Saw pdoc yesterday and she gave me some Valium for bedtime as I was getting a roller coaster rebound anxiety thing happening with the Xanax. Please speak with your provider directly. I remember being on remeron 30mg and it was the best thing for me I have ever found... except for that anxiety. Had some bad anxiety today. It's gotta be the Remeron, that's the only thing that makes sense.I've been cutting my Remeron into quarters for 11.25 mg for the last six nights. Which is better for IBS: Lexapro or Remeron? Could you please tell me is 15mg lexapro (escitalopram) and 45mg remeron is a high dose for G A D.Should I reduce some Thanks? I don't think the pdocs know either. I attribute this to not sleeping well. This single-isomer drug could, in theory, be more potent or faster-acting, so one may find larger differences in either efficacy or tolerance between Lexapro and Celexa than between the other reformulations and their original forms. She was on board with eventually dropping the Remeron dose when we last spoke though. 5 weeks ago I felt none of it was helping and stopped the Abilify and started Lexapro 10 mg, with pdoc's OK. 7 Remeron and associated names, 15, 30 and 45 mg tablets, 15, 30 and 45 mg orodispersible tablets, 15 mg/ml oral solution, is a noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressant indicated for the treatment of episodes of major depression. I suspect that pumping up my norepinephrine has not been a good thing for my anxiety. It didnt do much at all on my depression though.SSRIs have always really chilled me out. Not sure how that works... Take with or without food. Remeron tends to be sedating at night, is easy on the stomach, has no sexual SE's, and can increase appetite at low, but not usually at higher doses. What Are Possible Side Effects of Remeron? Yeah, I also doin't know why a medicine that boosts norepinephrine is used to treat anxiety. Start now, it's free . The study is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 1,092 people who take Lexapro and Remeron from the FDA, and is updated regularly. I should be fine on the Lexapro and Xanax. After almost one year of depression, hospitalisation, unable to work, i am on lexapro (escitalopram) and for sleep in take quitiapine (seroquel) 25mg. I had always done OK on SSRIs before. It seems every time I cut the dose down after 4-5 days the anxiety hits like a ton of bricks. So back up to the 22.5 mg for now. Both generally fine with other meds except no clonidine with Remeron Remeron and Lexapro together was very helpful for a while but like you the anxiety got to me. In creating Lexapro, the manufacturer removed the molecule that doesn’t contribute to Celexa’s antidepressant effect, leaving only the molecule that does. I had always done OK on SSRIs before. Remeron and Lexapro together was very helpful for a while but like you the anxiety got to me. There's a couple of serotonin receptors that Remeron blockades, supposedly, which may help anxiety, and the sexual side effects. I was going through some stressful life stuff and thought that was why, but now I'm starting to blame the Remeron. On the good side, Remeron helps me sleep and completely erases the sexual side effects of the Lexapro. I get anxiety on NRI meds, but oddly desipramine didnt do that so much and it had good effects on pain and fatigue. I have since settled my lawsuit and now my workers comp care as well as my health insurance are going to run out. On the good side, Remeron helps me sleep and completely erases the sexual side effects of the Lexapro. Yeah, the norepinephrine really starts to kick in at doses above 15mg. I should also mention that I'm going to try quitting coffee and see if that helps. Agreed. Both generally fine with other meds except no clonidine with RemeronYour doc is best person to advise you. 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