Posted by Molybdenum on February 7, 2008, at 18:28:50
In reply to ssri's and anxiety, posted by johnj on February 7, 2008, at 14:09:50
Remeron (mirtazapine) is supposed to have sedation as a side-effect. So for me, it's good to take it at 8pm & it really helps me get to sleep & stay asleep (at least for a few hrs). That might be appropriate for you re the anxiety.
The sedative effects are more pronounced in the lower doses (15mg?) supposedly but I am on 225mg & it still helps me to sleep.
Maybe your doc could give you a short course of Xanax until the mirtazapine kicks in too.
I take Effexor XR (venlafaxine) + mirtazapine. Effexor definitely made me anxious until my body got used to it (a couple of weeks). Then every time we increased the dose to get to what helped my depression, I got anxious again for a couple of weeks.
Mirtazapine & careful use of Xanax helped me through the anxiety. Even just knowing I have a bottle of Xanax now helps me through anxious periods, 'cos I know relief is only a pill away. So I usually end up NOT having to take it at all.
Does that make me crazy? Maybe this would work for you / maybe I'm just a nut - but hey, aren't we at www.fruitcake.com...?
Good Luck :)
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