- Before taking Remeron, tell your doctor if you have bipolar disorder, liver or kidney disease, seizures, heart disease, a history of heart attack or stroke, or a history of drug abuse or suicidal thoughts.(More...)
Before taking Remeron, tell your doctor if you have bipolar disorder, liver or kidney disease, seizures, heart disease, a history of heart attack or stroke, or a history of drug abuse or suicidal thoughts. It may take up to several weeks of using this medicine before your symptoms improve.
[1] Cold or allergy medicine, narcotic pain medicine, sleeping pills, muscle relaxers, and medicine for seizures, depression or anxiety can add to sleepiness caused by Remeron. Tell your doctor if you need to use any of these other medicines while you are taking Remeron.
[1] Your doctor will need to check you at regular visits for at least the first 12 weeks of treatment. Do not use Remeron if you have used an MAO inhibitor such as isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), rasagiline (Azilect), selegiline (Eldepryl, Emsam), or tranylcypromine (Parnate) within the past 14 days.
[1] Do not take Remeron without first talking to your doctor if you are pregnant or could become pregnant during treatment. It is not known whether Remeron passes into breast milk.
[1] If you have any of these conditions, you may not be able to use Remeron, or you may need a dosage adjustment or special tests during treatment. Remeron is in the FDA pregnancy category C. This means that it is not known whether Remeron will harm an unborn baby.
[1] Do not use Remeron if you have used an MAO inhibitor within the past 14 days.
[1] Remeron is used to treat major depressive disorder. Remeron may also be used for purposes other than those listed in this medication guide.
[1] Do not take Remeron without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby. Older adults may be more sensitive to the side effects of this medication.
[1] Serious, life-threatening side effects can occur if you take Remeron before the MAO inhibitor has cleared from your body.
[1] Avoid drinking alcohol. It can increase some of the side effects of Remeron.
[1] Remeron is a tetracyclic antidepressant. It affects chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced and cause depression. It is thought to increase the activity of norepinephrine and serotonin which help elevate mood.
[1] Remeron also blocks two specific serotonergic receptor sites, the 5HT-2 and 5HT-3 receptors which, when stimulated, can be associated with side effects commonly experienced with other agents used to treat depression. By blocking these receptor sites, side effects including insomnia, nervousness, nausea and loss of sex drive are minimized.
[2] Dosages Remeron is available in 15 mg, 30 mg and 45 mg tablets, taken once per day and also as Remeron SolTab', a fast dissolving formulation.
[2] If you are using Remeron SolTabs, an orally disintegrating form of the drug, make sure your hands are dry before removing the tablet from the blister pack and immediately place the tablet on your tongue.
[3] Remeron is thought to work by adjusting the balance of the brain's natural chemical messengers, especially norepinephrine and serotonin. It belongs to the class of drugs known as tetracyclics and is chemically unrelated to other antidepressants such as serotonin reuptake inhibitors and MAO inhibitors.
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[3] Remeron makes some people drowsy or less alert, and may affect judgment and thinking. Don't drive or participate in any hazardous activity that requires full mental alertness until you know whether Remeron has this effect on you.
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[3] Remeron may be taken with or without food. It is preferable to take it in the evening before you go to sleep. Even though you may begin to feel better in 1 to 4 weeks, continue taking this medication exactly as prescribed.
[3] Only your doctor can determine if it is safe for you to continue taking Remeron.
[3] Remeron is prescribed for the treatment of major depression--that is, a continuous depressed mood that interferes with everyday life.
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