anyone taking Mirtazapine?
My doctor is wanting to change me from dosulipin to Mirtazipine. He has assured me that I won't get the horrible side effects that I got when another doctor tried to change me to prozac. What are other peoples opinions on this if you have taken it please?
Re: anyone taking Mirtazapine?
Hey Annie, I have been taking Mirtazapine for about 4 years now 45mg. The only start up side effect I got was drowsiness during the day, but that wore off. If you are having sleep problems as I do, you should get a good nights sleep. I am a little intolerant of SSRI's, that is the reason I was prescribed Mirtazapine.
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I had a really bad reaction to prozac so it makes me reluctant to change. Do you feel less anxious with mirtazipine?
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Hi, ive tried mirtazapine and after having severe reation to cit it was a walk in the park side effect wise with zero side effects apart from the drowsiness, unfortunatly it didn't help my anxiety so i was swapped over to venlafaxine but ive read good reports on it xx
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I have read a few reports that it is really good for depression but not so good for anxiety.
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my physchatrist did say it was more for depression than anxiety or its good as an add on AD but i gave it a shot due to its seditive effects as i don't sleep well but unfortunatly it wasn't for me xx
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I take mirtazapine 45mg and have to say its the best med I have ever taken, I sleep better and have reducd anxiety. Ive taken Prozac and Citalopram in the past but had to stop taking them because they kept my brain racing. I found sleep impossible and still suffered with anxiety.
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Thanks everyone, I am still deciding if I should change or not:unsure:
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I've been taking 15mg of Mirtazapine a night for most of the last 5 years (apart from odd occasions when I was prescribed alternatives). It's the only one that helps me sleep, but I found 30mg a night brought the insomnia back so I stay at the lower dose.
Minor sexual side effects, dry mouth, slightly foggy brain at times, but less of a hangover effect for me than dosulepin which I took in the late 90s when it was called dothiepin. After it was renamed I took it as and when I needed to help me sleep.
I feel my sleep is more natural on Mirtazapine.
Mark
Re: anyone taking Mirtazapine?
Hi Annie
Have you seen we have a whole sub-forum for this medication?