Depression update

[lizziec]

I've been struggling again for a while (thank you to everyone who has put up with it), especially when it comes to i. getting to sleep and ii. staying asleep. That's had a knock on effect with my moods (which had more or less plateaued at less than ideal). The conclusion come to today by Nikki and Dr K was that I was only being partially medicated by the Citalopram, so over the next week I'm being weaned off the Citalopram with a view to starting my new prescriptions - Mirtazapine, which apparently has some stuff in it that makes one drowsy, so I'm to take it at night and it will hopefully help me get to sleep and stay asleep. Unfortunately "weight gain" is a major side effect. Worried I'll turn into (more of) a whale now! Hopefully though it will medicate me properly and I will stop plateauing and start getting properly well again.

A warning to those of you who have a lot to do with me. The dr told me that while the meds are switching and whatnot I'll probably have a fairly big dip, so I'm going to apologise in advance for anything I say or do while low, and if I don't get out very much in the next few weeks.

Anyone reading have any experiences with Mirtazapine and can tell me about it?

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[red-pill.livejournal.com]

side effects may include:
droziness
weight gain
cat gain
the abuilty to talk to spiders
madabals
organ failor
pipe organ failor
piaon failor
an inablty to read porograhpic fiction
sudden death
sudden reveltion
minor death
major death
an inabnilty to win at poker
more death
cake


*glomp

[mostlysilent.livejournal.com]

Mirtazapine was the stuff I got given, it definately knocks you out the first week or so... which was great cos I wasnt getting to sleep til 4, 5am every night and waking up at 3pm :P I didnt really notice too much weight gain but I thnk that was more cos of my bodys silly metabolism, though I did end up scoffing my face a lot more with food, going through a big bag of pretzels from sainsburies every day or two.

One more thing I remember was... well, shivers. You know how you jump when something surprises you? Take that, and multiply it a few times, and add shivers all the way through your body. Went away within a few weeks and wasnt exactly a scary side effect, just not something I;d been used to, and it was a lot easier to make me jump.

Hope that helps *snugs*

[barakta]

Just to say I've read and acknowledged. If there's anything I can do, then let me know. I shall be thinking good thoughts for you during medication transition period.

[pornqueenie.livejournal.com]

Not been on it myself, but just to wish you good luck with the switchover, and if you need anything in the meantime, just give me a shout

big hugs to you

xx

[bleandweller.livejournal.com]

I was on Mirtazapine for a while back in 2002 and it does indeed knock one out. Don't mix alcohol with it though!

I found that it did indeed seem to work, for one thing the extra sleep *alone* started to help one's general wellbeing.

It's all a journey...