Hi everyone. This is my first post. I've been taking mirtazapine for about 7 months now and I've been finding that it's now having the opposite effect when I take it just before bed. It makes me wide awake and my anxiety is high for several hours and I'm not getting to sleep enough or I wake frequently through the night. This never happened before and I have reduced my dose from 45mg down to 30mg and then down to 15mg over a few months. Now I'm finding I'm not sleeping well at all on 15mg but I'm also anxious and tearful during the day which is unusual for me. Because of this I think I should go back up to 30mg and maybe try taking it earlier in the evening. I was wondering if anyone else takes their dose earlier on in the evening because of the stimulating effect it can have in the higher doses? Also is it possible for mirtazapine to stop working? Many thanks