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[Autumn]

Thanks for the input Armani!

I was given it for depression in the first place. Unfortunately it didn't really work that well when it came to my mood. But it helped me to get my sleep back to normal which brought a little relief. Also, I had lost a lot of weight and Remeron gave me at least a bit more appetite, which was necessary at that time.

[Penguin]

Hi Armani! Hi Autumn!

I took Remeron for headaches. It didn't work for that.

Actually, it made me feel depressed because it made me clumsy and slowed down my thinking ability too much. I like amitriptyline better because it doesn't make me feel so bad, yet it calms me down and helps me sleep.

[now]

I've taken remeron/mirtazapine for about 5 years now for depression and anxiety, I'm satified with it, it does make me feel better and helps me with my sleep which was a real problem.

[Autumn]

Penguin & Now

to our room!

Penguin, sorry to hear the Remeron wasn't of any help but I'm glad you're doing okay on amitriptyline!

Now, good to read this med is helping you!

Take good care of yourselves

Autumn

[Brit]

I'm taking it for Depression, Anxiety aand Insomnia; Is helping with Insomnia i guess, sometimes i still can't sleep like tonight but most nights it helps.

As for depression and anxiety, it hasn't done anything yet and im abit worried since its been 4 weeks since i started, oh well ill give it another couple of weeks.

[louie]

mainly for depression.
i was on prozac for awhile but that was making me really really hyper. so i was put on mirtrazapine because of its sedativeness...(sedative alrite i dont get up untill 12 :( )

[Silkworm]

Hi all,
I'm on 60 mg at night ( + lithium during the day). I'm not sure if it's just remeron, as I wasn't on it long before the lithium was added...but have found it wonderful in treating my depression. Was really hungry at first (until dose was increased) and the sedation kept me asleep for at least 10 hrs daily, but that has all settled now. It still knocks me out at night for 8 hrs (which is good...former insomiac) but there is no 'hangover' the next day anymore.

Sw

[tomac00]

Depression, Anxiety, and Insomnia.

Started 4 weeks ago at 7.5 mg (had a horrible experience w/ Celexa over 8 weeks so my healthcare providers are moving cautiously) and now at 15 mg. Seems to be working although I'm ravenous and have put on 10lbs.

[Autumn]

tomac00

to DF!
Sorry to hear you had such a terrible experience with the other AD.
I hope Remeron continues to work for you (and the weight gain stays limited!)

Keep us posted on how you're doing!
Thanks for joining us!

Love,
Autumn

[tomac00]

Hi Autumn !!

This is a great place; thanks for having me !!!

Tomac00

[Torchwood]

well i was given it for depression and my last med sertraline wasnt working and it gave me insomnia
i was on Venlafaxine and flouroxatine before that - working my way through them i think

Torchwood

[chinkes]

My doc put me on this for its sedative effect. I've been on (in order of use) melatonin, Ambien, Lunesta, Sonata and trazadone. They all pooped out after continuous use except trazadone. I had to stop that one because it gave me palpitations, irregular heart beats and high b.p. Bum! I've only been on Remeron about 1 week; only on full dose 4 days because I wanted to start slowly in case I reacted badly. My sleep is slowly getting better. I am on Lexapro 10mg for GAD and depression and that SSRI exacerbates my insomnia. So far, I've immediately noticed an improvement in my general mood and I find it calming as well, which is great for my GAD. I had not expected to feel anything else but sedation, so that's a good thing. Last night I got almost 6 glorious hours of sleep before fully awakening. Getting there! Yeah, I feel like I'm sedated at night, but to a 51 year old insomniac (since early teens) the sedation and sleep are a blessing! I'm feeling a bit "weird" during the day, almost like anxiety but more like buzzing skin. The slowed-down feeling is not a deal stopper for me. I just want to sleep while maintaining good vital signs (heart-rate, bp, etc) and I'm hoping Remeron is the answer.

