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Posted by hopko on April 13, 2001, at 8:29:50
I have been on remeron at 15mgs for a week now. At first it seemed to help me sleep, (although not great, but better than my previous insomnia). Last night I barely got 4 hours. I was very tired when I took the remeron but afterwards could not fall asleep. Finally had to take a sonata to get any sleep at all. Could remeron be keeping me awake? And would this show up after a week of taking it?
I know the higher doses are usually not as sedating but I wonder if I am one of those people that might react differently to this med. (I usually do have strange reactions to meds!)
I am thinking of increasing my dose to 30mg to see what happens. Has anyone else had a similar experience or does anyone have any other advice?
Thanks much in advance.
Posted by karenR on April 13, 2001, at 8:56:00
In reply to Need MORE Remeron Information Please!, posted by hopko on April 13, 2001, at 8:29:50
> I have been on remeron at 15mgs for a week now. At first it seemed to help me sleep, (although not great, but better than my previous insomnia). Last night I barely got 4 hours. I was very tired when I took the remeron but afterwards could not fall asleep. Finally had to take a sonata to get any sleep at all. Could remeron be keeping me awake? And would this show up after a week of taking it?
>
> I know the higher doses are usually not as sedating but I wonder if I am one of those people that might react differently to this med. (I usually do have strange reactions to meds!)
>
> I am thinking of increasing my dose to 30mg to see what happens. Has anyone else had a similar experience or does anyone have any other advice?
>
> Thanks much in advance.I started on remeron a few months ago. I started at 7.5 mgs for four weeks. Only the very first day was sedating,
though I thought I was sleeping better. My anxiety was still bad, so I sent up to 15mgs for a week. I didn't see
any change, and increased to 30mgs. IT's been a week now at that dose. I am *very* tired, however, I am not
sleeping well at all. I wake up many times during the night. Supposedly the sedative effects of remeron are at
their peak at 15mgs, but I feel more tired, but don't seem to be sleeping as well on 30mgs.karenR
Posted by cole on April 13, 2001, at 15:01:40
In reply to Re: Need MORE Remeron Information Please!, posted by karenR on April 13, 2001, at 8:56:00
I have also heard that remeron is less sedating at higher doses, but I completely disagree. I'm taking 75 mg/ night. I am so sedated an hour after taking my meds I am nonfunctioning, and I can hit snooze for up to 2 hours in the morning (alarm going off every 5 min) and I never remember awakening to turn the alarm off. I've never overslept and missed class or an appointment, but it is very sedating for me at the higher doses-- I've taken 45, 60, 75, and 90. The sedation does taper off after taking it for a month or so, but I've never have that effect completely disappear (even when the med stopped having a therapeutic effect and no longer made me ravenously hungry).
I too have had periods where I wake up and feel like I can't go back to sleep, for some reason I also feel agitated at these times. If I just calm down and try to relax I usually get knocked out again in no time. You might want to take your dose higher than 30 (although it may take some getting used to). I personally don't see full antidepressant effects from this med under 60 mg/night.
cole
Posted by hopko on April 13, 2001, at 17:33:46
In reply to Re: Need MORE Remeron Information Please!, posted by cole on April 13, 2001, at 15:01:40
Karen & Cole,
Thanks for your input. I started on remeron because of my anxiety induced insomnia but my pdoc was wanting me to up the dose to 30mg for my under-lying depression anyway. I will try the 30 tonight and see what happens. I do have some ambien so if I really can't sleep I will try that.
Posted by vlvtelvis on April 14, 2001, at 16:02:01
In reply to Need MORE Remeron Information Please!, posted by hopko on April 13, 2001, at 8:29:50
I gotta say that at doses up to 30mgs it kicked me in the ass at night. My biggest problem with it is that it's a strong appitite stimulant. I couldn't help eating and gained 30 lbs in a couple of months. Watch the scale on that stuff. I was taking it along with wellbutrin SR to counter the sleep problems I was having from wellbutrin.
> I have been on remeron at 15mgs for a week now. At first it seemed to help me sleep, (although not great, but better than my previous insomnia). Last night I barely got 4 hours. I was very tired when I took the remeron but afterwards could not fall asleep. Finally had to take a sonata to get any sleep at all. Could remeron be keeping me awake? And would this show up after a week of taking it?
>
> I know the higher doses are usually not as sedating but I wonder if I am one of those people that might react differently to this med. (I usually do have strange reactions to meds!)
>
> I am thinking of increasing my dose to 30mg to see what happens. Has anyone else had a similar experience or does anyone have any other advice?
>
> Thanks much in advance.
Posted by hopko on April 14, 2001, at 16:09:50
In reply to Re: Need MORE Remeron Information Please!, posted by vlvtelvis on April 14, 2001, at 16:02:01
My brain must be strange. I took 30mg last night and still needed an ambien to sleep. I am hoping I adjust and it will get better.
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