I am now pretty much off Mirt, after having been on it around 5-6 months, so felt it might be helpful for people thinking of trying it (and possibly getting scared from googling side effects), to hear precisely what happened to me with respect to the most common side effects.
So - I was on 15mg for about 4 months or so, went up to 30mg for about 4 days and then back down.
1. Fell asleep much easier, and slept through the night for the first 2 months on 15mg, but this effect wore out after that.
2. No real weight gain or increased appetite
3. No dry mouth or other similar effects
4. No daytime sleepiness - though there was some grogginess for the first week or two, but this was far from incapacitating. Going to the gym or doing some sort of exercise helped clear my head.
5. No constipation
6. Some vivid/strange dreams at times, but this was not a problem.
7. Going up to 30mg was very activating - it felt like I had drunk 6 cups of coffee - which was likely due to the Adrenalin effect of the med.
8. Restless legs from time to time about 1hr after taking it, but I found the 400mg of Magnesium Citrate before bed stopped that
9. No other side effects of note
The point of the above is to re-assure anyone thinking of trying it. I read lots of horror stories online, and got myself very worked up about all the possible side effects. None of them happened. I found the med easy to start up on (particularly compared to how horrible SSRI start-up is!) and, so far at least (I am down to about 1mg and about to go to 0mg) relatively easy to withdraw from (though I have gone slowly - over about 2 months).
My mum is on 15mg and it works very well for her. It also works very well for many others. So, should it be suggested that you give it a go, I would recommend it (despite it not working for me!).
I kept a diary on here of my time on the med, so if you want more details, you can look at that. You will note in the diary that I sometimes talk about other possible side effects as I go along, but all of these were just me over-obsessing and worrying about perfectly normal bodily sensations. Some of the dizziness, for example, was just due to stress and lack of sleep.
Good luck and best wishes.
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