Mirtazapine Startiing after Sert Pooped-Out - Searching for Positive Stories Please

[Tyke]

Thanks for your replies folks. Much appreciated.


Panic Down Under:


I’ve only ever been on the AD Sertraline. I probably was under more stress when it failed, but I went up to 150mg after my usual 50mg had worked previously, with no difference at all. I know these things do take time, but I had been on the higher dose for a couple of months and felt no benefit whatsoever. Taking it previously I had always felt something during this amount of time. Usually side effects initially before some therapeutic benefit around 4-6 weeks in.


I take your point about people posting their negative experiences. I guess it’s human nature for us to shout out when something isn’t right and not to bother posting at all when we are doing okay.


I think my GP is probably hoping to get me some relief from the anxiety sooner rather than later. It does seem like a reasonable choice from what you have said about how Mirtazapine works.


Scissel73:


I know what you mean about the sexual side effects when on ADs. In my case I am prepared to pretty much let that side of things go if it means sorting my head out. You could try taking something else additionally to try and help with that occasionally? Can I ask what your doses where when you decided to quit Sertraline and what dose you are taking now? Are you getting any improvement at that level yet and if so how long was it before you noticed it? I know you can go up to 200mg on Sert.

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I’ve only ever been on the AD Sertraline. I probably was under more stress when it failed, but I went up to 150mg after my usual 50mg had worked previously, with no difference at all. I know these things do take time, but I had been on the higher dose for a couple of months and felt no benefit whatsoever. Taking it previously I had always felt something during this amount of time. Usually side effects initially before some therapeutic benefit around 4-6 weeks in.

I might have given it 12 weeks, but the odds were probably only 50:50 at best at that point.

I think my GP is probably hoping to get me some relief from the anxiety sooner rather than later. It does seem like a reasonable choice from what you have said about how Mirtazapine works.

As a quick acting break, yes. Only time will tell if it'll be effective long-term.

[Scissel]

Scissel73:


I know what you mean about the sexual side effects when on ADs. In my case I am prepared to pretty much let that side of things go if it means sorting my head out. You could try taking something else additionally to try and help with that occasionally? Can I ask what your doses where when you decided to quit Sertraline and what dose you are taking now? Are you getting any improvement at that level yet and if so how long was it before you noticed it? I know you can go up to 200mg on Sert.

Hi .. Yes, same here I had to just let that go (figuratively and literally speaking). Unfortunately, because I also have heart trouble, I'm not able to take anything for that. I'm not sexually active anyway. I was on 100mg for years and each time I increased the dosage I started to feel worse. I guess its just depressing to have no libido. I'm currently on 125mg and doing *okay* but I hesitate to jump up to 150 again. I tried switching to Escitalopram but didn't have much success so I'm back to what worked before.

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I know what you mean about the sexual side effects when on ADs. In my case I am prepared to pretty much let that side of things go if it means sorting my head out. You could try taking something else additionally to try and help with that occasionally?

Some suggestions which may help: Re: Libido ...loss of