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Hi all,
When did Mirtazapine start working for depression for you guys? I used to be on it six years ago and it did help then but it took a few weeks. I was put on Sertraline a month ago when I started feeling that depression is coming back again. Sertraline made me worse and I suffered from terrible insomnia. I went back to the dr and asked to be put on Mirtazapine 15mg. I am getting very impatient now and can’t wait for my mood to lighten up!
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Guest Ala1483
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I have been on it for about 9 months.
I started on 15mg and worked up to 45 mg , unfortunately for me it did nothing apart from making me drowsy and lethargic. Im not trying to get off it with great difficulty .
A Friend mine is on it and after 2 weeks he felt good so I suppose its good for some and not others.
I hope you start to feel better soon
Chris
sarah24378 Guest
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How is it going ? Are you tapering ?
Guest sarah24378
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I have compounded the problem by stopping pregabalin .
In fortunately my gp dose not really understand the impact these drugs have on people which makes me very angry
Ala1483 Guest
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I was depressed for many months last time before I seeked help but this time I recognised signs earlier so I am hoping to get better. Have had 4 nights of much better sleep after a month of not hardly any sleep on Sertraline. I am nowhere near my usual self but at least I can think better and cope with this nasty illness. I hope you find something that help you to go through!
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Pudsey67 Ala1483
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Taking it 2nd time around might not work either. I know quite a few people who it worked for 1st time around but not 2nd. I've also been on 15 mg for 9 months but am tapering down very slowly. This drug for a lot of people is very difficult to get off.
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I keep going back to the docs but he can’t explain it and said it’s definitely not the meds
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This drug is scaring the hell out me.
I wake in a hell of a mess in the early hrs.
If I manage to get back to sleep I then wake as if somebody has give me an electric shock and have a job to calm down
Chris
Ala1483 Pudsey67
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Pudsey67 Ala1483
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Some people don't struggle to get off it Alan but I know plenty who are me being one of them. I was cold turkey off one drug and straight on to mirt for sleep. Not once has it made me sleep in 9 months. I have been averaging 2-3 hours hours a night since taking it.
caroline_1957 Ala1483
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Guest caroline_1957
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Can you explain what a brain zap feels like please
Thanks
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sarah24378 caroline_1957
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caroline_1957 sarah24378
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Windows are when you feel better and waves are when the withdrawals hit you like a ton of bricks
When you come of mirtazapine that’s what happens in recovery we ndows and waves
birdy67 caroline_1957
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That must be what's happening to me Caroline, stopped 30mg mirtazapine 9 days ago, have my better moments and then still feel really tired. How long before you get this out of your system?
sarah24378 birdy67
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birdy67 sarah24378
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Started tapering down from 30mg to 15 mg for a week. Then after 15mg every other night and every 2 days. Just decided to stop them altogether. Haven't been too bad, still feeling the effects of the tablets so hopefully with time they will be out of my system.
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