Posted by allisonm on May 8, 2002, at 22:40:23
In reply to P.S. Oops forgot some stuff re Serzone: » allisonm, posted by Janelle on May 8, 2002, at 19:56:33
Janelle,
Remeron was tremendous when I started it. It put me right to sleep and I didn't wake up in the night. (I used to wake up every 2-3 hours and often could not go back to sleep. Got little sleep. Over time became exhausted.)
Weight gain was a problem and for that reason I would not go on Remeron again.
Serzone doesn't affect weight, and it puts me to sleep, albeit not as sound a sleep as the Remeron did. It works enough, though, so that I can sleep through the night. I find no hangover with Serzone. With Remeron, there always was a degree of fog depending on the dose. I had to have coffee in the morning to break it.
I take 150mg Serzone in the morning with 150mg Wellbutrin. Then 150mg Wellbutrin around 3 p.m., and then 150mg Serzone around 9 pm. One thing is that if I do take the Serzone later than 9 or 10, I find it harder to wake up and I am more apt to fall asleep after I shut off the alarm. Then invariably I am late to school or work, which I really hate because I tend to be a perfectionist. Taking it early enough works well. It is not so strong that it will make you sleepy and turn bleary and useless if you still are working on stuff (Remeron did do that; I couldn't really take it until just before I went to bed.)
Hope this helps.
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