friend_ofafriend
09-03-14, 10:14
Hi there,
I've had chronic insomnia for 3 1/2 years and insomnia for probably another year before that. I've had two lots of CBT (therapy), tried melatonin which gave me very bad nights sleep and then eventually mirtazapine which I've been on for about 6 months.
Whilst the mirtazapine does help me to fall asleep I don't feel anymore refreshed in the morning, even when I get on average 7 hours sleep. In fact I feel like I never went to bed in the mornings, thankfully it gets more bearable over the course of the day.
Before mirtazapine I used to use the weekend to catch up on my sleep and I would usually feel 'normal' 2 days a week which kept me sane. Now I never wake up refreshed, it doesn't matter how long I sleep and I seem to have a permanent feeling of brain fog.
The brain fog worries me most because I feel like my IQ has been halved, I can't remember facts and figures which makes it difficult to articulate at all.
I wondered if anyone else has had this feeling of brain fog when taking mirtazapine? I'm thinking of coming off the drug because of it.
Topics: Clouding of consciousness/depersonalisation/derealisation/depersonalization
I've had chronic insomnia for 3 1/2 years and insomnia for probably another year before that. I've had two lots of CBT (therapy), tried melatonin which gave me very bad nights sleep and then eventually mirtazapine which I've been on for about 6 months.
Whilst the mirtazapine does help me to fall asleep I don't feel anymore refreshed in the morning, even when I get on average 7 hours sleep. In fact I feel like I never went to bed in the mornings, thankfully it gets more bearable over the course of the day.
Before mirtazapine I used to use the weekend to catch up on my sleep and I would usually feel 'normal' 2 days a week which kept me sane. Now I never wake up refreshed, it doesn't matter how long I sleep and I seem to have a permanent feeling of brain fog.
The brain fog worries me most because I feel like my IQ has been halved, I can't remember facts and figures which makes it difficult to articulate at all.
I wondered if anyone else has had this feeling of brain fog when taking mirtazapine? I'm thinking of coming off the drug because of it.
Topics: Clouding of consciousness/depersonalisation/derealisation/depersonalization