Bipolar Disorder/remeron

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Expert: - 3/16/2010


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do any of your patients take remeron for sleep/anxiety.how is it tolerated and side effects?

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Hi James . . .

Many of my patients take Remeron for depression and/or anxiety and/or insomnia. It often works well.

Here is some side-effect data from the package insert:

Common Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events Associated with the Use of Remeron in 6-Week US Trials Adverse Event Percentage of Patients Reporting Adverse Event

                              Remeron (n=453)                   Placebo (n=361)
Somnolence                           54%                               18%
Increased Appetite                 17%                                2%
Weight Gain                          12%                                2%
Dizziness                              7%                                3%


Best regards . . .

Ivan
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Ivan Goldberg, M.D.

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I am a psychiatrist/psychopharmacologist with many years of expereince in treating individuals with depressions, manic-depression (Bipolar Disorder), other mood disorders,. I am especially interested in the psychopharmacologic treatment of individuals with so called "treatment-resistant" syndromes.

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I have been on the staff of the National Institute of Mental Health, Columbia's College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. I am currently in full-time private practice in New York City.

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