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Aileen61
Aileen61

My Dr has decided to change my meds  from Citalopram to Mitrazopine 15mg, anybody got any experience  of this med?

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  • Katess
    Katess Aileen61

    Posted

    Yes i went from mitrazopine, really good with helping you sleep... but made me pile so much weight on... but i liked it for sleeping.. am back on citalopram now... i was on 30 mg off mitrazopine.
  • katecogs
    katecogs Aileen61

    Posted

    My son took Mirtazapine along with an SSRI.  Mirtazapine isn't an SSRI like Citalopram, and is usually prescribed to help with sleep whilst you wait for Cit to work.

    ​Some people do swap meds early on before giving their meds a chance to work, and some go from one meds to another looking for a quick fix.  There isn't a quick fix, but they WILL work if you give them time.  They really do take months, not weeks.  

    K xx

     

    • katecogs
      katecogs

      Posted

      That should have said my son was prescribed it to help with sleep whilst waiting for his meds to work.  It is an anti depressant too.

      He has since recovered btw.

      xxx

  • weenett
    weenett Aileen61

    Posted

    I havent but i am considering it as cit is doin nothing for my anxiety 5-6 weeks in so id love to hear how u get on when r u starting it?
    • Aileen61
      Aileen61 weenett

      Posted

      Dr said to take 10mg instead of 20 mg citalopram tomorrow morning and then take the Mirtrazapine at night before bed and to do the same on Saturday and from Sunday just take the Mitrazapine at night. But I'm having second thoughts about changing as I feel I would like to keep with the Citalopram for another week or so and give it a fair chance. What would u think ?
    • Katess
      Katess Aileen61

      Posted

      Only you no your own body hunni, but i would honestly stick at citalopram for a while... if its not for you then do what the doctor says next weekend. Keep in touch. Send me a private message x
    • Aileen61
      Aileen61 Katess

      Posted

      How do I send a private message Kate?x
    • Katess
      Katess Aileen61

      Posted

      I dont think you can.. do you have facebook x
    • katecogs
      katecogs Aileen61

      Posted

      At the top of the page on the right you can private message people.
    • katecogs
      katecogs Katess

      Posted

      Messaging is done at the top of the page on the right :-)
    • katecogs
      katecogs Aileen61

      Posted

      When you come off Citalopram it has to be withdrawn very slowly over months, not a couple of days.  You'll be very ill with withdrawal symptoms if you just stop the meds. xx
    • hanhoo90
      hanhoo90 weenett

      Posted

      Are you feeling better now on the citalopram?
    • Aileen61
      Aileen61 hanhoo90

      Posted

      Hi hanhoo, my dr changed me from citalopram to mitrazapine and it has definitely helped, I take it at night and I sleep well and although I still have periods of anxiety now and again I feel that it is now more manageable.
    • don45258
      don45258 Aileen61

      Posted

      How long were you on cit ? And why did you switch ?
    • weenett
      weenett hanhoo90

      Posted

      I do but im still trying to figure out if its the med for me
    • Aileen61
      Aileen61 don45258

      Posted

      Hidon45258, I had been taking cit for about 7 weeks and still felt no improvement and  could not sleep and feeling nauseous all the time. I wS very wary of switching to another med and experiencing new side effects, but Dr said I mus trust his advice and I am so glad I did, the mertrazapine has worked well for me with minimal side effects and I'm sleeping so much better too.
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