So my Doctor has changed my meds

[MAC0]

As above I was starting to get serious side effects with 2 years of Sertraline so they gave me some Mirtazapine

they told me to take my og meds for the next 7 days early morning then the Mirtazapine at night can anyone they’ll me understand what to expect taking 2 meds at once for a week and with Mirtazapine

Thanks

 

[Holding my breath]

Mirtazapine is very sedative, so you are likely to feel very sleepy at night. I think that’s a fairly standard process to switch from one med to the other. Some mh meds need to be stopped before starting the next, but the switch from sertraline to mirtazapine can be done by titration from one to the other.
I switched between them a few years ago and had no problems. Hope your transition goes smoothly and the sertraline side effects ease up.
xx

 

[MAC0]

Thanks for the post you were right about

Well after my first day on both I have gone from sleeping 1 to 2 hours till getting 5 hours before I woke up for a bathroom break then I passed out and slept till just now which is another 3 and half hours

And I am still tired

 

[Holding my breath]

Haha. I’m not surprised. Mirtazapine knocked me out too. Pleased it has helped with your sleep. It’s so important to get enough sleep to enable us to maintain better mh.
Xx

 

[Innocent Forever]

I hope the next few days go okay

 

[MAC0]

Thanks innocent it’s still going ok the only real issue is the dry mouth and throat it’s a real killer you can eat drink and it just comes back and it’s like no other dry mouth I have ever had

 

[Innocent Forever]

How is it going? Is the drymouth still the same?

 

[MAC0]

Hi yea still the same the dry mouth has eased a little but the sleep I get is crazy I dare not take one in the day time as 20 mins after taking one I am very drowsy or passed out

But I am glad about the fact I can stay asleep now

 

[Auri]

Indeed, it really depends on what combination of medication you take, but if your doctor said you could take both at the same time, you'll be fine.

When I tried Mirtazapine I was also very sleepy (and hungry) all the time, but I believe that should become easier with time. Try having a regular schedule and "discipline" with your sleep, your body will be happy and adjust. Sleep is good.

 

[MAC0]

One very strange thing is I have never been able to remember dreams I have them but can never remember them once I wake

but on these meds I have real vivid dreams and if I fall asleep while the to is on I put what ever is on there into my dream but just remembering them so vividly is that the meds

I did not get the food thing but I am drinking like a fish lol be it water milk or cherry cola I cannot get enough

 

[AlopexAngel]

Look into the biotene line for help with dry mouth.

 

[LumberJack]

Lol I wish I had a med that would reduce my salivation. I have way more than I need, and even my dentist commented on it first time I saw him, so I’m guessing it’s more than normal.

Getting back on topic is the mirtazepine helping with SI? I tried sertraline, no luck, but side effects were there. Fluoxetine helps with mood and just about solved my anxiety, both general and situational, but neither helped with the SI, so it was like my depression scale went from severe to mild, but I still wanted to ctb. My pdoc said that Mirtazepine might be better for SI, but I didn’t want to try it because of the side effects, and my history of getting all the worst side effects. I have never dodged a side effect that hit 10% or more of the test subjects. 😕

 

[Cali22♡]

The only ssri i took was escitalopram and it was sooo shit that i would rather to threw it away than to take it