Nick that's great that it's been helping and that you've been out of the house. As time goes by it will get better at alleviating your anxiety - it really helped mine when I got into the 4th week.
Belle x
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Nick that's great that it's been helping and that you've been out of the house. As time goes by it will get better at alleviating your anxiety - it really helped mine when I got into the 4th week.
Belle x
For me on 15mg, I was asleep within 30 mins on the first night, out like a light. The second night it was within an hour. From there on the extreme drowsiness wore off as the days went on. A week in and I could keep awake if I wanted to after taking the tablet for example to read in bed. This was an effect only after taking the medication at night though, I don't recall being particularly tired during the day.
I have recently started taking them as well (2 weeks tuesday coming) and im finding them very easy to take, very few side effects. im currently taking half a 15mg tablet so 7.5mg and due to up my dose some point next week (fingers crossed) to the full tablet of 15mg. I find I have restless legs at times, sleep really well and the first two or three days felt a little sick (sorta like morning sickness) with a furry tounge (sorta like when u are hung over)
oldskoollady what mg are u due to be taking? i have a 2 and a half year old boy and if you read my posts was scared to take them due to needing to be awake and alert for him and althou im only taking 7.5mgs so far (due to up to 15mg this next week) i would say ive never felt too asleep or out of it to take care of him! ive woken when needed etc. I cant say if this would happen at a different dose this is just my experience..
The first time I took it i went to stay with my parents incase I slept through for my son but didnt.. I just had a dam good, deep, much needed sleep!! my sleep has been so much better since taking them.
Hi,
I started Remeron (Mirtazapine) as week ago Monday. I was on Lexapro, but it flat lined my emotions, I couldn't feel any joy or happiness. I didn't like that feeling, doesn't go well with anxiety and depression. It did however start to help curb my anxiety, but I wanted off because of the lack of emotions.
I was only on Lexapro for about 4 weeks, tapered for about 3-4 days, and about the last day I of Lexapro I started Remeron. I started at 7.5mg. I also had insomnia. It was bad at the start, but lately I'd fall asleep but wake up at 2-3am every morning and not get back to sleep. Two days before I started Remeron, I did sleep past those times but didn't feel refreshed. Not sure what helped, maybe coming off Lexapro which was improving my mood, or the fact that I took some magnesium supplements before bed.
Anyway, I took my first 7.5mg of Remeron. I think I felt slightly sedated but not too much. I did sleep like 8 hours, and felt refreshed in the morning, along with a more positive mood. I've been suffering from extreme anxiety, then panic, then depression and had insomnia through most of it. The next couple of days I slept about the same, although had those vivid dreams, and some times I felt like I was partially awake, but I still felt pretty refreshed the next day, and my mood was decent.
After 3 days, I increased my dose to 15mg. I was still sleeping pretty good, vivid dreams, mood pretty good, anxiety still at bay, although it's possible Lexapro was still in my system helping the anxiety.
The next few days I was feeling good. Mood was better than it had been in months, one day I felt so good I thought I was back to normal. But later than afternoon my mood dropped again, but not too bad. The next couple of days I was still sleeping okay and my mood still decent. Before Remeron or Lexapro, but after Paxil/Zoloft, I started having bad episodes of anxiety/panic/pending doom/hopeless feelings/fear/and the "S" word thoughts. Those came and went. I think they are more triggered by anxiety/panic because if I took an Ativan which I've weened myself off of now, I felt mostly normal. Anyway, most of those thoughts/feelings were kept at bay the last week or so on Lexapro, and the first week or so on Remeron, but then all of a sudden 10 days into Remeron, I woke up feeling decent, but by the afternoon, my mood sunk big time, and I was back to having all those terrible thoughts and feelings, my anxiety was bad, I slept 1-2 hours that night, wired but tired...The next day a tiny bit better, slept a little more.
I called my MD and Pdoc, and the MD said I could try 30mg of Remeron. I did last night, but has some strange feelings as I started to fall asleep. Not sure if they were panic symptoms or what. I didn't sleep that great, but today I still have anxiety, but the awful feelings were kept at bay. My Pdoc called and said I could try going back to 7.5mg since I'm sensitive to meds, and see how I do for the next few nights. rrrg. Not sure what to do.
I know it takes time for a new med to build up. Not sure why I had that relapse, unless that was a withdrawal effect from Lexapro finally clearing my system, or if it was a side-effect to remeron, or what. I hear you can have ups/downs while starting up on a med, but not sure what to think or do.
I might stick to the 15mg tonight, and see how I do tomorrow, then if I do bad, then go back to 7.5mg the next night. We'll see. I probably should have stayed on 7.5 mg a little longer before going to 15mg since I am sensitive to meds.
Anyway, if you have any thoughts or suggestions, or comments, I'd love to hear them. By the way, I'm from the US on the West Coast.
Soccer
Welcome to the forum Soccer. You have the added complication of switching medication (rather than just starting a new one) so it is to be expected that you might have both withdrawal from the old one, and side effects from the new one. I remember my first week after switching from Citalopram (an SSRI) over to Mirtazapine was a bit rough. I can't give a lot of advice really other than to say the effects you're feeling now are not typical of what you should be feeling say in a month's time, things should start to get better gradually, but it might be bumpy to start with. As always, keep a close eye on how you feel and if you're worried speak to your doctor again.
Hi,
Ya, it's hard to tell what is causing what. The first 1.5 weeks on Remeron were great, until the anxiety, insmonia, and bad thoughts all of a sudden came back. I wish I knew what triggered it, whether it was withdrawal from Lexapro that finally kicked in about 1.5 weeks after going off, or what.
Can Remeron cause some anxiety/nervousness as a start up side effect? I was on 15mg at the time. Can it take a while for the side effects to start? I'd think I'd feel something sooner rather than 1.5 weeks into it. That's why I'm thinking either Lexapro withdrawal may have caused it or my body finally built up enough Remeron that I'm now starting to get start up side effects...., not sure. Another therory is that once Lexapro finally cleared my system, I reverted back to how I felt pre-Lexapro. I think Lexapro did finally start helping with anxiety, but flat lined my emotions. Anyway, I probably haven't taken Remeron long enough to combat anxiety yet, so I'm in a flux until it does. Just a thought.
I guess we'll see how it goes after another week or two. I think I will stick with the 15mg for now. I'm hoping this is enough to help with the anxiety and depression. Although I know some people take more.
Thanks.
Soccer
How's everyone doing on Remeron?
I ended up going back on Lexapro, I think that was stupid, because at the end of week 4 again, I became very depressed, Actually about the 2nd week when I started on 10mg, I started feeling depressed and hopeless, but it never really got better, and worse on the 4th week. I actually feel worse some times 20-30 minutes after taking a dose . So, I'm about to taper off it again, and see if I can't get Remeron to work good for me.
How much Remeron do you guys take? What is good for depression and anxiety? I'm on 15mg right now, but combined with Lex that is making me feel worse I think.
Soccer
Wow! Looking back on this thread reminds me just how bad i was back then.
I'm still on the Mirtazapine, 30mg daily now. It has done wonders for my depression, but unfortunatly not much for my anxiety.
I am dealing with that in other ways.
Overall i am very happy with Mirtazapine though, thank you to all those that supported and helped me in the early days.
Thanks
:)