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Switching mirtazapine to amitryptaline

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EJustice100 · 21/03/2023 10:19

Hello. I am currently on 15mg of mirtazapine and am desperate to come off it. I have only been on it for a few weeks. It was prescribed for depression and insomnia. Unfortunately I have a history of eating disorder so the weight gain fear is overriding any benefit I get from the medication. I am wondering if I might do well on amitryptaline as it can help sleep and perhaps isn’t associated with as much weight gain as mirtazapine. Has anyone successfully switched from one to the other? If so did you taper or do a direct switch? Thanks very much.

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moonbeam1211 · 19/08/2023 14:21

I found it brilliant for my IBS and chronic neck pain but the weight I put on was awful nearly 3 stone so I came off it and he put me on Nortriptyline 20mg and 3 weeks in I am felling awful, bad nausea stomach is burning and my neck pain is some days unbearable, not sure to give the new drug a bit more time or just give in and go back on the Mirtazapine.

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