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Posted by invisiblemanpa on November 24, 2004, at 16:55:17
After 8 weeks on cymbalta with no help, after week four depression symptons got much worse and I added Remeron back in. I agreed today with Psy. doc to stop the cymbalta over the next two weeks and increase the Remeron to 60 mg. Remeron has been the only ad that has had any effect at all and I have tried just about all. I also suffer from GA and Socail Anxiety, has anyone had any luck with Remeron relieving anxiety? Please pass on any good or bad experiances. I know about the weight gain. I added 25 lbs on my first AD about 3 years ago and it has stayed. So hopefully with my active exercise program and healthy diet the Remeron won't add more. I take Klonopin for the anxiety but was hoping to hear off some luck with crossover benefits from Remeron. Thanks!
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Posted by crazychickuk on November 24, 2004, at 17:12:21
In reply to Goodbye Cymbalta - Back to Remeron -Any success, posted by invisiblemanpa on November 24, 2004, at 16:55:17
Remeron is gr8 for anxiety... i found it so good.... didnt do much for depression but its gr8 for anxiety....
not sure if u read my posts but i wish i could get hold of remeron tablet form the old orange oval tablets .... cus as soon as i started the new soltabs i had to stop they didnt aggree with me.. so gutted cus now i am suffering badly and only remeron ever helped me..what remeron u got?
Posted by invisiblemanpa on November 24, 2004, at 17:17:17
In reply to Re: Goodbye Cymbalta - Back to Remeron -Any success, posted by crazychickuk on November 24, 2004, at 17:12:21
The 30 mgs tabs are orange and the 45 are white. I will be looking at a 45mg and a 15mg...probably with dinner....so I can get up as I did have a problem being groggy when I first started it....glad to hear you had luck with anxiety!
e
Posted by crazychickuk on November 25, 2004, at 2:57:41
In reply to Re: Goodbye Cymbalta - Back to Remeron -Any success, posted by invisiblemanpa on November 24, 2004, at 17:17:17
Hey so rthese 30mg ones are orange oval ones with organon on one side and i cant remember on the other side... ? where are you from? i will tell my doctor see what he can do for me..
thanks
Posted by thinkfast on November 25, 2004, at 10:56:02
In reply to Re: Goodbye Cymbalta - Back to Remeron -Any success, posted by crazychickuk on November 25, 2004, at 2:57:41
I didn't have any positive results on anxiety as crazychikuk did. Doses for me were from 15 - 45mg and it was all bout the same except for the amount of sleepiness during the say. Being totally zonked out all day actually made my anxiety worse for some reason. Best of luck with it though..perhaps your results will mimmick the chic from the UK
peace
Posted by ravenstorm on November 25, 2004, at 15:40:25
In reply to Re: Goodbye Cymbalta - Back to Remeron -Any success, posted by thinkfast on November 25, 2004, at 10:56:02
I am on 15mg and it is not doing enough for anxiety or depression. I can't bump up because I lapse into a coma. I feel angry and agitated on this drug. Husband noticed the increased anger from the second week I was on it.
Posted by crazychickuk on November 25, 2004, at 16:13:15
In reply to Re: Goodbye Cymbalta - Back to Remeron -Any success, posted by ravenstorm on November 25, 2004, at 15:40:25
Get of it
Posted by ravenstorm on November 25, 2004, at 16:58:27
In reply to Remeron -------------------ravenstorm, posted by crazychickuk on November 25, 2004, at 16:13:15
I have withdrawal symptoms when I try to discontinue and can't afford to go through that this time of year, especially since I don't have another med to try at the moment!
Posted by crazychickuk on November 25, 2004, at 18:21:18
In reply to Re: Remeron -------------------ravenstorm, posted by ravenstorm on November 25, 2004, at 16:58:27
I had to stop my remeron cold turkey after being on it for over a year cus of the uk changing from tablet form to soltab which i didnt get on with...i didnt have any withdrawl except from depression ..
which version are you taking? cus you can withdraw slowely using the liquid version.. and maybe starting something else at a very low dose.. ? if you have been on it a while and it is making u moody and a risk it could send you into a coma then its worth stopping it..
may i ask what you suffer with ?
Posted by cherylann on November 26, 2004, at 0:28:55
In reply to Re: Goodbye Cymbalta - Back to Remeron -Any success, posted by ravenstorm on November 25, 2004, at 15:40:25
I've had great success on remeron for depression and extreme anxiety/panic attacks.
Sorry to hear about the cymbalta,
best wishes
cherylann
Posted by invisiblemanpa on November 26, 2004, at 7:57:13
In reply to Re: Goodbye Cymbalta - Back to Remeron -Any success, posted by cherylann on November 26, 2004, at 0:28:55
Cherylynn,
May I ask, what dosage you were on and how long? How long did it take to get a benefit? I have increased yesterday the Remeron to 45 and feel pretty groggy (almost like a hangover)...and am supposed to go up to 60 mg. Were you also taking any benzo for anxiety issues?
Thanks!
e
Posted by Speed on November 27, 2004, at 19:12:31
In reply to Goodbye Cymbalta - Back to Remeron -Any success, posted by invisiblemanpa on November 24, 2004, at 16:55:17
I can't believe it but half of a 15mg remeron get rid of anxiety and helps with my depression without making me super groggy. I have been on nearly all of the meds and this is working for me.
Ron
Posted by invisiblemanpa on November 28, 2004, at 16:36:41
In reply to Re: Goodbye Cymbalta - Back to Remeron -Any success, posted by Speed on November 27, 2004, at 19:12:31
Speed,
Wow...that is awesome...good for you. I can't imagine staying at 60 mg of Remeron for very long if the morning grogginess does not let up. Plus probably more weight gain. I know on the drug companies web site the list 45mg as the maximum dosage. 30 mg did not bother me when it was first added back in July...maybe that is where I will end up. But I am not satisfied with my new forced upon me Psy doc. I was switched due to some insurance BS...So I have raised holy hell with Blue Cross and the UPMC in Pittsburgh as I really know that I was blown off by this new Psy...I have talked to enough to know that he was not interested in my diagnosis at all......so I will be shopping for Psy docs for Christmas I guess! I was ready to discuss other options...zoloft, celexa and it's cousin..etc.......it was the quickest blow off get out of my office ever...............
e
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