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Posted by Tony P on February 16, 2003, at 14:33:39
A year or so I tried Remeron because the sleep-regulating side of my Serzone seemed to have pooped out.
It was about the worst experience I have ever had with an A/D. Akathisia is like "restless leg", except it's your whole body. Someone compared it to getting an IV of itching powder. I couldn't keep awake, because the Remeron was such a powerful sedative, but after no more than a minute I would jerk awake again, with this unbearable feeling of having to move my body. I was closer to suicide those nights than almost any time I can remember. Luckily I quit the trial within a week.
Does anyone have any experience or knowledge of a way (such as another drug) to get rid of the akathisia?
Tony P
Posted by LyndaK on February 16, 2003, at 17:46:38
In reply to Remeron akathisia - help?, posted by Tony P on February 16, 2003, at 14:33:39
I wonder if it's the combination of the two that caused that particular side-effect? I'm currently on Remeron and don't have that problem, but one night I took a cold medicine and that night I did have what you described. It was really wierd!
It's probably best that you stopped the Remeron. Why doesn't your pdoc prescribe a benzo. like Ativan or Xanax for the sleep issue?
Lynda
Posted by Tony P on February 16, 2003, at 19:07:43
In reply to Re: Remeron akathisia - help? » Tony P, posted by LyndaK on February 16, 2003, at 17:46:38
Im pretty sure I had stopped taking all other AD a couple days before hand (Serzone clears the system in 24hr.) "Restless leg" is given as an "uncommon" side efect in the mongraph, and maybe they've got akathisia in there by now.
My main A/Ds right now are Wellbutrin and Serzone. I'm taking a little Valium (10 mg. total) during the day, and Imovane (Zopiclone) 15mg at bedtime. But often I'm so hyper in the late evening that I forget to (or don't want to) take my sleeping pills.
Since Serzone has pooped out for me to quite an extent, and it interacts somewhat badly with the Wellbutrin for me, I would like to give Remeron another try, but only if there were an effective drug to counter the akathisia.
I am also looking at Venlafaxine, Seroquel and bipolar stabilizers; my Dr has suggetsed Effexor as the next thing to try.
Tony
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> I wonder if it's the combination of the two that caused that particular side-effect? I'm currently on Remeron and don't have that problem, but one night I took a cold medicine and that night I did have what you described. It was really wierd!
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> It's probably best that you stopped the Remeron. Why doesn't your pdoc prescribe a benzo. like Ativan or Xanax for the sleep issue?
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> Lynda
Posted by LyndaK on February 16, 2003, at 22:03:28
In reply to Re: Remeron akathisia - help? » LyndaK, posted by Tony P on February 16, 2003, at 19:07:43
> Im pretty sure I had stopped taking all other AD a couple days before hand (Serzone clears the system in 24hr.) "Restless leg" is given as an "uncommon" side efect in the mongraph, and maybe they've got akathisia in there by now.
Hmmm. Interesting. Didn't know that about Remeron.
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> My main A/Ds right now are Wellbutrin and Serzone. I'm taking a little Valium (10 mg. total) during the day, and Imovane (Zopiclone) 15mg at bedtime. But often I'm so hyper in the late evening that I forget to (or don't want to) take my sleeping pills.I tried Wellbutrin. Insomnia was one of the side-effects I had with it. It also made me very irritable which is why I discontinued it.
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> Since Serzone has pooped out for me to quite an extent, and it interacts somewhat badly with the Wellbutrin for me, I would like to give Remeron another try, but only if there were an effective drug to counter the akathisia.
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> I am also looking at Venlafaxine, Seroquel and bipolar stabilizers; my Dr has suggetsed Effexor as the next thing to try.Remeron has been my "miracle drug" where the depression is concerned. I also tried Effexor. It worked somewhat for the depression, but didn't touch my anxiety.
Good luck to you in finding what works.
Lynda
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