Posted by Phoenix1 on January 4, 2008, at 9:30:17
In reply to Re: I Wonder Why Remeron Isn't More Popular?, posted by ClearSkies on January 4, 2008, at 9:22:38
Hi Clearskies,
Yes, Remeron seems to be a miracle for some people. It's a pretty powerful drug, but you're right, YMMV on this one.
I'm convinced that many patients just give up too soon, at too low a dose before the med has a chance to kick in. For me, it took about 4 weeks at 45mg to improve. The appetite side effect never disappeared, even after the med pooped out. Raising the dose to 60mg helped for a few weeks, but it just seemed determined to poop out on me. But otherwise, it is one of the very few AD's that has ever done anything for me.
Phoenix1
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> > The appetite thing seems to be brutal at all doses though.
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> For me, the appetite went back to normal after being at 30mg for about 6 weeks. (I actually lost weight over Christmas, much to my delight.) "Your mileage may vary" certainly is true in my case - I couldn't be more pleased with this medication in every respect.
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