Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 484579

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remeron question

Posted by bart on April 15, 2005, at 9:00:05

someone told me they were taking remeron for sleep. why would this be? When I looked it up, it was classified as a ssnri

Re: remeron question

Posted by The_Resistance on April 15, 2005, at 10:25:58

In reply to remeron question, posted by bart on April 15, 2005, at 9:00:05

> someone told me they were taking remeron for sleep. why would this be? When I looked it up, it was classified as a ssnri

By SSNRI do you mean a serotonin and Noradrenaline re-uptake inhibitor?

Remeron/Mirtazapine does not inhibit the re-uptake of Noradrenaline and Seratonin, instead it encourages the brain to release them (dont ask how).
It also has other effects including antagonising the type 3 Serotonin receptor.

Its a powerful anti-histamine which makes it good for sleep, although tolerance does tend to build up to its sedative effects, at least in my experiences.

Hope this helps

Re: remeron question » The_Resistance

Posted by Phillipa on April 15, 2005, at 19:23:49

In reply to Re: remeron question, posted by The_Resistance on April 15, 2005, at 10:25:58

I was given it along with valium for sleep. I was told at low doses l5mg it helps sleep. I took it for awhile and then got confused by the wt issue, so I stopped it. I still slept the same with just the valium. So, I really don't know whether it helped with sleep or not. Fondly, Phillipa

Re: remeron question

Posted by nicky77 on April 16, 2005, at 10:52:38

In reply to Re: remeron question » The_Resistance, posted by Phillipa on April 15, 2005, at 19:23:49

Yeah, I have heard of several instances where it was prescribed as a sleeping aid. I took 15mg and it made me sleep like a baby, but it's indeed also an AD. Not a reuptake inhibitor though, apparently it's in a class of it's own.
Regards,

Nick

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