Posted by Joslynn on January 19, 2006, at 8:51:03
In reply to Remeron, posted by yesac on January 18, 2006, at 14:09:06
I have taken Remeron at various times, and I am on it now, but I have never been on it by itself. I have always had an SSRI Remeron combo. They put me on both because my depression was quite severe, requiring hospitalization, and I couldn't eat or sleep. Remeron will help you do both!
So, I can't answer your question about Remeron by itself. But I answer it from a Lexapro/Remeron combo standpoint...
On the lexapro alone, I don't feel abnormally hungry. On Lex and Remeron, my appetite is stronger and it takes longer to feel satisfied with food. This makes me gain a bit of weight on it, but not to the point of being overweight. I usually gain about 7-10 lbs on it, then it levels off.
It is great for sleep, but that doesn't seem to be your problem. I take it at night, then the Lexapro in the morning.
I think I feel better on both than on just Lexapro alone.
I do know that people here have reported gaining vast amounts of weight on Remeron. Like I said above, my weight gain wasn't especially large, though I don't like it of course. However, on both, I truly think I feel better.
My pdoc has mentioned that mixing Remeron with with an SSRI can help combat the low libido that SSRIs give some people. I am not sexually active, so this isn't something I pay too much attention to.
The couple times I spiraled down into a mini-episode of depression on just Lexapro (about twice in the past three years or so) I went back on Remeron too, and I got out of the episode relatively quickly. Whether that was the addition of the Remeron, or just time, I do not know.
I have also heard Remeron can make some people feel angry. I haven't noticed that myself.
Those are my experiences. Good luck.
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