Philup
05-12-17, 11:52
Hello all. I suffer from GAD and OCD. I have been on 150mg of venlafaxine for years. About 4 years ago I had 150mg of quetiapine (not modified release) presecribed which has now gone up to 300mg daily.
I have some 25s knocking about from previous dose alterations and am taking 375mg a day.
In addition I have now been prescirbed 30mg of mirtazipine a day. I am worried about serotoning syndrome.
I see the psychiatrist privately so this is not a concern which I can raise without forking out a load for another appointment. Sadly, it didn't occur to me during the appointment,
Quetiapine itself makes me sleepy the next day and has zapped any motivation. Ideally I would want off it but when I forget to take a dose I literally do not get any sleep.
If you were me would you skip the quetiapine to start taking mirtazipine instead?
I know that no-one here is my psychiatrist but wondering if anyone else could share any experience with these three meds.
Thanks for reading.
I have some 25s knocking about from previous dose alterations and am taking 375mg a day.
In addition I have now been prescirbed 30mg of mirtazipine a day. I am worried about serotoning syndrome.
I see the psychiatrist privately so this is not a concern which I can raise without forking out a load for another appointment. Sadly, it didn't occur to me during the appointment,
Quetiapine itself makes me sleepy the next day and has zapped any motivation. Ideally I would want off it but when I forget to take a dose I literally do not get any sleep.
If you were me would you skip the quetiapine to start taking mirtazipine instead?
I know that no-one here is my psychiatrist but wondering if anyone else could share any experience with these three meds.
Thanks for reading.