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Posted by jay on November 20, 2001, at 17:00:12
Just curious:I have done well on Serzone in the past, and liked it because of a few things, but mostly because it caused little to no "aggitation", especially in my experience with Effexor. The Serzone had a couple of effects that made me have to stop. Each time I tried it, I developed some nasty immune system problems, and would end up with "thrush". (It happened 5 times, and these are the only times I have ever gotten thrush in my life. My doc agreed, after all the tests, that it may be just a combo of an immune/allergic reaction particular to some, and I was just lucky to be "some". :-)
My question to folks who have tried both Serzone and Remeron, how does the Remeron compare in terms of aggitation? I never felt suicidal on Serzone, and besides the immune problems, I was able to feel mentally in fairly good shape.
Any stories?
Thanks,
Jay
Posted by JohnX2 on November 20, 2001, at 17:23:26
In reply to Remeron Vs. Serzone...what difference??? Help!, posted by jay on November 20, 2001, at 17:00:12
I felt more sedated on Serzone. It made me
much less anxious, but dizzy and drunk feeling.
I also had hot flashes.On Remeron, sometimes I felt anxious at the
higher dose (45 mg). I had no other real side
effects on Remeron. Prior to it I was taking
a lot of anti-histamines to help with sleep, which
I stopped after starting Remeron (which is an
anti-histamine itself). I feared Remeron may make
me drowsy, but it didn't. I think it was because
I was used to the anti-histamines prior to it.
Remeron didn't give me hot flashes or any stuff
like that.Both medications helped with sleep.
Overall Serzone was better for sleep,anxiety,
depression. But Remeron was much more tolerable.
That was *my* experience. Everone's will differ.
-john>
> Just curious:
>
> I have done well on Serzone in the past, and liked it because of a few things, but mostly because it caused little to no "aggitation", especially in my experience with Effexor. The Serzone had a couple of effects that made me have to stop. Each time I tried it, I developed some nasty immune system problems, and would end up with "thrush". (It happened 5 times, and these are the only times I have ever gotten thrush in my life. My doc agreed, after all the tests, that it may be just a combo of an immune/allergic reaction particular to some, and I was just lucky to be "some". :-)
>
> My question to folks who have tried both Serzone and Remeron, how does the Remeron compare in terms of aggitation? I never felt suicidal on Serzone, and besides the immune problems, I was able to feel mentally in fairly good shape.
>
> Any stories?
>
> Thanks,
> Jay
Posted by Cindylou on November 21, 2001, at 7:06:31
In reply to Re: Remeron Vs. Serzone...what difference??? Help! » jay, posted by JohnX2 on November 20, 2001, at 17:23:26
I just started Serzone last week, and initially didn't feel any side effects (which is a miracle for me.)
HOWEVER, for the past two days, I have felt horrible -- especially first thing in the morning ... headache, nausea, exhausted, dizzy.
Did these side effects just start because the Serzone has built up in my system by now? I'm only on 100 mg. Wondering if I should try a lower dose (if that would even be worth it), or try Remeron.
Thanks,
cindy
>
> I felt more sedated on Serzone. It made me
> much less anxious, but dizzy and drunk feeling.
> I also had hot flashes.
>
> On Remeron, sometimes I felt anxious at the
> higher dose (45 mg). I had no other real side
> effects on Remeron. Prior to it I was taking
> a lot of anti-histamines to help with sleep, which
> I stopped after starting Remeron (which is an
> anti-histamine itself). I feared Remeron may make
> me drowsy, but it didn't. I think it was because
> I was used to the anti-histamines prior to it.
> Remeron didn't give me hot flashes or any stuff
> like that.
>
> Both medications helped with sleep.
>
> Overall Serzone was better for sleep,anxiety,
> depression. But Remeron was much more tolerable.
> That was *my* experience. Everone's will differ.
>
>
> -john
>
> >
> > Just curious:
> >
> > I have done well on Serzone in the past, and liked it because of a few things, but mostly because it caused little to no "aggitation", especially in my experience with Effexor. The Serzone had a couple of effects that made me have to stop. Each time I tried it, I developed some nasty immune system problems, and would end up with "thrush". (It happened 5 times, and these are the only times I have ever gotten thrush in my life. My doc agreed, after all the tests, that it may be just a combo of an immune/allergic reaction particular to some, and I was just lucky to be "some". :-)
> >
> > My question to folks who have tried both Serzone and Remeron, how does the Remeron compare in terms of aggitation? I never felt suicidal on Serzone, and besides the immune problems, I was able to feel mentally in fairly good shape.
> >
> > Any stories?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jay
Posted by Jimmyboy on November 30, 2005, at 10:29:17
In reply to Re: Remeron Vs. Serzone...another question, posted by Cindylou on November 21, 2001, at 7:06:31
Hi,
I took Serzone for about 10 years and it was pretty effective for treating my anxiety especially and moderately effective for depression relief. At first the sedation, dizziness, drunk feeling , fuzzy head , weakness is very annoying to say the least but it does eventually go away.My doctor suggested to take the whole dose at bedtime and that seemed to help alot. The AD effect may or may not work better that way b/c you are supposed to split the dose.. but taking it that way and being able to tolerate it enough to stay on it is definitely better than having to discontinue it altogether in my opinion.
PS - the only that that always persisted was that over those years I always had to get a very full night of sleep .. like 8 1/2 to 9 hours to feel ok the next day ..
Good luck,
JIm
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