Posted by IanS on July 15, 2001, at 11:06:08
In reply to Re: Mirtazapine (Remeron), posted by Marsha on March 13, 2001, at 15:09:18
I have tried Zispin for about 4 weeks. Though it has lifted mood, I have cravings for chocolate (not something I have at all usually) and ice-cream specifically, and you are the first person that has mentioned anger outbursts like I have. What struck a chord is people commenting how 'unlike' myself I am. Also, I have whole days and strings of days, like now, where I feel very lethargic, but then a string of days when I am very active. I like the 'up' days which I was not having without Zispin, but the anger is a big problem - also, I am having problems feeling cold all the time, which no one else has mentioned.
> Yes, I had a bad experience with Remeron. I had nightmares, difficulty disguishing reality from dreams, being in a constant fog, tired, feeling unsafe driving, outbursts of anger, my eyes began to jerk and still do 10 days after stopping the med. I am having trouble with short term memory still. It was a terrible experience and I never want to take anti-depressents again. I feel so much better now that I am off them. My family says they are glad to have me "back again". If it were not for a concerned psychiatrist that learned I was put on these drugs, I would probably still be on them and going downhill. He invited me to his house to talk about what my doctor had put me on and talked some sense into my head about them. He continues to check on me regularly at church and we communicate via email during the week sometimes. I am convinced I have done the right thing to quit taking them and he is too. Now I have to face my doctor next week.....I know he will not be happy I quit and I have the job of convincing him I am better without them.
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