Posted by pulse on July 2, 2006, at 6:56:22
In reply to Re: Go for the REM :o( » Maximus, posted by JerseyGirl on July 2, 2006, at 4:32:18
i echo maximus re: remeron - regarding only - the issue you're concerned with. i'm female, and went into full meno 8 years ago. i always had a low-ish sex drive, due to moderately severe to quite severe mdd, typical type - before ads. worse after all other ads, in all classes, and most combos. also worse, of course, after meno. hormone rt made my mdd MUCH worse, also, and at 3 days on, tops. so, remeron in this way, for me, was nothing short of a miracle.
remeron, in small dose from 3.75 mg. all the way up to 15 mg. tops, used for GREAT sleep ONLY (that's the last several times i've taken remeron) overcame both prozac's sexual blahs, and prozac's even more renowned poor sleep quality and insomnia.
remeron as a stand alone ad, worked very well for me within 1 wk.; even better at 2 wks, but in the end - of several long trials - it never gave me a full remission, and, at over 30 mg., i got the infamous factors of 1) irritability to rage 2) no more anxiety or sleep help.
be prepared, imo, especially in females, for substantial weight gain. (even when just used at very small dosage for sleep.) for me, this got even WOSRE at over 30 mg, despite europeans being started at 60 mg. to avoid said gain. ditto carb cravings and nocturnal eating, the latter i'd never had before or since.
YMMV.
pulse
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