Remeron for Depression User Reviews (Page 4)

• will
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 31, 2020

"If you can tolerate Remeron then it can be great. It did wonders for IBS/sleep however it did make me get irritated easily and helped a little for anxiety but I was not able to give it long enough to see how much it would have helped. As I raised my dosage I had side effects that the doctor said would not go away if I continued so I had to stop it. I can also tell you that doctors seem to think this a drug that is easy to get off of but after 6 weeks and being told I can quit cold turkey it was not pleasant and obvious withdrawal symptoms. It can take a week before the drug is out of your system so this can last awhile. I would only recommend this as a last resort."

• Shehr...
• March 6, 2010

"Great medication, worked like magic for me. However, the major side effect that makes me stop it is the weight gain aspect. It makes me eat all the time and have cravings to sugar all day long. I have been on and off Remeron for the last 5 years and the only reason that I am off it is the weight gain. I have tried many many medications but nothing worked for me. Remeron is the only anti-depressant that gives me back my life."

• Depre...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• February 16, 2024

"I was given Remeron after having a nervous breakdown in 2006. This drug helped me tremendously. I got my appetite back and began feeling normal again. It was very sedating though. I take a quarter of 15mg because I am very sensitive to medication. If I take half, I have to sleep for 10-12 hours. I was on it for nearly 10 years before getting off. However, I try hard not to go back on it because then you have to stay on it for a long time. If not, you get relapsed."

• Tyler
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 13, 2023

"Started off small dose from PC, went to psychiatrist who has tried everything, even this at one point, but was willing to give another try. Now on 30 mil for 2 weeks, not one side effect unless the munchies count. Every thing else I have tried I have only had bad side effects. I will keep taking this dose of Remeron. I think it has improved my sleep, not much else yet, but willing to stay on due to no side effects. Hopefully in a couple of weeks, I will feel improved mood. Writing a review because many older reviews here and want to let people know this is still given out, so worth a chance. It could help you."

• Anonymous
• June 14, 2010

"Had a deep depression combined with insomnia. I was helped from the first day with Remeron, it was an incredible feeling! The side effect is increased appetite. But since I know it's a side effect I can control it. It's better to feel hungry than to feel like the end is near ... Have been on it for a month now and still fall a sleep as a baby after less then 30 minutes when taken the pill. My doctor recommends that I continue with it for approximately 4 more months and then lower the dose (from 30 to 15 mg) and phase it out after a month or so. Let's see what happens, but it's really great now!"

• Anonymous
• December 16, 2012

"Took Remeron/mirtazapine few years ago for about one week & gained about 15 (unwanted pounds). I just ate and slept so I stopped after a week! Was taking it first thing in the morning at the time but this doc said take at night. I need the appetite stimulation now so I'm prescribed it again. Don't know if I could handle the ravenous, uncontrollable appetite it gives though and don't remember the effect on my depression as I was too consumed with eating. "

• JJisb...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 28, 2016

"Excellent for obsessive thoughts, best depression lift in many years...BUT...I am going off of it after five weeks. The initial side effects I could deal with, the normal headache, grogginess, irritability but then after the fourth week I noticed a rare side effect of edema (water retention) of an average of 2.5lbs a day and on my last days 3-4lbs. It was serious. It also caused extreme sugar/carb cravings. That I can control, the water I cannot."

• KJano
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• May 18, 2019

"This Remeron has legit saved my life, after suffering with BPD, GAD , PDD , PTSD. At first made me very sleepy and tired but after taking it for some time I felt tired but not to the point of passing out tired, I started at dose of 7.5mg Remeron and worked up to 30mg dose and when I did my mood stabilized and I started to feel better then how I did before, I still have Intense moods but not to the degree as I used too"

• frees...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• November 3, 2012

"Remeron helped very much initially. After trying a host of other depression meds, this one seemed to work and had minimal side effects after the first week. However, at a low dose it stopped doing the job and have had to go up twice to the max dose of 45 mg. I no longer sleep well, and have had HUGE weight gain and ended up with diabetes. I plan to gradually wean myself off and treat the depression with natural means--exercise, diet, supplements."

