Posted by SLS on October 11, 2006, at 7:16:51
In reply to Re: OFF Remeron, posted by musky on October 11, 2006, at 0:11:42
For people who have withdrawn from withdrawn from Remeron:
1. Did you experience significant depression?
2. When did it start relative to your discontinuing the medication?
3. Did it get worse over the first 4 weeks?
4. Did it get worse or better after the first 4 weeks?
5. How many weeks did it last?
The average half life of Remeron is about 30 hours. Most of it should clear the body in about a week. I don't doubt that somatic withdrawal symptoms appear by that time. Noepinephrine levels should probably ebb by two weeks, and I would think that any withdrawal depression should begin to surface by then. I can't say for sure, though, because I never was on Remeron long enough to experience a withdrawal syndrome for myself. I would like to hear from others who came off of Remeron when their withdrawal depressions started and what course they took. I think this stuff really has to be evaluated empirically.
- Scott
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