on mirtazipane but getting no sleep!
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My doctor started me on mirtazipane 15mg and the first two nights it took me about 15 minutes to nod off.I slept for 13 hours then napped all day only feeling awake at 7pm.
Then the third night it took about 5 hours to get to sleep and I had very broken sleep. Last night was the fourth night and I slept about 7 hours taking 3 hours to get to sleep.
I have woken up with a very dry mouth which I expected and I'm very awake and extremely irritable! I don't feel I've slept at all either.
Has anybody else had this? I thought these were supposed to be knock out pills?
Citalopram wasn't working for me...made me worse and doctor thought these would be better.
I know its early days but I'm dubious about continuing. I'm especially worried about weight gain as I already have 5 stone to loose which is part of the reason I'm depressed.
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jacqueline59667
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sunset17
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I've been taking 30mg mirtazapine for about 5 weeks now. They are starting to have a good effect on me.
From the first day I have been able to fall asleep easily and stay asleep, only woken up early a couple of times because of the cold. For the first 3 weeks though I would say that I had been feeling very tired during the day and I would sleep over 10 hours at night and have a sleep in the day aswell, and like you said I would feel as though I hadn't slept at all. This is improving now though.
I am now starting to feel a lot better in myself aswell, a lot calmer and not irritable at all now.
The mirtazapine does make me very thirsty, but that I can deal with.
The doctors are right when they say it can take 6 to 8 weeks to start feeling the benefits, and it seems like such a long time but for me it has been worth sticking with it. The best effect they've had on me is giving me back as I would call it "my laid back attitude". Depression and anxiety had caused me to get very worked up and irritable over the tiniest things, but now I feel back to normal and able to keep calm and relaxed.
I had tried citalopram too for 8 weeks before doctor changed me to mirtazapine because I had severe insomnia and the citalopram were having no effect on me.
I hope they work for you, you won't feel that they are working straight away but try to stick with them
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bea28
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I'm incredibly thirsty on them already.
Have you noticed any difference in your eating patterns?
sunset17
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Yeah they do make me very thirsty, I had blood tests too to make sure it wasn't anything else like diabetes and thyroid problems which can cause similar symptoms. I try to drink more though anyway because I find I get headaches when I don't drink enough.
It hasn't affected my eating massively. Depression and anxiety had caused me to lose a lot of weight anyway from a loss of appetite so it isn't as much of an issue for me if I gain weight. It hasn't caused me to eat more but it has caused me to want to eat the bad stuff like chocolate and biscuits more, but then I can't eat as much at meal times. I usually just have breakfast, have a little bit of a snack on chocolate and things throughout the day and then can only manage a small meal in the evening. I never really feel hungry when I eat.
bea28
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I've hardly eaten due to everything I do eat giving me heartburn and bloating. I've got heartburn worse than when I was pregnant too. I've had customers congratulate me as I look pregnant. Its so embarrassing and is making my anxiety worse. I'm so unhappy!!
sunset17
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The mirtazapine made me very sluggish in the beginning too for at least the first 3 weeks, I slept over 10 hours at night and slept during the day aswell, but now when I sleep I feel refreshed (occasionally get a tired day).
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jacqueline59667
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