Posted by lolo2marco on January 25, 2005, at 5:21:46
In reply to Dr. Kramer - Remeron withdrawal?, posted by Alix on April 3, 2002, at 11:09:09
there is such a thing as remeron withdrawal and it is severe. It has taken me 8 months to fully get back to normal after trying to stop this drug 3 times. I had never had issues with insomnia, but once I stopped taking the remeron, I stopped sleeping more than 4 hours a night - I was told that it's because of the over-sedating effects of remeron and the stimulation of your adrenal glands; apparently, once you've stopped the drug, your body needs large amounts of time to get back into its own rythmn again. this drug was the worst thing i ever did to myself and i would caution anyone to not take it. a safer drug, because of the long half-life, which equates to a built-in tapering system, is prozac. beware - as you withdraw from remeron, people will tell you that its your "old" symtoms reappearing - no it's not! it's the symptoms of withdrawing from this evil drug and you can get through it! i tried every sleeping pill from ambien to trazadone to help with my sleep, but never took more than a couple dosages - i figured that eventually, if i stopped worrying about it, my body would get back on track on its own, which is exactly what happened. as far as the anxiety - cognitive therapy works wonders - there is a great book out called "Don't Panic" by R. Reid Wilson - it's changed my thinking and erased my panic and anxiety. don't believe most docs, who are in the back pockets of the pharmaceutical companies anyway, when they push drugs on you...i learned my lesson but almost lost my mind in the process of stopping remeron.
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