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Hi Mario: I'm a 67 yr old male, diagnosed 9 years. About 6 years ago I began experiencing great difficulty sleeping. Finally about two years ago my neurologist at Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville referred me to Mayo's sleep clinic. The doctor there diagnosed my problem as a chemical problem in the brain, not anything that could be helped by changing sleep habits. He tried me on 4 different medications before we discovered Remeron. For me it has been a miracle. Works about 6 nights out of 7, but I occasionally have to use Melatonin to get to sleep. My usual dose is 3/4 of a 15mg tablet of Remeron, but if I feel I really need help when I go to bed I take a full tablet. If I have a few consecutive nights of good sleep, I cut the dose back to 1/2 tablet. I have no real adverse effects from Remeron but when I take a full tablet I am kind of sleep and lazy until 10:30 or 11:00 am next morning. The other 4 medications (one of which was Restoril) gave me the panic attacks you refer to. Don;t know if this will be of any help to you. I wish you luck. Bill Butch Jacksonvillel Florida [log in to unmask]