Mirtazapine
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ollie989898
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Can you ask the GP for a different medication?
I'm afraid a lot of drugs like these Rob have a list of side-effects that will cover 2 sides of A4 in very fine print. In the distant past I have used one or two myself as I find they are very effective sleeping tablets but the morning after is like having a hang over.
ollie989898
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I know what you mean. I felt like I would not be safe to drive and it seemed to take hours to wear off.
If the side effects are too problematic if may be worth asking to be changed to another medication, different people find they get different side effects to them, there is a plethora of different kinds, hopefully you can find something that agrees better with you.
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This is Zispin, yes? Are you eating the same as before, or is it just giving you the munchies? It's the tits if your needing sleep too though.
mrs mtx
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mirtazapine is actually a major antidepressant that usually isn’t prescribed lightly. Your doctor has probably given it to use some of the effects to help your sleep. As you can see there are a lot of side effects and you’d probably benefit from trying a different one such as zopiclone.
None of these are supposed to be prescribed long term. If it’s to help sleep then they are supposed to only be taken until a regular sleep pattern occurs again. (Saying that many people are on them for a very long time).
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I had to come off it pdq. Excellent for sleeping after a major upset in my life and restarting appetite but couldn't work properly and was totally non plussed about everything. Moved onto sertraline then nothing
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