Starting Remeron - How did it make you feel?

I take remeron myself and have taken it in the past as well. The first few days of starting it, you will wake up with a little foggy feeling and find it a little hard to get motivated. You also may or may not experience an appetite increase. The lower doses of Remeron/Mirtzapine are heavier with the sedation than the higher doses. I currently take 30mgs at night prior to bed. I take it about an hour before I'm ready to go to bed because it WILL knock you out. That part of the drug doesn't typically wear off. It will put you to sleep and the sleep is rather good. After about the first 4-7 days, the foggy feeling will go away and it won't be as bad. You'll wake up going, hmmm.. not so bad today. If you experience the appetite increase, if weight is a problem for you, than you might want to keep around some healthier snacks because it does have a tendency to cause weight gain. I grave ALL types of foods about an hour after I take it. But I am a scrawny dude anyways, so gaining weight is one of the couple of reasons they put me on it. The drug takes about 2 weeks to fully start working on you before you'll really notice a difference with your anxiety and depression. Don't worry about the fogginess, it is a VERY common side effect of the drug, especially on the first few days to a week of your initial dose. :) Feel free to reply here or email me if you want or need to talk about it.

Being that one of Xanax's side effects can be drowsiness, it is more than likely what happened. Being that you are on 15mgs of Remeron, you can expect to feel that sedated effect until your body adjusts to it. It is in my opinion, one of the best drugs on the market for depression/anxiety. It usually is used for depression/sleep aid/appetite stimulant, but it can help with anxiety as well. So don't count it out yet, give it some time for your body to adjust to it. Has your dr said anything about increasing your dose or is the plan to stay at 15mgs?

We have all had that "backslide" feelings hit us back in the face. I started a new job monday and was terrified that my GI issues would cause my anxiety to go through the roof, BUT, even though it has been painful with my GI stuff, my anxiety has pretty much stayed to the way side, so I worried for nothing. :) Our minds are so powerful and can play so many tricks on us. Have you considered going to see a counselor and trying CBT or positive reinforcement therapy? Both of those worked really well for me, and several others here in the HW family.

Well we are here. :) I know there is a couple others that take Remeron as well, that may stop by and say hi. I have been very pleased both in the past and currently while taking it. So don't fret, it does get better, and after it reaches full state in your body, you'll notice you have more courage and things don't seem so bad.

I was switched to 30mg Mirtazapine after fluoxetine worsened my anxiety (had me waking up in middle of the night with major anxiety). I take it before bed and it's worked well on that front.

For the first couple of days, I had a bit of dizziness which did wear off. For depression, it's worked well. For sleep; another tick. Anxiety ? For first couple of months, it was great but been less effective more recently.

It may be a perfect fit for you or be a total "wash-out". In my situation, I thinks it's a key part of the solution but not "the whole" on the meds front. I sincerely hope it can have a positive effect for you.