Posted by LyndaK on May 6, 2003, at 14:28:45
In reply to Remeron » LyndaK, posted by jack smith on May 5, 2003, at 16:46:19
> >Now, I realize not everyone has had this experience with this drug, but it has made a WORLD of difference for me . . . and I would've never found out if I had quit. I'm currently taking 60 mgs. per day (at bedtime) and have been on it nearly a year now.
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> Lynda,
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> What other drugs had you tried? What are your symptoms of depression like? Do you feel sedated on Remeron? Were you sedated on any prior AD's??I've tried most of the SSRI's and Wellbutrin. Never been on a tricyclic or MAOI. My SSRI-of-choice was Zoloft -- worked the best for the anxiety component of my depression. The bad thing about it is that it really messed with my memory; that's why I eventually went off. I have/had a typical unipolar depression with anxiety. Most of the AD's I've been on have sedated me which is why I take them at night before bed. Remeron is probably the most sedating, but it is less so at higher doses. It still helps me sleep at night yet I can get up in the morning without the aide of a bulldozer shoving me out of bed (which is how I felt when I was first on it)! Wellbutrin didn't sedate me, it made me TOO awake; I couldn't sleep at night. It also made me VERY irritable.
Hope this helps. Good luck with your search.
Lynda
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