Paxil vs remeron

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Avatar f tn Hello, my doctor put me on Remeron(generic) about a month and 1/2 ago to help with the withdrawl symptoma of the Paxil that I was getting off of. The Remeron (15mg) did a great job at that.... kept my anxiety down and let me sleep but hasn't really helped with my obssesive racing thoughts/worry . I've now been on Prozac (worked wonders for me 15yrs ago) for about 12 days and still on the Remeron. Two nights ago I began to tapper off of the Remeron. I went down to 7.
Avatar m tn After a failed attempt to fix my anxiety and subsequent depression that has come from it over the last 14 weeks with Lexapro and Paxil, my psych is switching me too Remeron (Mirtazapine) 30mgs. I started my first dose last night and already started my taper down of Paxil CR 50mg to Paxil CR 37.5 and hold there for a week. I also take Clonazepam 1mg at night to help me sleep due to the paxil. And I take Clonazepam .25mg dissolvable tablets during the day as needed for anxiety.
Avatar n tn You want to talk about weight gain? OMG! Remeron makes Paxil look like a diet pill! Taking Remeron is like wanting to be fat.
Avatar m tn Hi Doctor I have been off an SSRI for 2 years and I feel OK, I have low grade depression and social anxiety. When I first took Paxil like 8 years ago it worked wonders for my depression and anxiety. My hands stopped shaking in stressfull situations, I got a good job, I went out with friends, I felt 90% cured while on Paxil. I took celexa and lexapro after this with mixed results.
Avatar n tn I had NO side effects back then. My doc is thinking we will try serzone. Does serzone work similar to remeron? If remeron works will serzone likely work when all these others just make me worse? I'm so frustrated.
Avatar f tn I have been weaning off Paxil from Paxil CR 25 mg, now on Paxil 10 mg (to avoid withdrawal) because I have been on for probably 10 years now. Unfortunately, after about 3 weeks on the lower dose I feel my lack of motivation, melancholy feelings, being less able to handle frustration with work etc all coming back. I really do not want to go back up on my dose of Paxil since it has such severe withdrawal effects if I ever go off it again.
Avatar m tn Mirtazapine (Remeron) is sedating, cause wight gain (increases your appetite). So far I can't say it has effect on sex drive. I take both Wellbutrin and mirtazapine. Side-effects i get from mirtazapine: -hypersomnia -drowsiness/sedation -severe constipation -vivid dreams -lethargy Side-effects I get from Wellbutrin -Increased libido -increased energy I am stopping mirtazapine.
Avatar n tn Quit Elavil and got well after mega doses of levaquin, augmentin, cefzil etc… Last Friday 3-6-09 I decided to quit remeron cold turkey with my doctors help. My withdrawal From Remeron includes many hellish side effects such as; nausea, brain shocks, insomnia, flu like symptoms, Insomnia being the worst by far. I take meclizine for the nausea, valium for the brain shocks, and now Seroquel for insomnia. Valium I can quit cold turkey(long half-life).
Avatar m tn The doctor thought I may not have enough Paxil in my system so he put me on 25mg Paxil CR twice daily and it made me feel even worse. I felt like I had the flu and very achy. Very bad withdrawal effects. I was then put on regular paxil 40 mg daily and I constantly had the eye zaps and strong depersonalization feelings like I was in a constant withdrawal. I was then switched to Lexapro 20 mg.
Avatar m tn I have friends who lost weight on paxil with a strict diet and exercise program. But I also have friends on paxil who could not lose the weight no matter what they did. The weight will come off when you discontinue the medication - or switch to a medication that has less of a chance of causing weight gain (ie. Prozac). Serotonin is a neurotransmitter involved in regulating mood.
Avatar m tn I am currently taking Paxil, Clonazepam and Remeron. I sleep good at night because the Remeron (30mg) knocks me out, but I awake to a low level anxiety every day. I have reduced my Paxil from 50 mgs to 12.5mgs over the past 4 months. I have reduced my Clonazepam from 1.5mgs a day to .75mgs a day as well. I want to focus on getting the Clonazepam out first. I was originally given it to help with sleep, but now since I have the remeron I don't feel it is necesarry.
Avatar m tn Have you tried to switch to regular release xanax or maybe a different benzo at this point like ativan? SSRIs are quite awful and also cause dependency just like the benzos, just slightly different withdrawals. But if your panic disorder is that severe you probably should try looking into adding another drug to see if it will help. One drug that is rarely prescribed these days is buspar.
Avatar n tn Take it real solw and ask your doctor about taking Remeron to help take the edge of off the Paxil side effects. Did a great job for me! Lets you get to sleep at night and really helps with the anixety. However, it did keep me in a fog for a few days until my body adjusted.
Avatar m tn Also, the only one SSRI who work in the past for my panic disorder is the Paxil... but hte Paxil do nothing for the social anxiety, like all the antidepressant meds I try... anyway, the main problem is that I try to be back on The Paxil at least 10 times in 2010 and wasn't able to tolerate more than 1 mg at the time... I had increase anxiety to the point that I had to go to the ER... So I don't know what do to?
Avatar m tn I would give Remeron a shot before trying Abilify as Remeron is supposed to have reduced side effects compared to several other antidepressant and you are subject to less interactions.
Avatar m tn ive been taking remeron for 1 month now(30mg) with xanax(1mg 4/day) and had bad nausea problems, constipation, and and vomiting so my doctor told me to stop the remeron. how long does remeron take to leave your system?
Avatar m tn After a month I started to come down on the medication I had went up in. Currently I am on Remeron (30mg), Paxil CR (12.5mg) and Clonazepam (.25mg at night and .375mg in the am). Starting two weeks ago (after being stable for a month) my anxiety broke through yet again. I know that I have read to go back up to your most recent stable dose and stay there, but I just don't want to diminish in what I have accomplished on coming down in my medication. Clonazepam also scares me.
Avatar n tn Remeron WILL absolutly make you gain weight. It makes Paxil look like a diet pill. Remeron works ok, but in the long term I found it not to be as effective as I had hoped. As for Welbutrin. Some people say that with Welbutrin alone that they have eliminated their depression and anxiety. I personnaly see Welbutrine as more of an add on drug to a more effective antidepressant. Welbutrin alone was not effective enough for me even at high dosages.
574042 tn?1217656418 does anyone know how long they can effect you? i had taken remeron over 3 months ago, just for a month, and i have never been the same since. are there facts out there by doctors or scientist that can prove that they can effect you for years or life? how can i find more information? please help if you know anything...
Avatar m tn Or did you quit recently and suddenly experience a lot of anxiety different from what you experienced before going on Paxil, which might indicate a withdrawal problem from the Paxil. Paxil is one of the most difficult meds to stop taking, and after one stops taking it has the reputation of not working again or one has to take a lot more than one took originally to get the same results.
256161 tn?1196879046 I was wondering if anyone has been on Remeron and had issues with paranoia after they started it? Since I have started it 2 weeks ago I have been paranoid, feeling like I am seeing things, & irritability. I haven't called my doctor yet since it has only been 2 weeks for fear that he will say I have to give it time, but I feel like this medicine is making me feel crazy.
Avatar f tn I do know that Paxil, Nortriptilyne, and Remeron are very much associated with massive weight gain in most people. (may want to stay clear of them if weight is an issue.