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Think I'm losing the plot.

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smurphy18 · 23/02/2019 21:59

So I've been on Mirtizapine for a couple of month now, started on 15mg, now been on 30mg for about 4-5weeks. Psychiatrist upped it at last appointment and I'm due to go back Tuesday.

Just wondering if anyone out there has been on this tablet and felt unwell, as in feeling sick all the time but not being sick, can't stand smells, fragrances of any kind either. I feel like I'm going off my foods aswell, just seen to snack on crisps biscuits but starting to go off them. I've put weight on too which I know is a side effect but this is getting to me also.
I feel like my mood has gone downhill again, I'm irrational in my moods and behaviour which worries me for the sake of my children...I seem to be kind caring loving etc then one little thing that is trivial cam set me off and I'm shouty, on a rage like everything is against me and I can't control myself. I feel so down that self harming thoughts are back daily and the thought of not wanting to be here anymore cause I feel like a failure for my children. I am so emotional aswell. The only thing that has got better is the sleeping at night, even though I'm still napping through the day some days. I do work, it's where I feel like my self but at same time it's like I'm putting on a front cause it's not actually me...kinda hard to explain that one but hoping someone understands what I mean, I don't feel like i know who I am anymore.
I just feel so low and can't get my mood to shift...if any one can relate to this please let me know....😫😔

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BonnieandBell · 04/03/2019 13:32

Hey smurphy,

I’m not on that AD- I’m on sertraline but I felt awful in the first few weeks also. How are you feeling a week later? Maybe go back to your gp? Therapy definitely helps also

StormTreader · 04/03/2019 13:34

I tried Mirtazipine and hated it for some of the same reasons - is there a reason you're on that one rather than a more mainstream one?

Snog · 04/03/2019 16:40

Ask to change, that sounds awful.

NorthEndGal · 04/03/2019 16:55

Hello this is NorthEndGals daughter. I am 22 and have been on Mirtazipene for 8 or 9 months now. I had been on citalopram for years. It had no side effects for me. My psych made the switch because she felt the side effects from mirtaz would be beneficial for my issues (the hungry and sleepy that the medicine tends to induce). I started Mirtazipene at 30mg and was bumped to 45mg as soon as I was fully off the citalopram. I haven't had the same issues, but I do know mirtaz has a lot more side effects than something similar like citalopram. I hope this can help

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