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Temazepam to Mirtazepin?

Sleep Health | Last Active: Feb 17, 2023 | Replies (21)
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@cookierockwell

I had some bad reactions to anti-depressants of various types over the years, and decided years ago I'd never take them again.

Fast forward to about 6 months ago, and I wasn't sleeping due to pain. I talked to my PCP about it, and she suggested trying mirtazapine. She said it was a very bad anti-depressant, but a very good sleep sedative. I've been taking 7.5mg, and up until the past week or so, I've been sleeping well. No negative side effects. Today I'll be asking her about a small increase.

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sgeneris | @sgeneris | Feb 13, 2023

Same here: decades ago the 1st AD I took was a tricyclic and I promised myself I won't touch any again. Hard to believe a tetracyclic is fundamentally different, hence the concern. Age (74) is another -- there are warnings (that's why I asked your age). And the rebound if stopped.

I've read exhaustively about it and the effect on people are so widely different -- extreme differences -- that the only way to know is to take it.

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