Conversion Diary, Week 1, Day 2

today i am free of taking sertraline, and i am beginning to feel the effects.. i feel like my mood is fading a little.. and I’ve been apologising a lot because I’m beginning to feel guilty again.. hmmm ;/ …i had at least 5 times tonight where i retched which is a bit .. blah… ok i don’t know when ill start the mirtazapine, but I’m thinking tomorrow, the only thing is i cant decide what the dose is..

so here are my options:

7.5mg

pros: small, easy amount to adjust to, if immediate adverse effects occur they will be very mild on this small starter dose

cons: mirtazapine rule of thumb: the lower dosage, the more sedation you feel

15mg

pros: get the build up out of the way quicker, get past the sedated phase quicker when increasing dose

cons: heavy side effects are present at 15mg, if immediate adverse effects occur they will be mild to moderate in severity on this low dose

30mg

pros: …. less sedation?

cons: well, memory reminds me that life can seem speedy or racing on this dose, as well as very weird heart rhythms .. !

45mg

ive never actually made it to the whole 45mg i used to be prescribed last year, im not sure why but i stuck to about 15-30mg… so this is unknown territory for me !

im still feeling a few of the side effects from 200mg sert. such asssss.. sexual dysfunction/anorgasmia, weight loss, difficulty sleeping, urinary retention.. headache !