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/mental/ need some advice on meds pls Anonymood 03/26/19 (Tue) 19:46:10 No.15711

So about 6 months ago I started my journey into the world of antidepressants. First i was on sertraline, was on 75 mg for about 4 months when I decided it wasn't doing much of anything. I am currently taking 150 mg buproprion xl, 10 mg trintellix, and klonopin for anxiety.

I was on mirtazapine 15 mg for help with insomnia and severe loss of appetite. It worked really well for about a month but when I started trintellix, the mirtazapine started feeling extremely sedating, and i would not be able to wake up to an alarm, fall asleep in the middle of the day etc.

My doctor advised me to stop taking it about a week ago to see if these symptoms would improve, but I'm still so tired throughout the day without the mirtazapine and along with that my appetite is starting to dwindle again.

I feel like my current combo has lifted my mood slightly, but its so hard to function when I am having such a hard time sleeping/eating.

So what do u guys think?? does anyone have experience with mirtazapine?

I've heard that upping my dose could lessen the effects, thus making it less sedating but im still relatively new to antidepressants and was very hesitant to start taking them in the first place.

Idk where to go from here and I want to have hope that these medications can help me but its so frustrating finding a combo that works.

any and all advice is greatly appreciated

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Anonymood 03/26/19 (Tue) 22:25:33 No.15712

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The Pharmaceuticals you are taking are difficult to balance because they are synthetic and therefore the body does not process them as efficiently as it does the more natural drugs that doctors do not prescribe because they cannot be patented for greater profit. Psychiatrists also make no attempt to factor in possible genetic interactions when prescribing them either. The longer you use them the more difficult it will become for you to make them work because your body will develop a tolerance to them. They are also very bad for your liver. You need to identify the underlying causes of your symptoms instead of just trying to artificially compensate for them. Otherwise you will eventually become a husk of a human being who's existence has been relegated to that of a pharmaceutical cow.

I can offer less disruptive treatments but you need to give me more data to work with. What is your personal history, including traumatic events birth complications, how you got along with your family, when your symptoms began, what environment you live in (urban or rural). I also need to know more about your medical history. Have you been given many vaccinations, antibiotics, or other medications? Do you have any physiological conditions? What is your diet like?

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