anxiety as side-effect of mirtazapine?

[rubytuesday]

hi there,

i am just wondering if anyone else has experienced increased anxiety as a result of taking mirtazapine. i am wondering if this is a side-effect that will wear off with time or if i need to head back to my GP's for a med rethink.

it'd be good to hear from anyone who has experienced this.

thanks, amy

[Abby1]

Hi,i have experienced bad anxiety whilst taking Mirtazapine (15mg and 30mg),it is driving me mad but i do get some sleep from taking it,so i guess i have to keep taking the tablets. I have found Mirtazapine heightens my senses,so to speak,if im in a situation where i would feel a bit nervous,i feel about double the amount of tension. I have tried other ADs but they gave me even worse insomnia than i have already,so i couldnt stick with them. Lets hope we feel better soon.

[steveh31]

Yes I had to cut back to 15mg after going upto 30mg then come off them. I was on them a 14 months. Anxiety started to take over near the end badly.

[Abby1]

Hi Steveh31,did you find you could sleep ok when you came off Mirtazapine?

[steveh31]

Yes my sleep pattern and everything else went back to what they was before I took it.

[Abby1]

Thanks for the reply Steveh31,my sleep was lousy before i took Mirtazapine,i was awake for night after night,so in a wierd way am not looking forward to coming off it,even though i know deep down it is causing this intense anxiety. Im glad your sleep/anxiety levels went back to being what they were before.

[steveh31]

I found towards then end that I couldn't get up for work and was dozey and larthagic until about lunchtime when I came off it that disappeared and my sleep pattern went back to my normal 6 hours.