Posted by Racer on January 4, 2008, at 22:09:52
In reply to Re: I Wonder Why Remeron Isn't More Popular?, posted by bleauberry on January 3, 2008, at 19:32:29
> Yeah, I agree with everyone here. That is, the sedation and weight gain are the turn-offs with remeron. Only one or two people felt worse taking it. A few didn't get any benefit. Most did get benefit but didn't like the side effects.
I'm one of those who felt much worse on it. I only lasted about a week -- no sleep, rage, feeling out of control and violent. I virtually never raise my voice, and hardly ever lose my temper -- on Remeron, I told my husband to stay away from me, because I was afraid I would hit him. I also told him to keep the cats away, because I was afraid I'd hurt them. It was truly a nightmare period in my life -- and that was only about a week or so. Frightening for me, let me tell you.
And, of course, everything felt out of control, including my eating. At the time, there's no way I could have stayed on it any longer for that reason alone -- I couldn't decide to eat or not, I truly felt I had no control whatsoever.
It's too bad, since I've heard a lot of good things about it and almost wish I could try it. Oh, well...
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