Hi,
At 36, I have suffered depression on and off for a number of years and just recently my GP changed my medicaiton to Mirtazapine - 30mg -The initial dose I had knocked me for 6, within an hour I was dizzy and extremely lethargic - I felt 'drunk'! It was frightening - I was in bed by 4pm that afternoon and did not wake up til the following morning- I was unable to function at my work and as soon as I returned home all I wanted to do was sleep - I really wanted my symptoms of depression to be relieved so I took another tablet and the same thing happened although not as bad but the next day it was impossible to wake myself up - At work my colleagues said I looked 'spaced out' - I refused to take any more and called my GP - She said that they did not have a sedative effect but I beg to argue - I have now been taking Citalopram 20mg daily again and am just starting to feel happier again - Has anybody else had similar symptoms??? Any advice is welcome on dealing with depression and do you think I will ever fully recover - I feel as though I have been on prescription drugs since I was 17!!!
KMc:wink::D
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Hi,
I have also suffered depression on and off, I also get very anxious and have trouble sleeping.I take mirtazapine before bed to make me less restless so I can get to sleep, so you might say I take it as a sedative! As for will you ever recover? I'm not sure, I often have similar feelings of I have been on medication for years and will it ever go away? So I just enjoy the good days as much as I can, and when I have a bad day I try to think well I've been worse, this is just a small hurdle, but I have really long legs so I jump it with ease!!!!!!
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just replying to the comment about the sedative affect.. i was put on these BECAUSE they had a sedative affect. i too feel as if ive been on meds for years, and will i ever be able to live a life without them? all i can say is that if you ever get just one moment of not feeling as bad as you feel, then embrace it and savour it because you deserve it.. feeling one good thing or feeling positive about something, no matter how small it is- even if its being able not to cry at something, then its worth it!
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Hi, i was put on Mirtazapine a couple of weeks ago and i had exactly the same symptoms, after a week and a half of being in la-la land i got a bit fed up. If i wasn't sleeping or in a trance like state i was stuffing my face with food- couldn't get enough. I came off it about 2 days ago and so far no side effects- mind you i doubt i was on it long enough for it to have much effect in the mind department. But by god does it knock you for six!!
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