aura Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Did it work for you? What did you take it for? I'm hoping it'll help with depression and intrusive thoughts (OCD). Also, has remeron caused a hypo/manic episode for anyone here? Anti-depressants typically cause me at least agitation, if not mania, so I'm pretty worried about taking this stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crassansass Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 I took Remeron (in fact just changed today for trazadone). I also took it with prozac and perhaps it was a combination of the two that did seem to make a few hypomanic episodes I had a lot more- I guess pronounced? Like I was uppity then an hour later I was a danger to myself. However I had taken these two medications for at least a year before I really started to see a problem. Also the only reason my GP changed my Remeron to Trazadone was because of the weight gain side effect. I found too that the remeron helped for sleeping but I quickly grew a tolerance for it and I don't think they prescribe over 30 mg- so if you build a tolerance for that dosage it's kind of run it's course for you. But that's just my experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadjet Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 I think it was prescribed to me mostly for sleep. It does that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarn Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 I know my husband took Remeron 45mg, so they will go higher than 30mg, I don't think he went higher than that but don't know. It helped him for a bit. He's not bipolar so no mania issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt07 Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 I take Remeron 45 mg, and I can't really say that it has done anything for me. Well, that's not true. It helps keep the Abilify insomnia in check. But as an antidepressant, it didn't help me. You can't go by me though. I don't really respond to any antidepressant except maybe citalopram, and I've tried nearly all except the newest. From reading people's experiences around the net, it is generally very effective as an antidepressant and fairly well tolerated. The worst side effect is weight gain. The really bad sedation goes away after a few weeks. I can now take my dose during the day even. The key to limiting the munchies is to take your dose immediately before you go to bed (like when you are already in bed) so you sleep through the worst of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Elvis Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 I'm not aware of any studies showing its usefulness for OCD. Mostly it just made me sleep and crave carbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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