remeron withdrawals

[spinycactus]

i just started weaning myself off of remeron, i haven't told my doctor i'm doing this yet, extremely irritable since. i don't know if it's just me or what but i have been taking remeron for over a year. i am taking it for sleep, it has helped. but i read all the horror stories about weight gain, although i really haven't noticed much of a gain, people are always asking me, "did you just wake up, your eyes are puffy". This statement has caused me so much "stress" i"m trying to target the cause. I also have taking ambien for sleep, but it doesn't work much for me anymore.

[Roger Gould, M.D.]

This is something you should definitely discuss with your doctor. After taking it for a year without any weight gain and having be effective for you, I wonder why you want to stop it. The puffiness around your eyes may be from something else.

[Jaquta]

I'm sorry you've struggled with medication issues.  I hope you were able to find an alternate solution.

From the earlier post (from spinycactus) the, Did you just wake up? almost implies a sense of laziness.  Like puffy eyes are associated with someone spending all day in bed.  The person who said it sounds like they are making judgments.

J

[Shannon6295]

I took Remeron for about three weeks but I slept too much so I started to wean off then called and went into the doctor and went on another-it made me sick so I couldn't take it either.

[Jaquta]

It is always best to consult your doctor when stopping (and starting) medication.

You may have found that your irritability has decreased.

I'm just responding so that your post doesn't get completely overlooked.

J