Im not sure if its just me but after 7 days on 45mg Mitazapine I feel more low that on 30mg, so much so I went to see GP. I am now moving across to venlafaxine anyone else had the same issue
I'm on venlafaxine after having bad time on prozac and citalopram, i found it a much easier drug to tolerate
Yes 45mg made me worse too and worsened side effects so backed down to 30mg and hoping to decrease further after checking with Doc, as side effects getting me down : (
Hi did you start on 15mg? How was it to start with?
Hi,
It awas back last Nov, yes I think I did start with 15mg which seemed fine, however I did have diagnoses of chronic fatigue at that time and had lots of different things happening with my body at the time which were unexplainable..... Although now I believe it to be my body breaking down due to pressure, anxiety and depression (life).
Unfortunately my body seems very sensitive to a lot of chemicals : (
Everyone is so different and I know a lot of people have great success , so it's just a case of trying things and keep in close contact with your GP so they can oversee things.
Good luck x
I started on 15mg months ago which was ok , as was 30 but felt my mood was dropping so saw gp and got 45mg. They may me suicidal....
How is it for treatment of anxiety ?
I felt bad for a few weeks with each increase but it passed and I found increasing very beneficial. I have been on Mirt 9 weeks now and I'm far from better but lots better than when I started.
I'm not sure it's a solution itself along with anxiety. I see a lot of post where people have taken venlafaxine and mit together and had great results, and some have had great results on venlafaxine alone. Everyone is different
I think it's different for us all, whilst I am pretty ill right now, and unhelped by the stress from a piece of work that is proving more costly to me, I slowly praying things work it will be my first day on venlafaxine today, I am likely to groggy as I have had to change from Mit very quick.
venlafaxine is quite good re start up effects so here is hoping you will be ok, what dose are you starting on?
27.5 twice daily, will go up next if all is fine after I have seen my GP next week
Hi Time,
if u dont do well on 45 mg then its wise to go back to 30 mg.
Mirtazapine 30 mg is a good daily therapeutic dose but it is a 2'nd or 3'rd line AD.
Your doctor may take the right decision.
best wishes,
Yeah 30 was ok but I had been to see doc as I noticed things early enough to know I wasnt well, hence the hike to 45mg. I just want to function properly. This issue has cost me my marriage and my job. So I am adamant its not going to do anything else.
Life is so cruel. I'm sorry to hear about your marriage & job loss. I hope things start picking up for you.
Start ws fine on 15mg but wasnt really enough to keep mood up
Jimmy.
I felt the same with each increase in Mirtazapine fo quite a few weeks.
In fact it seemed initially to make my anxiety and depression worse.
Ive been on it 11 weeks now,6 weeks at 45mg and I'm so glad I stuck with it. This last week I turned a corner which I honestly never thought I'd see. Even though I've been through anxiety/depression before I thought this time I wouldn't find my way back. I'm now at last feeling changes that make me believe in myself and believe that I will get better.
Only 2 weeks ago I was about ready to give up on the Mirt. I'm so glad I didn't xx
Hi Gillian, I'm in desperate need of positive news like yours. I've been on mirtazapine for 8 weeks, 2 at 15mg and last 6 weeks at 30mg. I've seen some improvement in my anxiety but my depression is still as bad, if not worse. The mornings are awful. I've now had venlafaxine added. Can I ask what improvements you noticed first? I'm so desperate to be well again.
Gillian,
I think all these drugs are tolerated different by us all, and for me the feeling of want to die meant that it was never going to be something I could cope with for much longer.
Thanks for all your input folks, I am so glad to be off Mirtazapine. And hope that it works well for everyone else.