Posted by mtom on June 23, 2019, at 12:30:23
In reply to Re: Many comment Mirtazapine for sleep.But AD/anxiety?, posted by plenair on June 23, 2019, at 11:43:10
The script from my Doctor said Take 1/4 pill daily and the Pharmacy had cut them when I picked them up. In past, when I was using another medication and titrating up slowly, my Doctor wrote on the Script "take as directed". I tried cutting these myself into 1/4's with a pill cutter, but wasn't very good at it. When I told my Pharmacist that "as instructed" meant to start with 1/4 and gradually increase but I was having trouble cutting them accurately, he said they would be happy to cut these for me. But again in both cases, the doctor had instructed for the pills to be cut. You could try just asking your Pharmacist to do this, but they may want instructions from the Doctor before doing so. Otherwise, you could try yourself with a pill cutter or small box cutter razor.
> Hi mtom,
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> Thanks for your message. I have never heard of a pharmacy manually cutting a pill into quarters. That's great. I don't think my psychiatrist or pharmacy does this. I will ask my doctor, but I think the best I will get is that I should do it myself. I am assuming that the cuts were made parallel to the center score line?
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> I have my filled bottle of Mirtazipine from several months ago, but I haven't taken any yet.
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> I've had horrible insomnia...with total insomnia a few nights ago and two nights back to back of three hours of sleep coupled with anxiety, so I'd really like to get some help.
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> I agree that one should start slowly due to side-effects. Between me failing medication after medication or me refusing to take certain medications, or starting slowly, being extra-sensitive to uncommon side-effects, I haven't found anything that has helped and I've been suffering with this for decades.
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> Hope Mirtazipine does well for you, and I'd love an update!
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