Posted by Ritch on April 26, 2002, at 22:45:47
In reply to Remeron, H1 Blockade, posted by mb on April 25, 2002, at 23:28:27
> So how much truth is there to the fact that Remeron, at higher doses, is less sedating? My doc wants me to try this next. I've tried it before but at 15mg. He wants me to start at 30mg and then go to 45mg. Says the Norepinephrine will counteract the antihistamine sedation. I'm wary as I am extremely sensitive to antihistamines (Zyrtec--the nondrowsey antihistamine) knocked me on my on my butt. I can take 1/2 a Benadryl, drink two pots of coffee and still be bedridden for days. I have bad feelings about this Remeron...even at high doses.
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> QUESTION: Is it *really* that much better at high doses, or am I going to still sleep all day and eat 10000 calories per meal?
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> MB
MB,It never got any better for me at higher doses. All it did at the higher doses was make me more grouchy and make me dream so much I couldn't tell if I was awake or not at night. I started at 7.5 then went to 15. Then it got bumped to 30mg. That is when I got sleep disruption when I was supposed to sleep, and then the same unrelenting brain fog all day long the next day. It sucked big time. When I withdrew from it I had agitated dysphoria for several days before I calmed down. The only thing I found it was good for was 1) getting to sleep, 2) anxiety. That's it. Hey, you can try it-bump it and see what happens. There are many that report the fog lifts, but if it doesn't I would get rid of it and try something else.
Mitch
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