bluelikejazz Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Could it poop out in a short time? Or could an increased dosage cause worsening depression and/or suicidal ideation, even if startup helped a lot? you know, just hypothetically.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryp Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Jeez ;;; According to CrazyMeds, Remeron has a pretty fast poop-out rate, so that could be it, but it seems weird that that would happen right after a dosage increase. I have to say that when I went from 30 -> 45, it took a LONG time for me to feel less depressed (about a month). It took so long that I'm not even sure the dosage increase was what was responsible. When are you seeing pdoc again? The fact that you started feeling this bad after the dosage jump (if it is indeed correlated that way) makes it seem like something's not working right. Wish I could tell you what that was. Maybe wiser heads will have a clue. Feel better, Tryp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r2mnot Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 It worked for around 5 months for me, but my dose wasn't ever increased. When it worked, it was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenyflower Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 blue, My remeron experience was pretty short lived. It started working at 15 mgs, mostly because I was finally sleeping. Raising the dose to 30 mgs then 45 kind of erased the pro-sleep effects and made me itchy and antsy and stopped working altogether. Sad, because it really was starting to help at the outset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h3llo Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 blue, My remeron experience was pretty short lived. It started working at 15 mgs, mostly because I was finally sleeping. Raising the dose to 30 mgs then 45 kind of erased the pro-sleep effects and made me itchy and antsy and stopped working altogether. Sad, because it really was starting to help at the outset. remeron helps if your sleeping but in the end, and i think this may be true with all medication, it's a kind of push that gets you in the right direction. in this case, a good sleeping problem. most bipolar type 2 have a naturally delayed circadian rythym. and i'm a scientist, but i am a psychology geek...just since we're on this board might as well tell it all. getting in a good sleeping schedule, with the help of remeron is a very good idea if you're bipolar. unless you have something else going on with your sleep... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelikejazz Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 hm. Anybody have any ideas whether the anxiety and ideation is an adjustment thing? Cause if not, i'm dropping this crap back down to 30mg. P.S obviously talking to my pdoc would be a good idea, but she won't freaking call me back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenyflower Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 I don't know the answer to that because I dumped it when I got exactly those side effects on 45 mgs a day of remeron. It was more than anxiety. That feeling that comes after walking through a spider web and then you feel webs all over yourself. Itching, fidgeting, can't sit still, and seriously cranky. If I had more patience, I would have dropped it back down to 30 mgs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelikejazz Posted March 22, 2009 Author Share Posted March 22, 2009 Pdoc said to come off it totally, and gave me some Seroquel so i'm not climbing the walls with anxiety over the weekend. I think she wants to start amitryptaline (sp?) or something, but I think I want to give the meds a break. I'm over this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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