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julie1111
julie1111

hi im tapering off mirtz and doctor told me to come off this and start taking sertraline..i have just taken my 1st 50mg and feel spaced out..is this normal ..thanks in advance

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  • janina51416
    janina51416 julie1111

    Posted

    Yes, so far as I know I think it is normal. It might take a while to go away. If that is the only side effect you are getting then I think you are one of the lucky ones. Its always a bit disorientating when you switch from one drug to another. how long had you been on mirtazepine and why are you coming off? i'm just curious as I have done similar but came off citalopram as I couldn't tolerate the side effects which never went even after 4 months. Sertraline has helped me more but its been a long journey and it hasn't ended yet. I'm just hoping things will carry on improving because I was pretty desperate when I first tried antidepressants. I only took mirtz for a few days bcause they left me feeling very wired and disorientated as if I'd been spiked with a wierd drug. I couldn't cope with it. Good luck, it would be interesting to know how you get on.
    • julie1111
      julie1111 janina51416

      Posted

      hi thank for your message..i have come off mirtz well still tapering off it because they made feel awfull even had sucide thoughts ..that was the last straw..i took the new drug before so on top of tapering off a drug im intruced to one!! i was on mirtz just over a year 
    • janina51416
      janina51416 julie1111

      Posted

      Its all a confusing nightmare. If you dont feel too bad on the sertraline then carry on and give it time. Why did you stop the new drug when you had it before. All I can say is I'm on a similar journey.there is a very interesting post from someone called rob74885 and then a number in reply to a post by a girl Laura2193. see if you can find it. It might help with all the confusion. Good luck and stay in touch, it would be interesting to know how you get on, take care 
    • julie1111
      julie1111 janina51416

      Posted

      i stopped mirtz tapering down to 15mg from 30mg and now changing over to sertraline...ill look out for them..thank you
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