Posted by musky on April 17, 2006, at 21:37:29
In reply to Re: mirtazapine/remeron updates?, posted by anahata31 on April 14, 2006, at 10:44:36
>hello nathalie:
Yes I understand your fear of insomnia returning, after stopping the remeron. What you have to remember is that is probably only temporrary.
No one ever died from lack of sleep (lol). There are so many OTHER ways to combat insomnia.
I too was getting sleep on remeron, but the vivid dreams are just not right as far as Im concerned.
And I also have been numbed out by this drug.
For me what has helped the very most with insomnia is acupuncture.. It truly balances out your system. I have also been taking herbal relax. Not as much anymore since Ive been weaning off the Remeron myself.. Also try to exercise regularly. I know that when I would go for a good swim in the evenings I would have a good sleep as well.
The only thing Remeron did for me was make me numb. Not my usual excited self.. Personally I would much rather have some anxiety and nervousnes and manage this my way than to have these weird frigtening dreams every night and not show any excitement for things.
Keep trying and dont give up.... thats my suggestion.Musky
Hi there! It's great to find this thread.
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> I've been on 7.5 mg Remeron for 9 months - I've been an anxious insomniac for pretty much all my life, and never cared much for food, but Remeron changed me. I've never touched antidepressants before, but have tried so many different sleeping pills, leading to a benzo addiction that lasted a few years. My doctor prescribed me low-dose Remeron to help me sleep, and quit using benzodiazepines. Well, it worked. The sleep is good, and my appetite is good (gained 10 pounds in 9 months, but have to be careful of what I eat, which is a change for me).
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> But I've also noticed a change in my personality -- I wouldn't say I am less anxious, or more tired, it's just a general sense of "who cares", a numbness that makes me just less fun to be around, less talkative, less enthusiastic about interaction with others. So I decided to stop, a few months ago, slowly tapering down to 3 mg, then off... And it was awful, flu-like symptoms, nausea, and complete insomnia. So here I am again, back on 7.5 mg, hoping to gather the courage to stop for good.
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> I want to be my old enthusiastic self again, and I want to be off Remeron so bad, but the one thing that holds me back is the insomnia...Despite all the side-effects of this drug, I have found a quality of sleep that I never had before (though it isn't as good as during the first few months on it), and it causes me sadness and distress to leave that weird, deep, vivid Remeron sleep behind, especially since I don't want to touch sleeping pills ever again.
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> So, I don't know...I know what I have to do, yet it kind of scares me, and it's good to read about other people's experience.
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> Thanks!
> Nathalie
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