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Posted by Chopperdude on May 11, 2006, at 0:52:44
I was diagnosed with GAD. I started a week ago with Remeron 15 mg - wow - that literally made me useless the next morning. I did go to the office - fortunately I had a driver - otherwise I would have been involved in one by serious accident. I was out on my feet - now I know how some of these boxers feel after being knocked out. Spoke to the doc - he said I must half the dosage - which I did and I was a lot better - at least productive - the next day. Been on it for the last 7 days and slept like a baby. Now - I had these weird dreams the last two nights - one seeing an aircraft crash right in front of me and the pilot killed, and last night - someone was murdered in a house and I tried to figure out if it was me... that was TOTALLY SO weird. I woke up this morning really feeling very funny emotionally. I obviously did the self-talk thing to stabilize the emotion. My question is - does these dreams go away or at least normalize after a period of time using this medication? Because if these dreams continue - it will have the opposite effect of lifting my mood... Is there any "natural" stuff that can effectively replace Remeron or any of these chemical brain "adjustors"? How long must I use this before it really starts kicking in?? It is my first time using ANY substance to enhance my mood. I actually never had a problem with my moods - was always upbeat and positive - only these last three months that I had permanent lightheadedness, loss of concentration, weird headaches, emotionally rundown, and lost a lot of weight - 15kgs(which I needed). After one week of Remeron the lightheadedness subsided quite a bit, I have my upbeat moments - but I really still struggle to concentrate and brain is still foggy... Will this also subside eventually and how long will this take? What is the implications of increasing the dosage? I hate drinking ANY pill (except the Vita-supplements) for that matter - so this is quite a new one for me!! Can anyone help... please...
Enough for now.. God bless!!
Posted by gardenergirl on May 11, 2006, at 12:03:13
In reply to Remeron Dreams????, posted by Chopperdude on May 11, 2006, at 0:52:44
Welcome Chopperdude.
I don't have any experience with Remeron, so I can't offer you any specific help with your question. I do know what it's like to have dreams stay with you when you wake up. Sometimes it's hard to shake them off or to transition from sleep to fully awake.
The meds board is a place where you'll likely find folks with knowledge about your question. You might try checking that out and posting there. And feel free to jump in on boards when you feel comfortable doing so.
Again, welcome!
gg
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