Hi Peeps i am trying to find out if anyone has had a similar experience to myself whilst taking mirtazapine. I am currently on 45mg a day and have been taking it for 6 weeks. In total i have been on mirt for 17 weeks and have gradually had my dosage increased to where it is now. I am being treated for severe depression and high anxiety. I feel at the moment that my anxiety is getting better, albeit with episodes of intrusive thoughts which are abhorrent to me, but that although my depression has lifted somewhat from being down for the whole day to now feeling as if i am down for the first six or seven hours after waking,it is still a large problem. I am not sure if the mirtazapines effect has now plateaued out or wether the mirt may continue to help but very very slowly. I will have an appointment with a junior doctor from the local community mental health team in the next few weeks and would like to go armed with some information. I know of course not to stop taking the medicine except under doctor advisement but would be grateful if anyone who may have been in a similar position can tell me what they think.