Posted by jules354 on May 10, 2006, at 13:55:15
In reply to Re: Cut dose to 3.75 last night? » jules354, posted by johnnyj on May 10, 2006, at 9:24:48
hi johnnyj,
i think it was at least six weeks before i felt like the w/d symptoms were infrequent. i took my last does in mid-feb and since the end of april i've felt generally symptom-free. i've had some mood swings since then but i think they're stress related. i was originally on 90mg for 5 or 6 years and over the course of 2.5 years slowly tapered down to 15mg and then 7.5 mg for the last two weeks.
my philosophy is that remeron does profoundly affect your mind and body but that they're a little like a chemically treated river (i won't say polluted bcs i like what the remeron did for me, but maybe in your case you felt like your river was polluted): they'll gradually self-correct. my main methods to take care of myself have been lots of water, little caffeine and sugar, exercise and yoga, managing stress and diet, and leaning on my support network. the flu symptoms and insomnia and mood swings were the hardest to weather. and loss of appetite - which is nice b/c i've lost the remeron weight but also hard at times for obvious reasons.
so funny, i think like you i also had some sensitivity to sound and some dizziness, but i wasn't sure if it was w/d or stress (it's been a stressful spring!).
i hope things even out again for you - when are you planning your next reduction? is it going to be zero next time?
sorry for rambling!
take care,
jules
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