I began 15mg of Remeron per day about 1 month ago. At first, it w...

The starving feeling and cravings for sweets do eventually go away. However you will still crave sweets, just not as much. The anger/rage feeling you get, you should probably talk to your docotor about that. I was on 30mg of remeron for 7 months, and slowly started weening myself off of it because of the rage. I now alternate between 30mg and 15mg. Most of the rage feeling has gone, its nothing like it was before, but I still get angry and upset for no reasons at all over stupid little things like socks laying on the living room floor, or a glass left on the coffee table. My mind is still constantly racing at times almost to a paranoid state of "needing to know", and wanting to find out everything, and believe me when I'm in that state and the anger kicks in, you better get out of my way cause I won't stop until I'm exhausted. Good luck, and feel free to keep posting your Remeron experience. This is all so helpful to everyone who takes this drug.

Miakoda

Your post hits home. "I felt hope for the first time in ages." I started on this med about 2 1/2 weeks ago. I started at a low dose (7.5 mg). It seemed to offer immediate relief for depression. Also, I have had such a poor appetite for so many years, it felt good to actually have an appetite. After one week, dose increased to 15 mg: aggitation, paranoia, waking up in the middle of the night, etc etc. I am back down to 7.5 mg., like you, hoping I can get on track again. This is a touchy drug. Rushing up to 30-45 mg can be too much for some folks. It's so discouraging to be hopeful, only to end up back at square one....feeling like a jackass.

Wow. I have been on Remeron for two weeks and I feel the same things. I hate it. It is like let's say hypothetically you are a sweet person but when you drink it makes you mean and aggressive - so you avoid drinking - yet someone makes you do it every day and the real you watches as the mean you lives your life, while the real you doesnt ever surface anymore.

I have been taking this as an alternative to SSRI medications for treatment of severe panic attacks. I lose more and more hope that I will ever be able to have control over my own body every day and I especially dislike that I respond with irritation to pretty much everything, hate watching it in me, and it is not fair to the people I care about who live with me.

I found this blog by accident and for some reason I started reading it. I hate seeing people suffering. So, here my story in a nutshell. I suffered from depression, anxiety attacks and panic attacks for years (more or less 14). I also couldn't sleep because my panick attacks were at night, it feels you are having a heart attack. The doctors tried so many different types of anti anxiety/depression, and I got worse with them all. I guess I am one of those persons that don't do well with medication. I also tried Remerom but it only aggravated my situation. I am all better now because of a technique called EFT (emotional freedom technique). Go to the following page http://www.emofree.com/ . Please, do not get out of your medications, as I do not know what you are been treated for, I just want to pass down what helped me. After years of suffering I am finally healed. I don't take anymore medication (besides ARMOUR 15 mg for thyroid) and I sleep like a baby. Don't despair, have hope, try EFT and see if it can help you also, may not, but it could. I hope you all can feel better soon, I know what you've been through. Good luck to you all.