Posted by Sad Panda on June 1, 2004, at 0:35:52
In reply to Re: how can 22.5 of remeron be more sedating than 15mg, posted by ravenstorm on May 31, 2004, at 23:24:09
> Sad Panda--
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> Are you saying that an increased dosage would actually make the blood sugar thing worse??
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> Before seeing your post, I decided to only take 15mg tonight, anyway, so I can go to work tomorrow. The sedation was just incredible today at 22.5mg. I couldn't even do anything until 4pm, even after 12 hours of sleep. I feel guilty now though. . .like maybe I should try 30mg for a week and then 45mg.
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> I don't want to add an SSRI. I just can't seem to tolerate them anymore after the severe paxil withdrawal. I have taken every one of them except effexor-SNRI (several for only a few days, however). I won't take effexor, because if I had severe protracted paxil withdrawal that made me worse then I'm sure I'd have the same problem with effexor.
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> Also, I want to switch to the ensam patch if it ever comes out and I don't want to go through a wash out period.
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> On 15mg I wake up early (6:00am) and struggle to get back to sleep.
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> I know everybody thinks manerix is weak, but I'm toying with buying it online and trying it. I would think it would be safe with the 15mg remeron since apparently even nardil and parnate are.
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> I really didn't expect all this trouble bumping up a crummy 7.5mg. In fact, I thought by going slow I would avoid all unpleasant side effects and then bump up to 30mg the next week.
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> I was looking back over old remeron posts and there were a lot of people on 45mg who had never felt better than on remeron. I never thought I'd never have the chance to increase my dosage!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was actually slurring my words on 22.5.
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> Until my pdoc gets back, I'm going to add some fish oil and maybe order some manerix.
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> As always Sad Panda, thanks for your time.
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> Chairman MAO thanks for the input as well. Maybe next weekend I'll consider trying 30mg instead. But seeing as I just missed the enitre holiday weekend with no benefits to show for it, I don't know if I'll be willing to do it again!
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>Hi Ravenstorm,
Remerons stimulating effect is all due to A-2 blockade, if you are having troubles with sugar at 22.5mg, it will only get worse at higher doses. Some people get a good effect from A-2 blockade, but others including myself complain of irritaion & crankiness.
What diagnosis & symptoms do you have? Paxil is an ugly medicine, I wouldn't take it or Luvox. Some Zoloft or Lexapro would be worth trying. Remeron smoothes out all the ugly side effects of Effexor for me.
Cheers,
Panda.
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