Posted by Sad Panda on May 15, 2004, at 14:03:44
In reply to Agitated out of my mind (Remeron ???), posted by Racer on May 15, 2004, at 12:53:41
> I know some people have mentioned this as a side effect that passed for them. It's frightening me a lot, and I don't know whether to stop taking it or keep trying to stick it out. On the one hand, I've just started the drug, and I do recognize that a lot of adjustment phase side effects pass once you stabilize on a drug. On the other hand, I've had this on 7.5mg (first six days) and now on 15mg for the past few days. The agitation lasts from about the time I get up in the morning, until late afternoon, after which I'm calmer, but very low in mood and get out of control hunger to replace it. If the evening relief is a sign that this drug might help me, then I want to keep trying, but if the agitation is a sign of what a therapeutic dose might do to me, then there's no point. I know there's no way of knowing which it's going to be, but if anyone who experienced the agitation and uncontrollable anger and low tolerance for frustration and sudden rages and sudden drops into tears and all the rest of the rollercoaster ride could tell me how long it took for this to pass -- or that it didn't pass -- could tell me about it, it would help me decide what to do.
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> Thank you very much.
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>Did the agitation die down on 7.5mg? It could be you are very sensitive to this med & don't actually need much, or, you could be having a pardoxial reaction & maybe you shouldn't take it.
I had a bad reaction to Prozac, extreme agitation & my mild social anxiety zoomed up to something boardering on paranoia, so I stoped it & moved on to Effexor. With Remeron it gave me a feeling of irritation, but it passed & was worth while putting up with it. So it depends on how bad the agitation was.
Cheers,
Panda.
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