Diamond01
25-04-12, 13:47
Hi all
I know we have to expect side effects sometimes when starting new meds. but my life has ground to a complete halt on Mirtazipine. I took 15mg Monday night and yesterday felt awful. I slept for 13 hrs and didn't come around all day. GP advised me to half dose to 7.5mg last night which I did and slept for 12 hrs, I had the most dreadful nightmare and vivid dreams. I feel awful. I cannot move my head without everything swimming, or move my eyes without feeling nauseous. I have a banging pain in my head and generaly feel the worst I've ever felt taking ADs. I have tried most, if not all, SSRIs over the past 20 yrs and have just stopped Duloxetine to give Mirt a try. Some have worked for many years at a time and then seem to stop working. I think that as you get older, I am now 52 and started ADs at 33, your body changes and what maybe didn't work in the past may work later. Does anyone know if this may be true? I am awaiting for a call back from my GP and I'm sure she will be at a loss as to what to try next. I admit I'm scared by some of the side effects and am worried now that I have had to take a week off work just to try out a drug which I cannot tolerate and am back to square one! :scared15:
I know we have to expect side effects sometimes when starting new meds. but my life has ground to a complete halt on Mirtazipine. I took 15mg Monday night and yesterday felt awful. I slept for 13 hrs and didn't come around all day. GP advised me to half dose to 7.5mg last night which I did and slept for 12 hrs, I had the most dreadful nightmare and vivid dreams. I feel awful. I cannot move my head without everything swimming, or move my eyes without feeling nauseous. I have a banging pain in my head and generaly feel the worst I've ever felt taking ADs. I have tried most, if not all, SSRIs over the past 20 yrs and have just stopped Duloxetine to give Mirt a try. Some have worked for many years at a time and then seem to stop working. I think that as you get older, I am now 52 and started ADs at 33, your body changes and what maybe didn't work in the past may work later. Does anyone know if this may be true? I am awaiting for a call back from my GP and I'm sure she will be at a loss as to what to try next. I admit I'm scared by some of the side effects and am worried now that I have had to take a week off work just to try out a drug which I cannot tolerate and am back to square one! :scared15: