Posted by Marian29 on May 16, 2006, at 11:37:30
In reply to Re: Cut dose to 3.75 last night? » musky, posted by johnnyj on May 16, 2006, at 9:31:52
Johnny, I remember my doctor telling me when I first got on Remeron that the first 15 mg treated sleeplessness(they act as an antihistamine), and the remainder of the dosage worked as an antidepressant. If antihistamines tend to make you depressed (I know they work that way on me), then it would make sense that the small dose of Remeron you're on isn't helping the anxiety and depression, and is maybe making them worse. That was my reasoning for basically stopping cold turkey. I'm not sure that tapering beyond a certain level does any good.
But I wouldn't want to give you bad advice! Can you check with a pharmacist to make sure? I find that pharmacists know a lot more about the way drugs actually work than doctors do.
Hope things improve for you!
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