• Anonymous
• May 8, 2019

"So I’ve been taking mirtazapine a while after being hospitalized for anxiety and depression and it helps knock me out to sleep good and stop waking up in the middle of the night. It makes you sleep a lot and it’s hard for me to want to get up to go to classes. It makes me feel really tired throughout the day but it does help with anxiety and depression. I’m overweight and I’m kinda scared it will make me gain even more. It makes me more hungry all the time."

• stavs...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 26, 2012

"Only been on this for 3 days but don't think I can take this medicine anymore. Important note this was added to 50mg Zoloft. I have really bad depression and anxiety and fatigue in the mornings. First night I took Remeron hadn't slept in 20 hours, hadn't eaten for 8 hours, thought it would help me sleep. Wrong, couldn't lie still and massive erection for 2 hours, finally got up after 4 hrs tossing and turning ate something then was able to sleep. 2nd night I took with dinner had tacos I ate like 7 tacos, couldn't stop. Went to sleep 45 mins later even though I was not tired at all, woke up 12 hours later. Incredibly hard to get out of bed felt like I was hit by a train all day."

• Anonymous
• September 3, 2008

"Taken in conjunction with Effexor (Effexor in morning and Remeron in evening) definitely helps with sleeping through the night. For me, I needed 8-10 hours of dedicated sleep, any less and I felt groggy. Sleep aide definitely. Don't mix with alcohol or anything else to aide in sleep."

• Paizon
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 10, 2019

"Been on 45mgs Remeron for 2 months which enables me to get some sleep. Everyone is different because nothing else really worked for me. With the exception of Seroquel but I had to be on a ridiculously high dose (600mgs). Remeron has caused me to eat more than I usually do. I just hope that it continues to work."

• shadow
• September 20, 2020

"First off, the doctors have it nailed down what my issues is. It's residual effects from an old brain injury. Unfortunately they treat it as depression alone. Remeron made me feel fantastic, erasing almost every worry I had at 15 milligrams. Doc bumped it to 30mg, I felt almost like my old self again. I typically stay 220-225 pounds, am 6'1", and that's how it's been since the Triassic period, except for when I dropped to 212 earlier this year. I found eight nasty surprises (pounds) when I stepped on my bathroom scale. I messaged the doc right away and told him I was dropping back to 15 mg, which he ultimately approved. My weight continued to rise over the next week, topping out at 231lb, though the urge to snack had stopped. Four days later the fun began. I became dysphoric to the point of wanting just to sleep all day but unable to even with some reasonably strong sleeping pills. I began to crave Remeron and gave in to taking it."

• marjo...
• January 4, 2011

"Remeron has helped me in a great deal. It has helped me sleep which was non-existent for such a long time and I can finally function during the day. Whoever created Remeron needs to be congratulated because nothing and I tried almost everything imaginable to sleep, has made me be able to get some rest. My physical health has benefited from the rest a great deal. The only side effect I have gotten is hunger at night when I take it but it is a very small price to pay that can be fought off. I have not gained any weight but I do get hungry easily though. I am on 45mg and it is wonderful, I can sleep and then get up and actually want to do things. I am on it with Cymbalta which helps with my Fibromyalgia. I highly recommend it."

• Jag...
• April 10, 2012

"I have been on mirtazapine for about 6 years. Tried Effexor before and found it so stimulating I couldn't sleep, felt like I was high, switched to mirtazapine instead had proper nights sleep. Mirtazapine is great for sleep, not to bad on anxiety. "

• Mander...
• July 15, 2017

"I've been taking Remeron for a little over a month now. Since taking it I do sleep better however I have been having very strange unusual dreams that I wouldn't regularly dream about. My dreams are more vivid and life like although I know it's not real. Also the day after taking the medication I can't seem to fully wake up - like I never feel fully rested."

