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Posted by tjej on March 8, 2004, at 14:31:25
I know a lot of these were covered as I read through a lot of the posts, but I wanted to share some effects and get some feed back and compare notes, I think this is a new enough med that we are still kind of guinea pigs.
I have never had good sleep all my adult life and I have used just about everything, but remeron gives me the deepest sleep I think I ever had. The only thing is that lately I have been waking again in the night, though very briefly usually during a very vivid dream actually. I have been on Remeron at only 15mg for about 8 weeks. I also sweat in my sleep and I never did that before. I convinced myself I had hiv as I am a hypochondriac as well but my doctor assured me that I did not, so the only thing it could be is the remeron. It is not drenching nightsweats but rather I wake up hot and sweaty like a child. Does anyone else experience this? I also have very dark urine in the morning, sorry to share that but I wondered again if anyone else had this?
Finally, I read about the sex drive loss with some of you, and they say that is not a side effect but I have had absolutely no sex drive since about two weeks after starting remeron.
I am sure that it is helping with my sleep but not so certain it is helping my depression, I have cried a lot since I began treatment, just all of a sudden. My doctor says this is the depression lifting but I am not so sure I feel quite a bit more apathetic than before as if life is just there, I am neither enthusiastic nor phased by anything,nothing excites me at all, except the bouts of crying I have little emotion left in fact. Has anyone experienced this?
As for weight gain, yes and I am happy as I was emaciated from not eating before due to my depression, my entire family suffers from it and this has been a hard year as my younger sister tried to kill herself and subsequently had shock treatments and I just spiralled from there,though I am usually the strongest of us all, in fact I am hiding my depression from my family. But back on the topic of weight gain, is it a metabolic change or is it because we eat more? I tend to think it is metabolic as I am not eating that much fattening food though I am hungry almost all the time. Any answers would help.
Posted by Sad Panda on March 9, 2004, at 8:56:01
In reply to Remeron Side Effects, posted by tjej on March 8, 2004, at 14:31:25
> I know a lot of these were covered as I read through a lot of the posts, but I wanted to share some effects and get some feed back and compare notes, I think this is a new enough med that we are still kind of guinea pigs.
>
> I have never had good sleep all my adult life and I have used just about everything, but remeron gives me the deepest sleep I think I ever had. The only thing is that lately I have been waking again in the night, though very briefly usually during a very vivid dream actually. I have been on Remeron at only 15mg for about 8 weeks. I also sweat in my sleep and I never did that before. I convinced myself I had hiv as I am a hypochondriac as well but my doctor assured me that I did not, so the only thing it could be is the remeron. It is not drenching nightsweats but rather I wake up hot and sweaty like a child. Does anyone else experience this? I also have very dark urine in the morning, sorry to share that but I wondered again if anyone else had this?
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> Finally, I read about the sex drive loss with some of you, and they say that is not a side effect but I have had absolutely no sex drive since about two weeks after starting remeron.
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> I am sure that it is helping with my sleep but not so certain it is helping my depression, I have cried a lot since I began treatment, just all of a sudden. My doctor says this is the depression lifting but I am not so sure I feel quite a bit more apathetic than before as if life is just there, I am neither enthusiastic nor phased by anything,nothing excites me at all, except the bouts of crying I have little emotion left in fact. Has anyone experienced this?
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> As for weight gain, yes and I am happy as I was emaciated from not eating before due to my depression, my entire family suffers from it and this has been a hard year as my younger sister tried to kill herself and subsequently had shock treatments and I just spiralled from there,though I am usually the strongest of us all, in fact I am hiding my depression from my family. But back on the topic of weight gain, is it a metabolic change or is it because we eat more? I tend to think it is metabolic as I am not eating that much fattening food though I am hungry almost all the time. Any answers would help.
>
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>Hi,
Remeron isn't really a totally new med, it's a revamped version of an old best seller called Mianserin. The main changes between the two are Remeron is more sedating & has less to orthostatic hypotension.
I don't experience night sweats, but it does seem to be a fairly common side effect of a lot of AD's, it may pass with time. I think the weight gain is from eating & sleeping more, not from metabolic change.
Cheers,
Panda.
Posted by tjej on March 9, 2004, at 9:13:26
In reply to Re: Remeron Side Effects » tjej, posted by Sad Panda on March 9, 2004, at 8:56:01
Thanks I did not know that. I will have to look up Mianserin and learn more about it. I have been on practically every AD known to man so I am surprised I never hear of this one.
