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30mg mirtzapine to 50mg sertarine

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julie1111
julie1111

Hi hope someone can help, I was on 30 mg mirtzapine, my Dr said half mirtzapine for one week then take 50mg sertarine and stop all the mirtzapine, it's been 14 days and I still have sickness, headaches, night sweats and increased anxiety, I understand it can take a while I do feel brighter but these side effects are awfull. How long till they stop? Thanking you

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  • markmark
    markmark julie1111

    Posted

    Hi Julie

    It's tough but you'll get through it. It's a tough call to generalize how long the side effects last because it's different for everyone. You are on such a small dose that your doc may want to increase you to 75mg. I've been dealing with side effects for a long time. I have good days and bad days. I think it's important to feel the good moments and recognize them. Also, don't set yourself up for the anxiety and side effects. If you wake up thinking you are going to have them you will. That's something I know first hand. Stay positive, stay in touch with your doctor and trust that you won't feel this forever.

    • julie1111
      julie1111 markmark

      Posted

      Thank you mark, I'm hanging on I don't want to go any higher than 50mg. I'll go see my Dr this week. Thank you for responding to my message

  • julie7525
    julie7525 julie1111

    Posted

    Hi Julie, the worst of the side effects should settle at about 3-4 weeks, but if you have to increase the dose youll probably get the side effects again till you settle on that dose. Im on 150 sert and had side effects for 3 weeks with each dose increase. Ive been on sert for 5 months, been on 150 for 5 weeks and its suddenly clicked and im having no anxiety or dizziness and feel pretty good, normal, or better! I went up in 25s so it was a long haul but i guess the side effects werent as severe doing it gradually. Try and stick with it if you can. I used diazepam to help when having the worst side effects in the first few weeks, very calming. I use sominex to help me sleep when i need a good night as the sert does affect sleep. Try and keep busy if you can doing things that take you out if your head...cleaning, baking, watching films etc. Hope this helps x
    • julie1111
      julie1111 julie7525

      Posted

      Hi Julie,

      Thank you so much Hun it's horrible I'm shocked to see my Dr didn't give me anything to help with these side effects! I'm glad to hear your doing well on sertaline. I'll hang on its 2 weeks now not long to go 😁 the increased anxiety is awfull. I had the insomnia the 1st week but that's gone phew! The other day I felt wonderful then the next day felt rotting it seems to come in waves, thank you for responding to my message

  • geoff81810
    geoff81810 julie1111

    Posted

    Hi i have had bad insomnia for 5 weeks now and doc was thinking in switching me to mirtazapine. Can i ask why your doc switched you the other way?
    • julie1111
      julie1111 geoff81810

      Posted

      Hi Geoff.

      Sorry to hear sertaline isn't for you, I only got few days of insomnia. My body is much better on SSRI... mirtzapine was killing my motivation I couldn't move for hours after getting up. I hope they suit you

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