• Anony...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• February 2, 2018

"I was on Prozac for years following the passing of my father. It stopped working & I started to feel more depressed. I discussed this w/ my doctor & he put me on Remeron to try it out & he stopped the Prozac. This medication has helped tremendously w/ my depression, anxiety, & my sleeplessness. I think the way it works for me out ways the side effects. I did gain a little weight but not much to where I am uncomfortable. I do recommend this medication to people w/ the problems it is used for. Worth trying it out if other medications aren't working for you."

• Anonymous
• April 6, 2012

"I've been on every antidepressant out there. I finally found what works! It is also very mild, which is a wonderful change from all of the other heavier medications I have been on. I too experienced much needed weight gain."

• 1010
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 11, 2021

"I've struggled with anxiety for years, but once I started college it got to be unbearable. I started having physical symptoms like dizzy spells, chest pain, and severe memory loss. Last semester my anxiety caused me to get stomach cramps so severe that I would pass out and literally poop straight blood. I was undiagnosed for anxiety at the time, so my doctors ran countless gastro tests on me, only for them all to come back negative. I got so bad that I couldn't keep anything down besides oatmeal and my weight plummeted. No one could figure out what was wrong with me until I switched primary care doctors. My new doctor took one look at me and had me put on Remeron for anxiety. I honestly wasn't expecting much, but this medication did wonders for me. My stomach cramps stopped completely and I started getting the best sleep of my life. I gained a small amount of weight back (which was needed), but I didn't experience any crazy weight gain or appetite increases."

• 888pa...
• October 6, 2010

"I tried a whole other whack of anti-depressants before trying Remeron and nothing. I mean, nothing worked for me. In fact, other anti-depressants made me more depressed. I mean seriously deeply darkly depressed but not Remeron. Remeron, honestly, is a dream medicine for me. It has improved my cat allergies by 80%, my sleep by 90% and my mood by 80%. It's amazing. However, it's true what they say about the munchies. I have to tell myself, almost nightly, that no, I don't need to get up and make a stack of pancakes at 11 pm. I have dreams about food, chocolate, donuts. It's pretty funny. The other side effect is my hands are swollen (edema), that side effect I'm not liking but we'll see how it goes. I've been on it for 2 months now."

• vasxyp
• January 25, 2010

"I'm taking it for 5 weeks now. Maybe makes me feel better. I'm not sure if it's from Remeron or Acupuncture therapy and homeopathic drugs that I'm on or a combination of both. The only side effect that bothers me is that I can't easily get out of the bed in the morning. I'm waking up but I do not want to get out of bed...Very strange thing?"

• happy...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 29, 2021

"This medication really did wonders with me! The first days I felt even worse emotionally, I was miserable, crying and hopeless and I even considered stopping. I have gastroparesis too, and Remeron is used to treat GI symptoms so I decided to give it some time. After the first week I was a complete different person in a great way. I’m no longer depressed or hopeless. Things that used to put me down can’t do it anymore. I’m calm, happy and motivated everyday. It has helped me a lot with my gastroparesis and I’ve being able to eat more."

• TLC
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 23, 2012

"About 2 years ago, I was prescribed Remeron. I immediately got my appetite back. But then unfortunately about a week later my legs, ankles, feet, hands, and wrists were terribly swollen. So much that it hurt to walk. The doctor told me to stop taking it and the swelling went away."

• Anonymous
• April 4, 2011

"I started taking this medication 4 days ago, I was given a prescription for 1 30mg tablet to be taken at night. I am sensitive to medication so the first night I only took 1/2 of a tablet (15mg), I couldn't sleep at all. I was up all night. Finally slept about 2 hours early in the morning. On the flip side, I felt GREAT all day. So that night I took the same dosage. Slept well, and no grogginess. The next day, I took the whole tablet (30mg), and slept from 10pm until 8pm the next day!!! I could NOT get up. My husband was worried so he finally got me up and into the shower. I was okay after that. I took 1/2 tablet (15mg) and went back to bed that night around 2am. Felt fine in the morning. Proper dosage is the key with this medication!"