Autumn: Thanks for the welcome on the welcome page. I'm glad to be here and hope to be here for awhile. Wondering if anyone had advice for avoiding the late night munchies this AD causes. The bag of chilled mini Reeces cups is my downfall... 500 calories for 5 small pieces! But I just can't resist them! I'm good all day long but my willpower gets gone just before I go to bed. Cheryl

[svidrigailov]

I'm taking mirtazapine for depression primarily, and to a lesser extent GAD and insomnia. I didn't particularly enjoy my experiences with past antidepressants: I had intense depersonalization with Prozac; endless side-effects with Cymbalta (duloxetine); and pretty much total zombification with lofepramine, which wasn't much better than being catatonically depressed. So far (a week in) it seems to be working surprisingly well; my mood is brightening somewhat; I have more energy. The initial sedative effects appear to be wearing off already (even though I'm still on 15mg). Haven't noticed any odd cravings or weight gain yet. I'll have to see what happens when I hit 30mg.

[Torchwood]

My doc put me on this for its sedative effect. I've been on (in order of use) melatonin, Ambien, Lunesta, Sonata and trazadone. They all pooped out after continuous use except trazadone. I had to stop that one because it gave me palpitations, irregular heart beats and high b.p. Bum! I've only been on Remeron about 1 week; only on full dose 4 days because I wanted to start slowly in case I reacted badly. My sleep is slowly getting better. I am on Lexapro 10mg for GAD and depression and that SSRI exacerbates my insomnia. So far, I've immediately noticed an improvement in my general mood and I find it calming as well, which is great for my GAD. I had not expected to feel anything else but sedation, so that's a good thing. Last night I got almost 6 glorious hours of sleep before fully awakening. Getting there! Yeah, I feel like I'm sedated at night, but to a 51 year old insomniac (since early teens) the sedation and sleep are a blessing! I'm feeling a bit "weird" during the day, almost like anxiety but more like buzzing skin. The slowed-down feeling is not a deal stopper for me. I just want to sleep while maintaining good vital signs (heart-rate, bp, etc) and I'm hoping Remeron is the answer.

Autumn: Thanks for the welcome on the welcome page. I'm glad to be here and hope to be here for awhile. Wondering if anyone had advice for avoiding the late night munchies this AD causes. The bag of chilled mini Reeces cups is my downfall... 500 calories for 5 small pieces! But I just can't resist them! I'm good all day long but my willpower gets gone just before I go to bed. Cheryl

I tend to get munchies in the evening aswell and it's alot worse on this med, sorry i cant give you any advice cos i have no willpower I'm hoping once i'm feeling better i might get some willpower back. :icecream:

[rubyice]

I started taking this on Friday, just had my 3rd this evening (15 mg)... I am always wary of starting these drugs... but Friday night I had a fantastic nights sleep, best in a long time... but yesterday I was like a zombie and today I have been hyper doing loads of stuff! I hope I am the same tomorrow at work!

[justme]

I was off meds for about a year but have always struggled with insomnia which causes all sorts of problems which leads me to feeling depressed. Just after Xmas my doc put me Axit (Remeron) and told me to take 15mg for the first two days then up it to 30mg. I have only taken a 30mg tablet for a week and slept for nearly 16 hours every day. This defeats the purpose of me being taking something to help me sleep as I can't afford to sleep that long. Doc told me that it would level out in time but that's no good to me. Luckily daughter was with her dad that week! I choose to take 15mg at night, no more. It helps if I go with the wave of sleepiness or I relax not long after taking it. If I don't ride the wave of relaxation I could be up all night.

[Avalanche00]

Was prescribed Remeron not so much for depression, but rather for anxiety/panic attacks and insomnia. So I went with "all of the above" even though it was really only two of the above. Finally have been weaning off and switching to Lexapro due to significant weight gain side effects and to a lesser extent, the excessive daytime sedation.

[ophelia123]

Was prescribed Remeron not so much for depression, but rather for anxiety/panic attacks and insomnia. So I went with "all of the above" even though it was really only two of the above. Finally have been weaning off and switching to Lexapro due to significant weight gain side effects and to a lesser extent, the excessive daytime sedation.

hey avalanche00,
i'm in the process of weaning of remeron too. this is my first day without it. so far so good. how's it going for you?

