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Partial success story...

Posted by befreelee on November 18, 2009 at 20:49:06:

Hi all,

I have been sleeping well enough for the last month that I have completely stopped worrying about sleep, or wondering whether it will happen for me tonight...

I am calling this a partial success because I am taking 15 mg remeron. I never found it sedating at any dose(except for the 1st night I took it), but it's antidepressant, anti-anxiety qualities have definitely made a difference. I was on it for about one month at 7.5 mg, then 11 mg (3/4 pill), without it helping much - I was going to quit it entirely but decided to try 15 mg (what my psych had prescribed), and noticed the anxiety that had been dogging me since this started (July) start to dissipate the next day. It took another couple weeks for that (and measures below) to improve my sleep all the way back to normal.

Along with Remeron, I have been meditating (tried other forms of RR, breathing, etc. but like meditation best) and exercising daily, both of which are helpful.

One not insignificant problem with the Remeron is that it really makes it hard to stop eating - I think it triggers something in my brain and my self-control is out the window - I can't tell I'm full. So I've gained back the 9 lbs. lost due to my "crisis", and am concerned whether I can stop gaining. In a way, I'm obsessing about food instead of sleep...

I have tried twice now to lower dose back to 11 mg, but each time I start feeling kind of anxious by late afternoon of the next day, along with an almost immediate drop in my "need" to eat. I feel so "back to normal" on the remeron that I convince myself that it's unnecessary. The only two days it has occurred to me to revisit the forum are the two days I've lowered the dose.

I am still hoping to eventually lower my dose - any thoughts?

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