Insomnia Forum Posting

Posted by Julie on January 15, 2002 at 15:24:24:

Hi Everyone,

I have been reading your recent posts about Remeron, especially Karen's. I am trying to get off Remeron myself. It is only a first step as I am also on 600mg of Serzone (that's another story!) and know I am in for a long haul getting off that. I am not depressed (except about my bad sleep), so I'm not sure why I was given these high doses of antidepressants in the first place.

I took 30mg Remeron for 4 months. Over the last month I cut back to 22 1/2mg for a week, then 15mg for a week, 7 1/2mg for a week, and have now been off it for 2 days. I was doing okay until 3 days ago. I didn't sleep at all for 2 nights, had a depressive mood swing one day, and wouldn't have slept last night if I hadn't given in to the old benzos and took a big dose of Librium.

How long will the side affects of going of the Remeron last? Do you think they're just psychological, or real? I really want to avoid going back on the Remeron - it took me a month to get to this point, and as I said above, I still have a long road ahead of me with Serzone.

Sorry this is long, but I'd appreciate any advice I could get.

Follow Ups:

• Karen, Rachel, Sarah & CW - Thanks for the input! Julie 15:51 1/16/02 (0)
• Re: Remeron: Anyone succesfully discontinue it? Karen 07:55 1/16/02 (1)
  • Re: Remeron: Anyone succesfully discontinue it? StephM 08:37 1/22/02 (0)
• Re: Remeron: Anyone succesfully discontinue it? Sarah 06:58 1/16/02 (0)
• Re: Remeron: Anyone succesfully discontinue it? Rachel 05:53 1/16/02 (4)
  • Rachel - how was it coming off Serzone? Julie 15:41 1/16/02 (1)
    • Re: Rachel - how was it coming off Serzone? Rachel 08:39 1/17/02 (0)
  • Re: Remeron: Anyone succesfully discontinue it? CW 06:29 1/16/02 (1)
    • Re: Remeron: Anyone succesfully discontinue it? Julie 15:46 1/16/02 (0)

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