[old friend]

Was prescribed Remeron not so much for depression, but rather for anxiety/panic attacks and insomnia. So I went with "all of the above" even though it was really only two of the above. Finally have been weaning off and switching to Lexapro due to significant weight gain side effects and to a lesser extent, the excessive daytime sedation.

hey avalanche00,
i'm in the process of weaning of remeron too. this is my first day without it. so far so good. how's it going for you?

Why are you going off of it? My weight has stabilised but occasionally I get a bit of the tinnitus and a bit of anxiety so I'm still unsure at this stage whether it will keep working or if I will go down to hell again.

[ophelia123]

hey old friend,
i'm going off remeron for a couple of reasons. First the weight gain. And it also gave me really bad nightmares so I wasn't sleeping very well.
Glad to hear your weight has stabilized. Everyone reacts to these drugs so differently.

[old friend]

hey old friend,
i'm going off remeron for a couple of reasons. First the weight gain. And it also gave me really bad nightmares so I wasn't sleeping very well.
Glad to hear your weight has stabilized. Everyone reacts to these drugs so differently.

I didn't have nightmares but I had vivid dreams and/or recollections at first but those have gone also. It appears that the rate of discontinuation of this drug and AD's in general could be linked to how desperate people are. If my symptoms were not so dire I would most definitely have given up on it. Back in the 80's I was unemployed due to overwhelming anxiety. Tried pretty well all the Mao's, Tricyclics. The side effects and short efficacy of these drugs was so bad that in the finish I gave up on drugs and used a combo of will, faith and benzo's to get back into the workforce. Currently maybe because of my age or maybe it's the price I have to pay for 10 years plus on Paroxetine but I can not endure life without a med so when all tests of SSRI's or nothing failed I stuck with Mitz out of desperation. I certainly hope it continues to work because suicide is not in my vocabulary yet my symptoms are quite unbearable.

[ophelia123]

hey old friend,
i'm going off remeron for a couple of reasons. First the weight gain. And it also gave me really bad nightmares so I wasn't sleeping very well.
Glad to hear your weight has stabilized. Everyone reacts to these drugs so differently.

I didn't have nightmares but I had vivid dreams and/or recollections at first but those have gone also. It appears that the rate of discontinuation of this drug and AD's in general could be linked to how desperate people are. If my symptoms were not so dire I would most definitely have given up on it. Back in the 80's I was unemployed due to overwhelming anxiety. Tried pretty well all the Mao's, Tricyclics. The side effects and short efficacy of these drugs was so bad that in the finish I gave up on drugs and used a combo of will, faith and benzo's to get back into the workforce. Currently maybe because of my age or maybe it's the price I have to pay for 10 years plus on Paroxetine but I can not endure life without a med so when all tests of SSRI's or nothing failed I stuck with Mitz out of desperation. I certainly hope it continues to work because suicide is not in my vocabulary yet my symptoms are quite unbearable.

Hey old friend,
I'm glad the remeron is working for you. I'm on day 3 without it and I'm feeling okay (fingers crossed).

[SecretMist]

i was given remeron for depression and sleep

[SecretMist]

I would be totally lost without the Remeron mainly for the sleep. I can always tell if I don't take it at night time, it throws my entire next day off without having this as my sleeping aid

[Girly]

I would be totally lost without the Remeron mainly for the sleep. I can always tell if I don't take it at night time, it throws my entire next day off without having this as my sleeping aid

It was the same for me, I don't take it any more but when I did take the Remeron it was mainly as an extra sleep aid.

Girly

[Hoppipolla]

Almost on day 2 of Remeron (30mg) - was given it for sleep, appetite, and depression. My psychiatrist made it clear it was mainly to help the first 2, but said it should elevate my mood as well. He prescribed it to me because he believed I didn't have clinical depression, and that with therapy and with certain changes in my life it would give me that extra boost. I recently had a bad experience with Cipralex (20mg) where it didn't agree with me AT ALL as it severely worsened my depression, so I was a little hesitant to try another AD.

