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Hello, everyone!
I'm new to the site, literally just registered, haha.
So, recently, I have been suffering from anxiety, and that anxiety is giving me awful sleep problems. I have been taking herbal sleeping pills, which certainly help me drift off, but I wake early and very rarely feel refreshed. I went to my GP on Monday, with a list of things I have been suffering with (sleep issues, aches and pains, slight nausea, trouble concentrating, brain fogginess), and she said she felt all of these issues are being brought on by my anxiety. Now, before she prescribed me Sertraline, but something about them didn't sit right with me, so I didn't take them. Now, I have Mirtazapine, 15mg, and really all I want them for is to help me get a good night's sleep, and to stop my stupid brain from tormenting me all day, every day, haha! I don't have depression, at least not that I know of, so it did worry me slightly that this drug is classed as an anti-depressant, it is also prescribed for insomnia and anxiety? If my GP is lying to me, I'mma have to fight her!!! :P
But, really, guys, I appreciate any info you can give me. Another thing I am worried about is how affectively they work. I have a job, so if I take one of them a night, I'm not at risk of not waking when my alarm goes off or anything, am I?
- do they work?
- what side affects do they cause?
- have you been on them long term?
- is it easy to wean yourself off them?
I have been reading through other topics on here, and you all seem lovely, so I am looking forward to hearing from all of you.
Kind regards,
- David
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sharon12462 david48602
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sharon12462 david48602
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Iv been on it since December ..I couldn't keep my eyes open which was amazing as I suffer with real crap sleep.. 2weeks later I had the 30 mg my sleep went rubbish again.. & sometimes take zopiclone. . No il stay on this now as I have bipolar & severe depression. .maybe ask your doc for a lower dosage..
Yes you do get a great sleep if it works ..too much sometimes ..
david48602 sharon12462
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sharon12462 david48602
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Good luck David I hope you sleep well ..
david48602 sharon12462
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Maybe I'll post a message tomorrow and let you know how I got on?
sharon12462 david48602
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lynne82155 david48602
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Mirt was great for me for 6 years kept my mood stable and most important to me gave me a great night sleep, only thing was weight gain but I was on 45mg.
Unfortunatley they have stopped working and Im now in the middle of withdrawal from them,
Good Luck
david48602 lynne82155
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lynne82155 david48602
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I think if you have good willpower you will still be able to control your weight.
Unfortunatley I do not have good willpower and my depression makes me kind a comfort eat
I wish I could stay on mirt but they are not working for me anymore,but I had a good run of 6 years
I am really happy for you David
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