Please help..I just started Remeron( Mirtazapine) 30MG yesterday?!


Question: Please help!.!.I just started Remeron( Mirtazapine) 30MG yesterday!?
I was switched on Remeron (Mirtazapine) 30MG from Effexor XR!. I took my first Remeron yesterday and I took one today!.

For some reasons why was my eyes twitching, felt really dizzy, felt really sleepy and I couldn't sleep because my body was tired but my mind was still functioning, It made me ate alot and made me throw up!. I felt really hungry like i never felt before, when my eyes were close i felt like there was this white clear stuff coming through all over my body!. it's hard to explain!. i'm sorry!. then I was having this weird dreams!.

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Remeron can cause weight gain and increased appetite but does not usually cause an upset stomach or vomitting!. It does cause drowsiness and some lightheadedness and/or dizziness!.

The clear white stuff coming through your body (as you describe it,) the weird dreams, nausea/vomitting, the eyes twitching and the mind functioning while you are tired are all side effects/withdrawal effects of Effexor XR!. If your doctor took you off the medication without taking you down on the medication over a period of several days (or a couple weeks) than s/he made a very poor professional choice!.

Even the manufacturer recommends:

"Discontinuation of Treatment with Effexor XR
Discontinuation symptoms have been systematically evaluated in patients taking venlafaxine, to include prospective analyses of clinical trials in Generalized Anxiety Disorder and retrospective surveys of trials in major depressive disorder, and Social Anxiety Disorder!. Abrupt discontinuation or dose reduction of venlafaxine at various doses has been found to be associated with the appearance of new symptoms, the frequency of which increased with increased dose level and with longer duration of treatment!. Reported symptoms include agitation, anorexia, anxiety, confusion, impaired coordination and balance, diarrhea, dizziness, dry mouth, dysphoric mood, fasciculation, fatigue, headaches, hypomania, insomnia, nausea, nervousness, nightmares, sensory disturbances (including shock-like electrical sensations), somnolence, sweating, tremor, vertigo, and vomiting!.

During marketing of Effexor XR, other SNRIs (Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors), and SSRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors), there have been spontaneous reports of adverse events occurring upon discontinuation of these drugs, particularly when abrupt, including the following: dysphoric mood, irritability, agitation, dizziness, sensory disturbances (e!.g!. paresthesias such as electric shock sensations), anxiety, confusion, headache, lethargy, emotional lability, insomnia, hypomania, tinnitus, and seizures!. While these events are generally self-limiting, there have been reports of serious discontinuation symptoms!.

Patients should be monitored for these symptoms when discontinuing treatment with Effexor XR!. A gradual reduction in the dose rather than abrupt cessation is recommended whenever possible!. If intolerable symptoms occur following a decrease in the dose or upon discontinuation of treatment, then resuming the previously prescribed dose may be considered!. Subsequently, the physician may continue decreasing the dose but at a more gradual rate (see DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION)!.

Discontinuing Effexor XR
Symptoms associated with discontinuation of Effexor XR, other SNRIs, and SSRIs, have been reported (see PRECAUTIONS)!. Patients should be monitored for these symptoms when discontinuing treatment!. A gradual reduction in the dose rather than abrupt cessation is recommended whenever possible!. If intolerable symptoms occur following a decrease in the dose or upon discontinuation of treatment, then resuming the previously prescribed dose may be considered!. Subsequently, the physician may continue decreasing the dose but at a more gradual rate!. In clinical trials with Effexor XR, tapering was achieved by reducing the daily dose by 75 mg at 1 week intervals!. Individualization of tapering may be necessary!."

(The above is from the insert that would come with the medication!.)

So, your doctor should have taken you off slowly from the Effexor while at the same time putting you on Remeron and building it up in your system!. This way, by the time the Effexor was out of your system the Remeron would have been ready to do the job!. Now, you are in the place where the Effexor is ending but the Remeron has to build up to a therapeutic level for it to be worthwhile!. Not the best choice!.

Hope things improve -- if not call your doc and ask about going back on the Effexor so you can be properly weaned off it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

I was in your sitiuation before!. The psychiatrist prescribed me lithium, resperdal & rivotril!. Day by day I felt sleepy but can't sleep, tired, bored, disturbed with a lot of things coming inside my mind!. I became ineffective in my work!. Thank God I was able to overcome that situation in my life!. What I did is, I stop taking all my medication & I didn't anymore visit my psychiatrist!. I avoid stress & everyday i set time to relax & allow myself to be happy!. Now, Im living a normal life!. God is really good!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

You are supposed to be weened off of Effexor!. My dad takes it and when they tried to change his meds on him he had alot of the same stuff happen to him!. I would suggest giving it at least 3-5 days to let your body adjust if you are still having problems go back to your doc and tell him!. You do have to realize though that it does take time for your body to adjust in any situation with those kinds of meds!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Both of those drugs are powerful!. I have taken both before!. Remeron made me sleep like crazy!. I couldn't tolerate Effexor, and Remeron didn't help the depression!.

Sounds like you have some Remeron side-effects but also some Effexor withdrawal!. That sounds like a difficult mid-stream horse change!. Isn't experimenting with meds fun!? Seriously, best of luck!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

switching medications or starting a new medication can cause a wide variety of side effects!. Contact your psychiatrist and let them know what you are experiencing!. They may take you off of it and put you on something else!. Psychopharmacology is all about trial and error, so let your doctor know as soon as possible!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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