What about apathy? I have seen others describe this as well. I feel apathetic and also have crying bouts, I never had these while in remission from depression before, so I question whether I am in remission now.
Posted by Sad Panda on March 9, 2004, at 10:55:06
In reply to Re: Remeron Side Effects, posted by tjej on March 9, 2004, at 9:13:26
> Thanks I did not know that. I will have to look up Mianserin and learn more about it. I have been on practically every AD known to man so I am surprised I never hear of this one.
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> What about apathy? I have seen others describe this as well. I feel apathetic and also have crying bouts, I never had these while in remission from depression before, so I question whether I am in remission now?
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>The apathy mentioned on this board is mosty related to SSRI's. I think it's a sign that the med is not quite right.
Have you got melancholic depression ie: insomnia & no appetite? If so I think you would do much better on the older TCA type AD's such as Clomipramine or Amitriptyline. What meds have you been on in the past & had success with?
I think Remeron is a great sleeping pill, but only an average AD suitable. I actually take Effexor as my main AD & Remeron for sleep.
Cheers,
Panda.
Posted by tjej on March 9, 2004, at 12:18:28
In reply to Re: Remeron Side Effects » tjej, posted by Sad Panda on March 9, 2004, at 10:55:06
I have been on just about everything, Effexor was most effective for me but I had intense sweating and muscle tenseness from it. The Remeron was prescribed because I have been on benzos for sleep for so long and needed to get off them. Typically my depression is melancholic as you describe but now I am eating but feel apathetic. I am not hopeless but rather lack enthousiasm for life and have bouts of crying which my doctor says is a sign of my depression lifting, I usually do not cry during my severe depressions as I just feel too bad to even cry, so perhaps it is right. But I do feel unusually apathetic and the lack of sex drive is also there.
I tend to agree so far that it is amazing for sleep but I am not so sure about the AD actions.
Posted by crazychickuk on March 9, 2004, at 13:28:23
In reply to Re: Remeron Side Effects, posted by tjej on March 9, 2004, at 12:18:28
Tj, I been o nremeron for nearly a year... it helps with sleep... if you dont have any sex drive, then thats the depression give the remeron time to work, i am sorry but in my experience remeron is no good for depression its more sedating and calmer, for me its a wonder drug for anxiety... you could try lowering the dose for more of a sedating affect?
The night sweats could be caused my dreams, lately i have been getting some weird dreams, and waking up in a sweat.. scarey... when you dream you are deeper in your sleep, dreams can make you sweat !!Best of luck
Donna
Posted by crazychickuk on March 9, 2004, at 13:29:25
In reply to Re: Remeron Side Effects, posted by crazychickuk on March 9, 2004, at 13:28:23
.... get on another med along with remeron for the ad affect, as remeron is no good alone for ad in my experience anyways and i am sure other's too..
Posted by tjej on March 9, 2004, at 14:08:10
In reply to Re: Remeron Side Effects AND......................, posted by crazychickuk on March 9, 2004, at 13:29:25
thanks crazychick, I think you are right! I always seem to be in a vivid dream when I wake and am sweaty. Like I said it is like being a little girl again, I used to get these sweats then as well, it is not drenching just hot and sweaty realy.
I also think that it is not helping my depression and I am seeing my doctor this week so I will demand another med though I want to stay on this for the sleep and the anxiety, it is great with that I have barely touched my xanax since I have been on this and my sleep is deeper and more restful than I ever remember.
Posted by rtop on March 9, 2004, at 14:28:47
In reply to Re: Remeron Side Effects AND......................, posted by tjej on March 9, 2004, at 14:08:10
> thanks crazychick, I think you are right! I always seem to be in a vivid dream when I wake and am sweaty. Like I said it is like being a little girl again, I used to get these sweats then as well, it is not drenching just hot and sweaty realy.
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> I also think that it is not helping my depression and I am seeing my doctor this week so I will demand another med though I want to stay on this for the sleep and the anxiety, it is great with that I have barely touched my xanax since I have been on this and my sleep is deeper and more restful than I ever remember.> crazychick is right. It's has not helped my depression much. I have been on it sence last September and I'm at 45 mg now. I also have night sweats and have been waking up with alot of anixity sence going to 45 but you do sleep.
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