I’m currently taking 37.5mg of Mirtazapine at night. However, I have been relapsing lately & going through quite a rough patch, my GP who I only had telephone call with has advised increasing my dose to 45mg. I was wondering if anyone else is on this dosage & if it helps. I really don’t want to increase, but equally I don’t want to feel bad again.
Any info would b appreciated 🙂
Yes it will certainly help -
the doctors did the same with me and I thought I would sooner die than feel so Ill, no energy , couldn’t really stand up and be bothered to move ….the tablets made me more depressed and lethargy beyond belief.
I weaned myself off them quite easily as they made me feel,so zombies , actually even felt better immediately I stopped one tablet overnight .
They are horrid …. I hope you feel better and well soon . I feel a different person off them , good luck and we re all different and take medical advice but in my case all the doctor wanted to do was increase the dose , jeez …pop and pill and send you away ….
completely agree
Hi Arlene, I have been taking 45g, for PTSD, for a couple of weeks so can’t say if it is helping yet. I’m sure you will feel better soon.
My Grandson, who is 14 years old, has anxiety problems ever since lockdown, he can’t go to school as he gets panic attacks and has been prescribed Sertraline so I purchased the book ‘Freedom from Anxiety’ by Paul McKenna which has various techniques to help with anxiety - it seems to help him and I intend to try a couple of the techniques and will let you know if they work.
Hang in there! You are not alone! Keep the faith.
yes I’m familiar with Mirtazapine I was on 30mg a night. The problem at the same time I was on Pregalabin. I would feel groggy all day.
Incidentally I shouldn’t have been on either my GP was just plucking meds out of a hat hoping they would help me. I stopped Mirtazapine immediately easy but the infernal Pregalabin covered up any withdrawals.
Trouble is meds affect people differently. I have a long history of drug use. My personal opinion is mirtrazine are relatively lightweight .
Increasing the dosage is a typical busy GP cop out.
The only real way of getting off meds is a slow reduction( taper ) and you’re going to feel shit. Easier said than done I know but going up means when you do decide to come off it will take longer and it will be more unpleasant.
I have little confidence in most of the medical profession.
I had a stroke in 2017 rushed to hospital and was told I was drunk and to go home and sleep it off.
13 hours later I was admitted to the local Acute Stroke Unit. He was a newbie and did no tests what so ever.
Luckily I have a private physio and have made remarkable progress. This time last year I was doing well my head was clearing but struggling with real life again so the GP prescribed me with Pregalabin. Told me they were like an SSRI and they will make me feel crap until my body got used to them. They made me feel worse I stuck with them until I told a friend I was on on them he was astounded “ they are like and opiod” they are sold on the street FFS.
Phoned my GP and was very assertive. Told her I was stopping them she freaked and told me I would have to detox from them which took ages. A good 8 months last year I spent recovering from them. It cost me most of last year to get over them. Which stopped me doing physio.
My physio ex Hasla Naval hospital rehabbing military successfully told me if I hadn’t taken the Pregalabin I would be pretty much back to normal.
So that’s a consultant that didn’t do any tests whatsoever , and a very experienced GP that cost me a years physio.
Clearly that’s not a huge help to you but I had a childish expectation these people knew what they are talking about.
I really don’t think you should raise the dosage . It’s the GPs way of getting you off their back. You will also be in a worse state to make any logical decision.
Good luck .
Anyone withdrawn from Mirtazapine?
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