increased appetite & sleeping longer.
Cheers,
Panda.
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