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Posted by Firebabe on September 1, 2001, at 11:14:42
I am unable to get EffexorXR 75 mg from my Ins. So, in order for me to get 225mg, I am having to take one 150mg cap and HAVE TO DIVIDE A 150MG CAPSULE. Is it true that if you open the EffexorXR capsules, that it will alter the effectiveness?
Remeron: IT KICKED MY ASS! I took 15mg before bed last night for sleep (that is why the doc prescribed it) and i woke up totally groggy and kinda stoned. Is that normal??
Posted by JohnL on September 1, 2001, at 12:36:24
In reply to SalArmy.. questions on EffexorXR and Remeron..., posted by Firebabe on September 1, 2001, at 11:14:42
Hi there Firebabe,
I do not believe dividing a capsule will ruin its effectiveness. It may have some effect on how fast it is absorbed into your system. Redirect this question to CAM, because he is very knowledgeable in this particular type of question.As far as Remeron kicking your ass, that doesn't surprise me. I was on 7.5mg for over a year, and it never stopped kicking my ass the whole time. I was up to 60mg at one time, but it was just too much. It took the legs right out from under me. I could hardly walk. But at 7.5mg luckily the grogginess went away after my first coffee or two and then I was fine the rest of the day. It never did help me though. The main reason I took it was to konk me out fast at bedtime. It can indeed be a real ass-kicker. I noticed that the smaller the dose I took, the stronger it was as a sedative. The larger the dose, it still retained sedativeness but also had some activation mixed in, if that makes any sense. But it just wasn't a drug my body could ever get used to. Some people have done well with it, so I hope it goes good for you. If you ever need a milder yet more effective substitute, you might consider Zyprexa. That's what I did. Zyprexa is tons better than Remeron, and considerably milder in side effects.
John> I am unable to get EffexorXR 75 mg from my Ins. So, in order for me to get 225mg, I am having to take one 150mg cap and HAVE TO DIVIDE A 150MG CAPSULE. Is it true that if you open the EffexorXR capsules, that it will alter the effectiveness?
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> Remeron: IT KICKED MY ASS! I took 15mg before bed last night for sleep (that is why the doc prescribed it) and i woke up totally groggy and kinda stoned. Is that normal??
Posted by Mitch on September 1, 2001, at 12:57:14
In reply to JOHN L....(or anyone), PLEASE READ AND REPLY , posted by Firebabe on September 1, 2001, at 11:18:02
> > I am unable to get EffexorXR 75 mg from my Ins. So, in order for me to get 225mg, I am having to take one 150mg cap and HAVE TO DIVIDE A 150MG CAPSULE. Is it true that if you open the EffexorXR capsules, that it will alter the effectiveness?
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> > Remeron: IT KICKED MY ASS! I took 15mg before bed last night for sleep (that is why the doc prescribed it) and i woke up totally groggy and kinda stoned. Is that normal??Firebabe,
Yep that is a quite common response. Some people find that jacking the dose up much *higher* eliminates a lot of the drowsiness, some not. I have started taking Rem again, but just tiny little doses at nite to get me to sleep and it is pulling me out of a major depression. I hate the drowsiness from it, but I have a touchy stomach, and my GI tract really likes it :-)
Posted by Firebabe on September 1, 2001, at 19:29:09
In reply to Re: questions on EffexorXR and Remeron..., posted by JohnL on September 1, 2001, at 12:36:24
John, thank you so much for replying to my post. As far as Zyprexa, i cant take it since i am a recovering drug addict (14 years clean) i dont want to take a chance on getting addicted again. My doc said the same thing you did, that the smaller the dose, the stronger the Remeron is. Have you ever taken anything less than 15mg of the Remeron, and if so, did it have less of a hangover effect in the morning?
Posted by JohnL on September 2, 2001, at 5:56:07
In reply to John, Thanks so much!, posted by Firebabe on September 1, 2001, at 19:29:09
Hi Firebabe,
You mentioned not taking Zyprexa due to addiction. I thought I would let you know that Zyprexa is not an addictive drug. Though it is officially called an antipsychotic, it happens to work very well for a whole array of psychiatric symptoms. It is non addicting and non abusive and has minimal side effects generally.I have taken less than 15mg of Remeron. I was on 7.5mg for over a year. I have also tried tiny chunks as small as 2.5mg or 5mg. It seemed to me the smaller the chunk the stronger the sedation. However, the hangover effect was always there regardless of dose size. Luckily it went away with the first coffee of the morning.
By the way, congratulations on the 14+ years. That is awesome!
John> John, thank you so much for replying to my post. As far as Zyprexa, i cant take it since i am a recovering drug addict (14 years clean) i dont want to take a chance on getting addicted again. My doc said the same thing you did, that the smaller the dose, the stronger the Remeron is. Have you ever taken anything less than 15mg of the Remeron, and if so, did it have less of a hangover effect in the morning?
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