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Mirtazapine

Hi all does anyone else suffer with taking tablets that dissolve on your tongue then swallow with saliva
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Disability Gamechanger - 2019
Thank you for joining and sharing.
I am one of the team of Community Champions. We guide, advise and help members of our Community.
In response to your question on taking medication.
I took these for a number of years.
I have mental health issues used these for depression, will work but take some time to be kicking in.
If using could take a couple of weeks.
I have nutritional and diet qualifications, knowledge and education, advise community members.
Mirtazapine with any medication used to take to three hours before bedtime with my evening meal.
If you read the packet and leaflet says can be taken with food.
If you crunch or bite them do not. Need to swallow whole.
Should not be dissolving on your tongue.
If you take with a meal containing Whole grains, Pasta and Rice . Pulses Beans in combinations with plenty of vegetables and lean meat.
This can induce sleepiness help the drug dissolve and helps the drug to work.
All medication is a trial and error once you know how to administer then you be fine, look at the leaflet please if you can.
One other side effects , you will get dry mouth, tiredness, nausea. Headaches.
Drink water, and make sure energised with small meals or snacks. Fruit is a good example or Whole meal toast with baked beans or Eggs poached.
If you on a high dosage 30 to 45 mg will have some other side effects.
Always speak to GP.
Please hope that helps you.
Please any questions please ask me.
@thespiceman
SCOPE Volunteer Award Engaging Communities 2019
Mental Health advice, guidance and information to all members
Nutrition, Diet, Wellbeing, Addiction.
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I am sorry to hear this.
I know all you could do is take a bite of food add your tablet and water swallow and it is done, taken.
I was advised to do this in a support group. From a mental health charity they discuss issues like this.
Please if these help you consider looking as they offer floating support, welfare, benefits and health issues.
Including Sleep, Medication and diet, Nutrition.
https://www.richmondfellowship.org.uk.
https://www.mind.org.uk.
https://www.rethink.org.
Please might not be in all areas and you can self refer or speak to your GP.
One final point never take tablets or medication on its own, says on information leaflet take with water, fruit juice or food.
What happens if you take meds with food is there start to work immediately straight away dissolves with the acids in your stomach.
Combinations of food, acids and drugs into blood stream and starts to work.
If you take no water then drugs might be a while to be effective.
I can understand your situation.
Please I hope that helps any problems speak to your GP.
Please that is there role, please any thing else please ask.
Offer support, compassion.
Please take care.
@thespiceman
SCOPE Volunteer Award Engaging Communities 2019
Mental Health advice, guidance and information to all members
Nutrition, Diet, Wellbeing, Addiction.
Recipes
Good luck and I hope you get used to them. Maybe ask your doctor or pharmacist if there is a different medication or at least a different manufacturer if you continue to have problems.
Btw, even though I have taken too many tablets far too many times to remember I still have no real misgivings, tablets are now just my way of life until I'm not around any more.
TK
Please do let us know how you get on.
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