Remeron Information

Remeron

Mirtazapine is an antidepressant. Mirtazapine affects chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced and cause depression. Mirtazapine is used to treat major depressive disorder. Mirtazapine may also be used for purposes other than those listed in this medication guide. Take this medication exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Do not take it in larger amounts or for longer than recommended. Follow the directions on your prescription label. Take the regular tablet form of mirtazapine with water. To take mirtazapine orally disintegrating tablets (Remeron SolTab): Keep the tablet in its blister pack until you are ready to take the medicine. Open the package and peel back the foil from the tablet blister. Do not push a tablet through the foil or you may break the tablet. Using dry hands, remove the tablet and place it in your mouth. It will begin to dissolve right away. Do not swallow the tablet whole. Allow it to dissolve in your mouth without chewing. Swallow several times as the tablet dissolves. No water is needed. Mirtazapine is usually taken once a day at bedtime. Follow your doctor's instructions. It may take up to several weeks of using this medicine before your symptoms improve. For best results, keep using the medication as directed. Talk with your doctor if your symptoms do not improve after 4 weeks of treatment. Store mirtazapine at room temperature, away from moisture and heat

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Recent Remeron Side Effects

Posted by schwartzy 6 days ago
I have been taking remeron (Mirtazapine) for about 3 years. When I first took the drug it was very strange I got extremely sleeping within 5 minutes of taking it and everything was in SLOW motion, and I mean slow, I usually to go sleep listening to my iPod or a CD and when I was on the drug the songs were playing slow and every time I closed my eyes I would have powerful visualizations, whatever I thought about seemed to manifest in front of my eyes I don’t really know how to describe it. And of course I felt very hungry and was able to eat a lot more which was good at first but the longer I stayed on the drug the slowmo moments started to go away and I wasn’t as hungry, so I tried to stop it cold turkey because I've stopped other Anti-Depressants cold turkey with little to no problem but after about 3 days of not taking the remeron I start feeling paranoid and I have unbelievable gastric pains, I would break out in sweats and could not sleep, I had to go to the ER one night it was so bad (Also when taking the drug I have a very vivid dream every night or every time I sleep). So I'm hoping someone out there has had a similar experience and can give some advice on how to wean myself off of it.

Posted by tenalive 15 days ago
Started taking Remeron 15mg once a night for severe depression, anxiety, sleep issues. However, I never felt like I was depressed. I have been on it for about a month. I felt like it had cured my constant anxiety issue until I got uncontrollable anxiety the other night. I am always sleepy and still wake up many times at night; however am able to get back to sleep unlike before. I some time have panic attacks after taking the meds because I am scared of meds. Over the past four weeks I have had an increase in anger and sometimes have felt really depressed. I have also found that I can eat and eat and eat and not be full. I have gained 20 lbs., which is not so bad seeing I recently lost weight due to an endoscopy, but I believe if I continue with this med I will gain too much. The last few days aside from the anxiety I feel like I have periods where my brain is mentally numb and I can't feel emotion and also times where there is a rock in my brain that is not allowing me to always think clearly.

Posted by iona 2 months ago
Remeron helps my depression. yes it makes me want to eat more but one can manage that with healthy snacks, and yes i do sleep 10 plus hours, so i take it now at 830 that way im in bed before my usual 1am i dont have a problem with it, my husband and daughter that lives here she is 23 have the problem with it. i say too bad... i think because im sleeping and and it takes me a few hours in the am to get going im not doing for them i was on them in the past did great and was taken off. now that i need them again my body has to adjust it's only been 11 days.

Remeron in the News

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Informatie Depressie-hulplijnTros RadarZijn advies: "Onmiddelijk stoppen met venlafaxine en meteen starten met Remeron. Probeer 15 mg, blijf je daar te duf op, neem dan 7,5 mg. ...Informatie Depressie-hulplijnTros Radarall 2 news articles »
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Creative Loafing Sarasota (blog)How six words — “I wish my wife were dead” — almost landed Stephen Keen in ...Creative Loafing Sarasota (blog)At the port he got back on Thorazine for the schizophrenia and Remeron for his major depressive disorder. He also suffers from physical impairments that ...
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Remeron Chemical Information

mirtazapine - A synthetic derivative of piperazino-azepines, tetracyclic antidepressant Mirtazapine acts by an unknown mechanism that enhances central adrenergic and serotonergic transmission. Structurally unrelated to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, tricyclics, or monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOI), it also affects muscarinic transmission and has parasympatholytic properties. (NCI04)