I was just put on this medicine today and I suffer from insomnia. How many minutes will it take for it to help me sleep?
How long as in minutes does it take mirtazapine 15 mg tablets to work?
Question posted by Laurie Dale on 7 Feb 2019
Last updated on 21 February 2022
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3 Answers
JDH1977
21 Feb 2022
I taking lowest dose and 3.5 hrs later I’m tossing and turning not asleep! Feel awful all day I swear the Dr is trying to send me over edge with not sleeping!
WildcatVet
21 Feb 2022
Can you take a higher dose?
Inactive
7 Feb 2019
I took it for 10 years, kicked in within 20 minutes.
WildcatVet
7 Feb 2019
Hello! It depends on how quickly your metabolism absorbs the medication... generally 15-30 minutes.
Best regards and I hope you sleep well! Wild Cat
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