60mg to 90mg

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SOMETHING TO REMEMBER If you are doing a cross over to CYMBALTA or any med, don't count the weeks you been on Cymbalta has the cross over cancels all that out. you may be still using the other med 4 weeks into your cross over so you cannot say you have been on Cymbalta say 8 weeks because in theory you have been double teaming for 4 of the weeks. only count the weeks if you take a med on its own from START UP

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I am getting relief on 60mg Cymbalta,. but my sleep pattern is all over the place i am waking at all times of the night, does anyone no if 90mg gives a better sleep pattern no other side effects only constipation but i have that under control with additives like prune juice i just cannot break the sleep loss and keep waking with bad dreams or thoughts through out the night

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I am getting relief on 60mg Cymbalta,. but my sleep pattern is all over the place i am waking at all times of the night, does anyone no if 90mg gives a better sleep pattern

I guess this depends on what is causing the broken sleep. If anxiety then the higher dose may help, but if it is a med side-effect then it may become worse.

If anxiety is being well contained by 60mg then it might be better to treat the insomnia as a separate issue. I'm unclear on what the NHS policy is on adding mirtazapine (Remeron) to SNRIs, however, 15mg should be sedating enough to get you a good night's sleep if your GP can/will prescribe it. But a melatonin supplement might be worth a shot too.

[braindead]

I guess this depends on what is causing the broken sleep. If anxiety then the higher dose may help, but if it is a med side-effect then it may become worse.

If anxiety is being well contained by 60mg then it might be better to treat the insomnia as a separate issue. I'm unclear on what the NHS policy is on adding mirtazapine (Remeron) to SNRIs, however, 15mg should be sedating enough to get you a good night's sleep if your GP can/will prescribe it. But a melatonin supplement might be worth a shot too.

MIRTAZAPINE is great for about 2 weeks then it loses all its purpose . and goes on to the job it likes best //////// making you fat , the sleep is a myth with mirt 15mg you are right on the nail, but its time span is a letdown plus why would i want to add another AD LESS IS MORE , MIRT is a swine to detox i have had that experience.

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MIRTAZAPINE is great for about 2 weeks then it loses all its purpose . and goes on to the job it likes best //////// making you fat , the sleep is a myth with mirt 15mg you are right on the nail, but its time span is a letdown plus why would i want to add another AD LESS IS MORE , MIRT is a swine to detox i have had that experience.

I don't disagree. Unfortunately, NHS GPs apparently can't prescribed the much better immediate-release trazodone (Desyrel) for insomnia, and mirtazapine is, imho, generally a better option for most than the antipsychotics which they can/do prescribe.

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I don't disagree. Unfortunately, NHS GPs apparently can't prescribed the much better immediate-release trazodone (Desyrel) for insomnia, and mirtazapine is, imho, generally a better option for most than the antipsychotics which they can/do prescribe.

The oral solution is very expensive compared to the caps & tabs which are similiar in price.

It's surprising because extended release meds normally cost them more.

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I don't disagree. Unfortunately, NHS GPs apparently can't prescribed the much better immediate-release trazodone (Desyrel) for insomnia, and mirtazapine is, imho, generally a better option for most than the antipsychotics which they can/do prescribe.

MOST AD s sort themselves out on sleep after a time , sometimes along time, but its worth the wait sooner than get hooked on a med you dont need , the first night i took mirtazapine the wife had to wake me the next morning, but 3 days later i was back to normal no sleep. THE shrink had added it to my meds just for sleep but he kept it there doing nothing. when he decided it was a flop he tapered me of and it took an age and a half. i then had olanzapine that worked a treat but i dont want to get hooked on it so now its weakening its telling me its wants more . But i am not going down that rout