Posted by LyndaK on May 6, 2003, at 14:14:54
In reply to Re: Period for Remeron's benefits to kick-in? » LyndaK, posted by CharlieL on May 5, 2003, at 10:41:01
Hi Charlie,
Yes, you ask alot of questions, but that's GOOD.:-)
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> Lynda, do you consider yourself to be a sensitive person to AD meds in general or not?I don't think that I am overly sensitive to medications in general, I usually take the typical dose. But I am very sensitive to changes in my body and how I feel -- I notice EVERY little difference. I realized early on that I wasn't going to find the perfect drug that treated my severe depression AND didn't have any side-effects. It's definitely a trade-off, and I (you) had to decide if it's a GOOD trade-off or not. The drug I was on before this was Zoloft -- it did a great job with my depression, but the trade-off is that it messed with my memory. During the time that I was suicidal, this was an acceptable trade-off, but once I wasn't suicidal anymore, it wasn't an acceptable trade-off, and that's when my Doc and I started searching for a different med. -- thus Remeron.
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> Lynda, do I understand you correctly that your start-up experience with Remeron was at 30mg every night and you did NOT stop it or drop the dose down at all, but just toughed it out at 30mg/nite and then the worst of it diminished for you after 1 to 2 weeks?Yes.
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> Also, were you using the Remeron mouth-dissolving SolTabs or just the regular swallow tabs? (I think that the SolTabs version of Remeron may deliver more net potency than the regular Tabs at the same rated mg dosage; I am using the SolTabs version.)I've always used the SolTabs.
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> I do understand now that that is the general goal for Remeron users, to get to and then sustain the use of Remeron at those higher doses. Lynda, may I ask at what point in your Remeron usage did you raise from 30 to 45, and then from 45 to 60?I went up to 45 at about the 4 to 6 week point and then stayed there for roughly 4 to 6 months. My anxiety started to return so we bumped it up to 60 and I've been good there ever since.
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> Lynda, I see that you mentioned anxiety; did you have any mild OCD-type anxiety as well? I do.No one's ever added OCD to my diagnosis, but I do sometimes obsessively worry. My anxiety is more of a social phobia type thing, though never severe enough to turn me into a hermit.
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> Also, are you only using just the Remeron for your depression & anxiety?Yes. It's great to be on only one medication.
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> Again, thanks so much!
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You're very welcome.
I'll be looking to see how you're doing.Best Wishes,
Lynda
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