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interested in trying generic Remeron for my chronic insomnia. has anyone had experience withe generic Remeron for insomnia not caused by depression?
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toria_07298 tasha7908
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no! not a good idea!
james87669 tasha7908
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Lots of naysayers on this med. All drugs have side effects some worse than others. As for me weight gain has not been a problem. I watch my calories and exercise regularly. I will admit that my prescription is from a psychiatrist as anxiety+depression has been a lifelong problem.** For sleep it has been great!** I started at 15mg and now at 30mg. I have heard many say that it is more sedative at lower dose so if I were you I would do that. Give it a whirl and see what it does for you. If you don't like it try something else.
Sweet dreams.
toria_07298 james87669
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i say no because its absolutely brutal to come off and i dont believe it should be prescribed for sleep!
nigel45109 toria_07298
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it depends on the degree of insomnia. insomnia is a symptom of anxiety. chronic insomnia suggests prolonged anxiety, which needs to be treated. mirt would treat the anxiety, and provide sedation. taking mirt for insomnia would likely be over a long period. you cant take it on and off, so its not suitable for ocassional insomnia. you cant leave chronic insomnia untreated, because it could escalate into more serious anxiety and eventually depression.
toria_07298 nigel45109
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i suffer from chronic insomnia i still wouldnt suggest an antidepressant
tasha7908 toria_07298
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well i am a bit worrired about coming off of it if i shoiuld ever take it. maybe it's something you have to take forever to avoid the witdrawals?
tasha7908 toria_07298
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toria-how many hours are you sleeping a night? how bad is your chronic insomnia? mines is severe to the point i can't work.
tasha7908 toria_07298
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toria-what would you suggest? i can't take ambien or melantonin or valerian or benadryl. what do you take?
toria_07298 tasha7908
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hi tasha, ive come off mirtazapine 3 times the first 2 were fine, the last was brutal, my sleep is worse than ever as currently coming off citalopram, i take zopiclone x
lois95799 tasha7908
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take lunesta for sleep.mirt or any of the antid.are just for depression .lunesta =sleep.mirt for depression.listen to the folks on here.and if you ran out of choices ask your doctor.about saroquel.best regards.ps they all cause weight gain because they make you crave bad carbs.
tasha7908 lois95799
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lois-how long have you taken lunesta? i heard it can't be taken long term. have you built a tolerance to it or does it still work long term?
oh-do you take generic or brand?
lois95799 tasha7908
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i took for one year.never build a tolerance to it .never had to wean either .no problem .i had to stop taking it because it interacted with my celexa very rare joint pain like severe.not right away but after about 8months or so the joint pain started.as soon as i stop lunesta joint pain Disappear
tasha7908 lois95799
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thanks lois- was it geenric or brand name lunesta?
lois95799 tasha7908
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generic
tac tasha7908
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yes i was on generic remeron for 4 years 7 half mg it worked well for bout 3 half years started weaning off horrible awful but i guess everyone reacts different good luck
tasha7908 tac
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did you get rebound insomnia?
tasha7908
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when you weaned off of it, did your insomnia come back?
darla23 tac
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tac,
How did you wean off? I find the 7.5mg really hard to cut.