Re: Just started taking Mirtazapine
Day 17 - 15mg Feeling OK but early mornings im getting anxiety. This is nothing too extreme and it passes after i get up and eat ...
Day 18 - 15mg Getting headaches now which im sure are from taking this ... Just read Smudgers post and feel soooo much better - its great to hear that people are feeling better even after such a tough time getting there.
Im taking these at the same time every night 8.30pm - when do others take theres ?
Re: Just started taking Mirtazapine
Hi pacman, glad u read it and it helped (was hoping it would get better earlier than 46 days though! however, its a tiny percentage of the rest of my life isnt it?)). I take mine at 10pm n Im drowsy before 11. Keep up the good workl.:D
Re: Just started taking Mirtazapine
Hi Smudger, just out of interest when you started to feel better was it a gradual thing or did you just wake up one morning and feel better ? I would be really interested to know.
Also hows the appetite, mines getting bigger and bigger by the day !
cheers
Pacman
Re: Just started taking Mirtazapine
Day 19 - 15mg General anxiety feeling is fading, am able to cope with what the day brings but do have ups and downs.
Day 20 - 15mg Average day. I feel it would be quite hard to have a full blown panic attack now which is good
Day 21 -15mg, Decided i may start taking them later in the evening as im still waking earlish and not getting properly back to sleep ... Also am falling asleep on the sofa at 9.30. Appetite is much increased now - want to eat all the time ...
Day 22 - Missed a dose today ! Ate waaaaaay too much today then a couple of beers in the pub so felt abit sick on the way home. Decided to skip a dose today as it was very late and also didnt mix well with alcohol last time (was very groggy the next day). Will be interesting to see how i feel the day after without one ...
Re: Just started taking Mirtazapine
Hi there Pacman I am glad that you have managed to stick with the mirtazapine. When do you go back to the docs for a review? I think you that you should have taken your meds last night even though you had had alcohol. I hope that you are not feeling too bad this morning/afternoon? Increased appetite and weight gain are one of the major side effects of this medication. I have managed to keep my weight down but it is hard work. Only diet and exercise have done it for me. It is worth chatting to the docs about this too. If you are still waking early could this mean that the depression is still there? Well done for getting this far with your meds though
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Thanks for the comments EJ. I havent been feeling too bad today, even after not taking one last night, but definatley feel more axious than I have done in the past few weeks. Im putting this down to the alcohol too.
will post more soon :)
Pacman
Re: Just started taking Mirtazapine
Started on 30mg of zispin last night. Slept well but feel totally zonked today - just wanna sleep. Really hesitant about taking these pills cos everybody seems to put on loads of weight while on them. Couldn't deal with that as I'm already around 2 stone overweight !!! Should I just ask my doc to prescribe me something else?
Re: Just started taking Mirtazapine
Dear Sjr I would try to stick with the mirtazapine if you can . Sedation is very common during the first few weeks but it does get better and your mood will slowly improve. I have taken mirtazapine twice in the last few years. The first time I piled on the weight putting on one and a half stones. This time I went back onto mirtazapine in September. Initially I started to put on weight. With diet and exercise I managed to claw back the weight I had gained. I am still within my healthy weight range for my height. Try to eat heathily and avoid high fat and sugary foods and drinks.
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Hi pacman. Sorry I havent posted u sooner. The improvement wasn't sudden. I diaried my weeks and found there were more good days than bad and the good now rule mostly! I still have some bad days when I feel down n angry so I go swimming or to pilates. The appetite thing is still a problem. I find I have binging days n then I eat really healthy for a few days. Ive piled on the weight. I am exercising 3 to 4 times a week but mostly pilates n swimming. Pilates isn' fat burning though. Nevertheless exercise absolutely lifts my mood, I can't recommend it enough. I find alcohol doesn't mix at all with this medication. I love red wine but its just not a good mix. I REALLY miss it. I have had a couple of terrible episodes that coincided with 'time of the month' when I completely lost it (need to speak to doc bout this) but obviously you won't suffer with that luckily!lol!Hope this doesn't put you off cause all our experiences can be very different, mine I am glad to say is more good these days!
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Hi, was just wondering if you guys taking mirtazipine are working???? I am signed off sick at the moment and have been for the past 4months due to having an awful time and changing meds. I am due back in March and am really hoping that I will be able to as I feel that will help with the recovery by taking my mind off etc. At this moment i couldnt work the side effects of mirt make me feel sleepy until mid afternoon and I am having awful brain zaps from the quick withdrawal of citalopram. I cant even leave the house at the moment.