Posted by Clayton on December 1, 2003, at 1:41:51
In reply to Remeron Prosexual? What is the starting dose?, posted by Gidon on December 1, 2003, at 0:41:39
I've had experience with Remaron for about the past six months. It has been overwhelmingly positive. I'll gladly respond to any questions you have, if you are interested in my personal experience.
Libido: I do NOT find Remaron prosexual (and that IS a shame!). Rather I find it NEUTRAL when it comes to sex drive. Of course this is far better than the SSRIs that almost all reduce or eliminate sex drive! (PS: I started at 15 mg Remaron, too).
Libido at High Doses: I currently take 45 mg of Remaron at bedtime. I still find it to be sexually NEUTRAL. I have read the posts of others who find it prosexual at this dose and do not dispute their experience, but it is not so for me.
Sedation: Remaron IS sedating. It seems to be a lot more sedating for you than me but we're all different. I find the sedating effects to be dose dependant; that is, the higher the dose, the greater the sedation. 45 mg is more sedating than 30 mg which is more sedating than 15 mg. Again, I don't dispute others experiences, it just doesn't work that way for me.
What Have You Got To Loose? If you ordinarily have a normal sex drive -- whatever "normal" is -- and it has been getting killed off by an SSRI, why not try Remaron? Some people develope a tolerance to the sedating effects and this might happen for you if you stick with it long enough. I'd follow the docs advice on dosing. Probably start at 15mg and work up to 45 (I've read that 60 mg is a permissable dose in the pharmacology literature). Give it some time. If you develope a tolerance to the sedation, Great! you've got your normal sex drive back. If not, you're no worse off than with an SSRI. And you'll find out if Remaron is an efficacious antidepressant for you. It's been a miracle for me...sustained for 6 months.
Wishin' and Hopin': There are medicines and suppliments that are alleged to act as an antidote to SSRI induced loss of sex drive or just flat out enhance your sex drive if that's what you want. I have no comment on their efficacy but will send links to reasonably reputable sources and reports if you like -- just post and let me know
> Please help. I am new to this board. I want to start remeron because I heard it is prosexual. True? I tried 15mg and it knocked me out. Sedation was too much. When you are too sleepy there will not be any sexual feelings. So I left it. Recently I noticed some posts that remeron in high doses will not be sedating. True? Is the prosexual effect will be there at 45mg? Can I start with 45mg? Or should I start with 15 mg again and sleep a lot and increase the dose after one week? What is the problem in starting with 45mg? Please help.
> GR
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