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Posted by Lostlife on August 19, 2008, at 5:34:07
Dear All,
I have been on Remeron for 4 years 15 mg. I tried to quite 3 times before but i always relapse into a worse case than before starting it. My last time was a very slow tapper over a year, i didnot use remeron for 5 months (from Sept till Feb) and i had an extreme depression, insomina, anixety and fatigue episode. Could it be possibly that I need to be on this drug for the rest of my life as diabetic people who need insuline or did this medicaion mess up my brain chemisty so much that i am addicted to it?
People who were able to stay off it for a long time please help. the side effects are not so pleasant as i have tremor and very weak muscles, unable to conncetrate.Thank you All.
Lost Life
Posted by 49er on September 3, 2008, at 17:20:02
In reply to Remeron Relapse, posted by Lostlife on August 19, 2008, at 5:34:07
> Dear All,
>
> I have been on Remeron for 4 years 15 mg. I tried to quite 3 times before but i always relapse into a worse case than before starting it. My last time was a very slow tapper over a year, i didnot use remeron for 5 months (from Sept till Feb) and i had an extreme depression, insomina, anixety and fatigue episode. Could it be possibly that I need to be on this drug for the rest of my life as diabetic people who need insuline or did this medicaion mess up my brain chemisty so much that i am addicted to it?
> People who were able to stay off it for a long time please help. the side effects are not so pleasant as i have tremor and very weak muscles, unable to conncetrate.
>
> Thank you All.
>
> Lost Life
>Hi Lost Life,
As an FYI, the recommendations I have seen for tapering antidepressants are 5 to 10% of the current dose every 3 to 6 weeks. According to my spreadsheet, your rate of taper was somewhere betwen 15 to 20%.
That isn't as bad as some tapers I have seen but because of the type of drug Remeron is, that still might have been a too fast of a taper. By the way, I am tapering off the drug and had to slow my rate down to 5%. I still had horrific symptoms that abated after two weeks. But I am going to hold for a few more.
Anyway, it sounds like you may be still dealing with withdrawal symptoms. Please don't make the mistake of confusing that with a return of the illness.
As to when you will recover, it is individual for each person.
You might want to look into things like fish oil and a good multivitamin. It is trial and error but the right supplements can help with those symptoms.
Some people can't take them so start very slowly.
Hope this helps.
49er
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