I am looking for peoples experiences of Mirtazapine.

[LAAG]

This will be the forth type of medication my husband has been prescribed. He is pretty down at the minute. I was wondering how long it takes to work, did you feel worse before you felt better, did you feel like your weren't quite with it eg a bit spaced out or that there was another one of you in your head.

Also, did you try any type of counselling alongside the medication?

I'm just looking for a bit of support as a partner with someone suffering it is hard to stay strong and positive when you don't really know whether you are doing the right thing.

[Mimi2711]

Hi. My daughter is currently on Mirtazapine. It took a while for her to get to a point where it’s now doing something. Shes been on it since December. She’s had the dose increased 3 times now and it’s starting to make a difference. She is also seeing a counsellor.

She does feel a bit spaced out at times but I was putting that down to her not sleeping. Thankfully she’s started sleeping better and her mood is definitely a lot better.

Hope your husband starts to feel better soon.

[LAAG in reply to Mimi2711]

Thank you so much for your reply. I have said to him maybe a dose increase is what is needed. He is afraid though. How long was your daughter taking it before the dose increased?

[Mimi2711 in reply to LAAG]

She was on the initial dose for 4 weeks then it increased and then increased again after another 4 weeks. She’s now on 45mg

[SharonW1976 in reply to Mimi2711]

Hi mimi, I’m on 30mg did she find going to 45mg helped her sleep better ?

[Mimi2711 in reply to SharonW1976]

Hi Sharon, definitely has helped her sleep better since changing to 45mg. I’ve noticed a huge difference in her mood as well and she commented that she’s sleeping better

[SharonW1976 in reply to Mimi2711]

That’s interesting as I can go up to 45mg but I’m not sure if to or not, I’m doing ok but wake up in the night still. And I feel that spaced out feeling and didn’t want to feel worse. 🤔 I’ve been on 30mg for 4 weeks now. Thanks for chatting

[Mimi2711 in reply to SharonW1976]

Might be worth looking into going up to 45mg. My daughter is sleeping through the night most nights now.

[SharonW1976 in reply to Mimi2711]

Yes sounds like it, I might well do so. Does she suffer from anxiety aswell if you don’t mind me asking as it’s good for that too and I get anxious which causes me to feel down. It’s a crap condition to have but with tablets I’ve been able to control mine well, I’ve just had to change medications which has been a pain.

[Mimi2711 in reply to SharonW1976]

Yeah she suffers from anxiety too. Still gets episodes but it’s more controlled now.

[SharonW1976 in reply to Mimi2711]

Oh that’s good then, it’s good for anxiety Thanks for your feedback it’s helped me x

Might need to up it to 45 😉

[Mimi2711 in reply to SharonW1976]

That’s no problem. I hope you get sorted and feel better soon x

[SharonW1976 in reply to Mimi2711]

Thankyou ! And I hope your daughter gets in ok too x all the best x

[SharonW1976]

Hi I’m on Mirtazapine 30mg how much is he on ? I get that spaced out feeling ! But these tablets can take up to 6-8 weeks to work properly.

[SharonW1976]

Hi I’m on Mirtazapine 30mg how much is he on ? I get that spaced out feeling ! But these tablets can take up to 6-8 weeks to work properly.

[LAAG in reply to SharonW1976]

Only 15mg, he’s only been on them 2 weeks

[kenster1]

hi been on 45mg for years did seem to work in one department but not so others I still don't sleep great and they started losing the desired effect.tried coming off them it was terrible and ended up back on them.

[Booblet]

Hi,.

I was prescribed Mirtazapine several months ago.

Positive : sleep so much better and they really help anxiety and depression..

Negative : I felt sluggish and quite tired nxt day, although I go suffer with M. E.

This drug also gives you an enormous appetite.. I piled on weight.. Which was too debilitating for me.

I stopped taking this drug and are now taking Lamotrigine instead.

Mirtazapine worked pretty quickly for me, although I took it inially to support me in tapering of Venlafaxine..(antidepressant). I was taking 300 mg of Venlafaxine and reduced it to 150mg. Mirtazapine was brilliant for this.

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I was on mirtazapine for a little while. It did help with sleep but I had to stop taking it because I ended up having a really bad reaction to it.