hey, all,
just started remoron last nite for anxiety. this particular doc wouldn't prescribe xanax for me, which has been working well. she told me that this anti-depressant was a first-line treatment for anxiety, and one of the side effects is sleepiness (i've been on xanax for restless legs syndrome for about 20 yrs. to help me sleep - either that or klonopin, which are in the same family).
the pharmacist told me to take a half dose of the remoron, half dose of the xanax for a few days to wean me off the xanax, which i did last nite. this morning, altho i slept nearly 8 hrs., i didn't feel rested, like i had a 'good' sleep, and my back was in severe pain, as if i slept extremely tensely and all my back muscles, including my neck and the back of my shoulders were hurting when i woke up. had to take ibuprofen, which helped, but i normally take that at night and then my back isn't a problem for me (at least, not more than usual).
i also felt very tired behind my eyes. it's nearly 6 hrs. since i've been awake, and my eyes still feel tired. i know this stuff needs to be in our system for a bit, and our brains and bodies need to adjust to something new, and it can take some time, so i checked in w/ my t, she agreed w/ me that i should give it a couple weeks, see how it goes.
that's my first day experience w/ this remoron. just wondering if anyone else has been or is on this med, and how it's worked for you. thanks.
just started remoron last nite for anxiety. this particular doc wouldn't prescribe xanax for me, which has been working well. she told me that this anti-depressant was a first-line treatment for anxiety, and one of the side effects is sleepiness (i've been on xanax for restless legs syndrome for about 20 yrs. to help me sleep - either that or klonopin, which are in the same family).
the pharmacist told me to take a half dose of the remoron, half dose of the xanax for a few days to wean me off the xanax, which i did last nite. this morning, altho i slept nearly 8 hrs., i didn't feel rested, like i had a 'good' sleep, and my back was in severe pain, as if i slept extremely tensely and all my back muscles, including my neck and the back of my shoulders were hurting when i woke up. had to take ibuprofen, which helped, but i normally take that at night and then my back isn't a problem for me (at least, not more than usual).
i also felt very tired behind my eyes. it's nearly 6 hrs. since i've been awake, and my eyes still feel tired. i know this stuff needs to be in our system for a bit, and our brains and bodies need to adjust to something new, and it can take some time, so i checked in w/ my t, she agreed w/ me that i should give it a couple weeks, see how it goes.
that's my first day experience w/ this remoron. just wondering if anyone else has been or is on this med, and how it's worked for you. thanks.