How long from experience does it take to work?

Treatment and medication
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Hi, I have been on Mirt for nearly 2 weeks now, was on Fluoxetine for 4 weeks before but didn’t see any improvement, couldn’t sleep or hardly eat as felt sick so doctor had me stop & started me on 15mg of Mirt, when I first started I felt better but then the last few days have had increased anxiety & nausea again, + feeling down & depressed. How long does it take to start feeling effect? Thanks

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Forgot to say I am trying antidepressants to help for mainly anxiety, mild depresssion & emetophobia (fear of being sick).

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I was the same after about two months but stabilized now although I cant taste anything. for me it started working right I felt

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i highly encourage you to browse the site survivingantidepressants.org

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I just hate this nausea the most, I thought Mirt was meant to work against Nausea? Maybe because I am constipated, the nausea has kicked in? Anyone else have in the first few weeks? Thanks

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hi it worked straight away for me, with in days. helped me eat and sleep. two thing’s i could not do through bereavement. .i also had CBT counselling. you should maybe look into that as tablets alone may not help you. It looks at how u think and change your anxiety about that issue. in your case fear of being sick. u look at it rationally and not be afraid of it.

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it will probably be slight withdrawal from the ssri causing the nausea but will settle

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Yes sleep & appetite are good, so far has worked for that. I tried CBT for 2 months but unfortunately it didn’t help, hence why I am trying medication.

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That’s what I am now thinking, I finished the Fluoxetine nearly 3 weeks ago now & the increased Anxiety & Nausea kicked in about 2 weeks after finishing. Maybe it’s not the Mirt afterall? I was only on Flu for 4 weeks so thought I wouldn’t have withdrawals but maybe it is?

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samething happend to me. trying to stop mirt on day 10. still not good. anxiety can’t sleep. somewhere say need 10 days to a month. mirt gave me all the problem listed, hot flash, anxiety, sadness, shaking.

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jordan ive been on mirt 3 times the last for 10 days and i had withdrawal for about 5 months!

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Hi Toria, did the Mirt help you with Anxiety & Depression while on them? Thanks

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hi jordan, it helped massively with depression, not anxiety as id never had that until withdrawal.

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hi, i was also prescribed pregabalin for anxiety.This also worked great for me, 75 ng twice a day for anxiety. it kicks in within hours or a few days. Its a off the cuff medication that can help anxiety. please Google to see some positive results. my cousin and a close friend have just started it for anxiety and it’s turned there lives around. I came off it easy as it can be prescribed in 25 mg doses which makes each drop easier each time when tapering down. it really helps calm u down.

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Thanks, will look into it if the Mirt doesn’t help…

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you can take it with mirt as i did no probs. please give it a shot if you r struggling.

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Ok thanks will ask my doctor about it this week, I have been on 15mg of Mirt for nearly 3 weeks & it is helping so far with appetite & sleep but not yet for Anxiety & Depression, hopefully taking the Pregabalin will help too especially for my Anxiety…

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PM sent!!

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The last 5 days I have come down with Flu/Cold like symptoms which include Muscle Aches, chills, hot flushes, fatigue, runny nose, stomach upset etc. could it be Fluoxetine withdrawals after 1 month off or could it be a separate virus I’ve picked up? Note I was only on 20mg of Flu for 4 weeks before stopping a month ago cold turkey. I have also now been 15mg of Mirt for nearly 4 weeks so could it be that or are those symptoms unlikely when on Mirt? Thanks