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glammy35
glammy35

Ok am really struggling on Mirtazipine ... feel like I am not here if that makesnsense....i am shaky and feel spaced out. I have come off 200mg of Sertraline as my doc thinks I need to be on these instead. I can hear my eyes moving in my head ..how long do these effects last for? I have been on 15mg for 1 week.

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  • mandy56715
    mandy56715 glammy35

    Posted

    Hi I'm taking 30mg of mirt and I'm about six weeks in. I'm having weird side effects also. Weird dreams not sleeping properly and everything is an effort and everything feels like it's slow time. I'm assured these effects pass in time. I know how you feel just hang in there and give it a chance. If the same in two or three weeks go back to Doctor. I'm due to go to Dr next week will let you know outcome if you like. X

    • glammy35
      glammy35 mandy56715

      Posted

      Thank you Mandy. That is exactly how I am feeling. Like walking through quicksand with a blindfold on and a massive hangover. EVERYTHING is a huge effort and I cried today for the 1st time in ages. I am trying go hold out and not give up on them but I am wondering if these side effects ever go away or lessen?!! Thank you for your reply and please let me know what your doc says xx
    • Gretel
      Gretel glammy35

      Posted

      Glammy,

      Dont lose hope, this can be fixed. You are not alone.

    • mandy56715
      mandy56715 glammy35

      Posted

      I will let you know what Dr says and I promise you I've never cried so much in all my life. I honestly didn't think one person had so many years in them. Talk to you soon glammy.x

    • glammy35
      glammy35 Gretel

      Posted

      Aww thank you sooo much. My family just don't understand so it's nice to talk to others who do xx

    • glammy35
      glammy35 mandy56715

      Posted

      Thanks Mandy. I hope you start to feel better soon and get some better answers to help. It's a minefield isnt it? I look forward to hearing from you again. Good luck at the docs xxx

  • Gretel
    Gretel glammy35

    Posted

    Hi Glammy, when did you stop sertraline? Cold turkey or a wean?
    • glammy35
      glammy35 Gretel

      Posted

      Hi Gretel,

      No tapering off....just Sertraline one day and Mirtazapine the next. I can hear my eyeballs moving if that makes sense. I just feel horrible all the time xx

  • heather_58918
    heather_58918 glammy35

    Posted

    Hi I couldn't take sertraline they made me quite ill. I'm on 15mg of miratazpine have been on them 10 weeks now the shaking should pass within 2 weeks but each person is different give it abit longer an if no better go back to doctor

    • glammy35
      glammy35 heather_58918

      Posted

      Thanks for the reply Heather. I just wanted to see what other people's experiences were like before quitting or going back to docs . I will keep taking them a bit longer. Xx

  • sarah24378
    sarah24378 glammy35

    Posted

    Did you taper off the sertraline or just stop cold and go onto mirt ? Why the change ?
    • glammy35
      glammy35 sarah24378

      Posted

      I didn't taper. I had the last dose the day before I started the Mirt as that's what my doctor told me to do. I was made to switch as the Sertraline wasn't doing anything for me and as I was on max dose of that he wants me to try Mirt as he thinks it will be more suitable but I feel really weird on it. Like the living dead. I don't like it but want to know if others have experienced this or if I need to stop cos you can't get a docs appt for life nor money at our surgery and you are not allowed to pre book one

    • sarah24378
      sarah24378 glammy35

      Posted

      You could be withdrawing from the sertraline. How long had you been on it ?

      Ungortunately the docs don t understsnd about these meds. You need to taper off a med to start a new one especially if it is a different class of med as these 2 are. Or you take the 2 together for a while reducing one and increasing the other.

      So it is hard to tell if it is withdrawals or start up effects.

    • glammy35
      glammy35 sarah24378

      Posted

      Thanks for the reply Sarah...i have been on Sertraline 200 mg for about 4 years so I think it may be withdrawal from that as the doctor just made me stop and start the Mirtazipine straight away xx
  • Pudsey67
    Pudsey67 glammy35

    Posted

    My eyes were like that when I upped to 30 mg felt like they were going to Pop out of my head. My nervous system was all over the place. I went without sleep for days on end. So I dropped back down to 15 mg. I'm currently tapering off as does nothing to help me sleep only causes problems.

    • glammy35
      glammy35 Pudsey67

      Posted

      Sorry to hear this Neil. It does help me sleep although how well I don't know as I always feel exhausted the next day. I honestly feel like I am hungover, wading through quicksand and permanently knackered! I will try a bit longer but to be honest if these feelings don't calm down a bit I am gonna have to beg to go back on Sert...at least I felt semi normal on them!! Hope u feel better soon xx

    • sarah24378
      sarah24378 glammy35

      Posted

      It sounds like sertraline withdrawals to me. I would go back on that and taper off slowely. You can take mirt and sertraline together.
    • glammy35
      glammy35 sarah24378

      Posted

      Great...thanks for the advice.. .gonna make an appt to see GP again Xx
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