So far I've noticed my appetite sky rocket as if I were working out twice a day again. Food tastes great, and I'm eating a lot more of it. It made me drowsy after taking it but I was also taking T3's at the time. As for my mood, I'm not sure if it's because I was discharged from the hospital and finally got to go home, but I haven't felt this happy in a long time. I didn't get any sleep last night since I've been so excited. My fingers are crossed that it keeps going good for me and that it helps with my insomnia.

Edited by PinkFloyd, 29 May 2010 - 01:14 PM.

[zenmama]

Almost on day 2 of Remeron (30mg) - was given it for sleep, appetite, and depression. My psychiatrist made it clear it was mainly to help the first 2, but said it should elevate my mood as well. He prescribed it to me because he believed I didn't have clinical depression, and that with therapy and with certain changes in my life it would give me that extra boost. I recently had a bad experience with Cipralex (20mg) where it didn't agree with me AT ALL as it severely worsened my depression, so I was a little hesitant to try another AD.

So far I've noticed my appetite sky rocket as if I were working out twice a day again. Food tastes great, and I'm eating a lot more of it. It made me drowsy after taking it but I was also taking T3's at the time of taking it. As for my mood, I'm not sure if it's because I was discharged from the hospital and finally got to go home, but I haven't felt this happy in a long time. I didn't get any sleep last night since I've been so excited. My fingers are crossed that it keeps going good for me and that it helps with my insomnia.

PinkFloyd! Glad you're having a good response so far! Based on my own experience I would say IF things get worse again before getting better, don't panic, that does happen for some of us. Side effects generally reduce with time. Beware the weight gain, I've had the appetite thing too and have put on maybe 10 pounds in the couple months... but the positive effect for me is worth it :)

I started Remeron a few months ago as an add-on to the Effexor i was already taking. Effexor was interfering with my sleep and the Remeron counteracts that. Also the two supposedly have a "synergistic" effect in the way they each affect norepinephrine & serotonin.


I had tried Remeron alone for depression years ago and hated it; it just seems to work better for me in combo.

[Hoppipolla]

Almost on day 2 of Remeron (30mg) - was given it for sleep, appetite, and depression. My psychiatrist made it clear it was mainly to help the first 2, but said it should elevate my mood as well. He prescribed it to me because he believed I didn't have clinical depression, and that with therapy and with certain changes in my life it would give me that extra boost. I recently had a bad experience with Cipralex (20mg) where it didn't agree with me AT ALL as it severely worsened my depression, so I was a little hesitant to try another AD.

So far I've noticed my appetite sky rocket as if I were working out twice a day again. Food tastes great, and I'm eating a lot more of it. It made me drowsy after taking it but I was also taking T3's at the time of taking it. As for my mood, I'm not sure if it's because I was discharged from the hospital and finally got to go home, but I haven't felt this happy in a long time. I didn't get any sleep last night since I've been so excited. My fingers are crossed that it keeps going good for me and that it helps with my insomnia.

PinkFloyd! Glad you're having a good response so far! Based on my own experience I would say IF things get worse again before getting better, don't panic, that does happen for some of us. Side effects generally reduce with time. Beware the weight gain, I've had the appetite thing too and have put on maybe 10 pounds in the couple months... but the positive effect for me is worth it :)

I started Remeron a few months ago as an add-on to the Effexor i was already taking. Effexor was interfering with my sleep and the Remeron counteracts that. Also the two supposedly have a "synergistic" effect in the way they each affect norepinephrine & serotonin.


I had tried Remeron alone for depression years ago and hated it; it just seems to work better for me in combo.

Thanks for the welcome zenmama!

I wasn't too worried about the side effects until last night actually. The positive effect for the weight gain is also definitely worth it for me, actually the weight gain isn't really worrying me that much, a lot better than the opposite imo. The increased sexual drive is also very, very welcome for me, because the Cipra. was depriving me from that (which was hell). I read through the thread, and noticed people were having very lucid dreams which I didn't think would affect me, boy was I wrong, lol. Last night (and most of the morning) was one heck of an adventure for me, but it's good to know that it will subside within time. Since I've only been on it for 2-3 days now I'll tough it out (that's an overstatement actually!), and report back to how this AD is for me once it's properly in my system.

[North_to_South]

Hi there, just want to share my story...
I was given Mirtazapine for Insomnia and Anxiety. I was diagnosed with "Masked Depression" due to the main issue was insomnia. I have neen on it now for 8 months, and it has worked out quite well so far. I started on 30mg and had to up the dosage twice to 60mg before it worked "well". I am still having "off days" every now and then for no apparent reason, but that's life I suppose...

[take2]

I was given Remeron for major depression -- doctor chose it in part because I'm in a position where I need to gain weight. I have read it will make you crave sweets like crazy (which isn't exactly healthy weight gain) but so far I've had only the slightest inkling of that, not enough to make me actually seek out sweets.

Only been on it a week and so far no real uplift in mood. I've been told it can be a very subtle transition into feeling better, perhaps that is the case for me. Seeing psychiatrist in 2 weeks hopefully I'll have seen some improvement. In any case I have really no side-effects so no problem waiting it out other than being stuck in my cave with depression.

[Girly]

I was given Remeron for major depression -- doctor chose it in part because I'm in a position where I need to gain weight. I have read it will make you crave sweets like crazy (which isn't exactly healthy weight gain) but so far I've had only the slightest inkling of that, not enough to make me actually seek out sweets.

Only been on it a week and so far no real uplift in mood. I've been told it can be a very subtle transition into feeling better, perhaps that is the case for me. Seeing psychiatrist in 2 weeks hopefully I'll have seen some improvement. In any case I have really no side-effects so no problem waiting it out other than being stuck in my cave with depression.

Hi take2,

It is good to hear that the remeron isn't giving you any side effects. As with any ADs it can take up to 6-8 weeks for them to be fully functional. I hope that the depression starts to ease soon for you.

((((((((take2)))))))

Keep us updated,

Girly

[christopherwalker]

i dont think its helping me feel less depressed but its giving me no energy to actually feel depressed

[Snugglebugmom]

I was prescribed Remeron after I had been on Prozac for a few months and the Prozac worked well for the depression, but caused insomnia. My doctor prescribed Remeron to take the edge of the Prozac, so to speak. The combination worked really well for me, my mood improved and my sleep did too.

[Aniela]

I didn't realize that Mirtazapine is also called Remeron til this thread .. but yeah I was put on it for sleep issues caused by my Cipralex. How I need something else for my weight gain ... :(

[Nexxion]

Primarily anxiety, but slightly for depression. I honestly don't feel like I'm too depressed; more anxious than anything, but either way this is supposed to help with that. Originally was on Celexa, then I spend the past month on Effexor... my body didn't like that. Now I'm trying this!

[flavadave]

I was given it for depression comorbid anxiety. Doc says my anxiety was depression driven, so while the worst thing for me, I think, was the anxiety I clicked the box for depression.

I'm surprised at the number of people who say it hasn't helped their depression. It's been by far the most anti-depressant AD I've tried. Now, I have had trouble, and depression did rear it's head, especially in the first month to two months, but overall I've been able to control myself and when those ruminative thought processes begin I've been able to ignore them and move on. I don't think it's been the best for anxiety, but it has at least mitigated it so that I can put myself out there with a straight back and look other people in the eyes when I talk to them so I guess I can't complain other than a few really rough patches I had to fight through.

For reference, I've been on Paxil and Lexapro (which both did jack and gave me sexual side effects) and Wellbutrin (which I started coincidentally with dropping my 4 week long xaxan regime - the combination had me manic, paranoid, and suicidal.

What AD do people usually try after Remeron? I'm assuming that if you've made it to the tricyclics you haven't had luck with the SSRI's, but past those I don't really know what is out there.

[Davevanza]

I took it for insomnia.

I got chronic headache daily. But Remeron doesn't seem to help at all.

Although Wikipedia stated it's one of the meds used for tension headache beside Amitriptyline.