So I have been avanza ( mirtazapine) for about 3 months now an since taking it I have trouble getting up in the morning an can no longer work at this point in time due to the medication I feel that these medication is causing most of my problems I am worried about the side effects like insomnia can any one help
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Matt - this was my experience as well. I developed some breathing complications from the flu and thereafter had anxiety, difficulty sleeping and my appetite was severely reduced. I lost about 45 pounds in 1.5 months. I was put on Mirtazapine, 7.5 mg, which is a low dose. For the first week I felt like my sleep improved a little, not great. Then my sleep reverted back to me waking up consistently at 3:30 - 4:00 am and being unable to fall back asleep.
My appetite certainly improved, which was beneficial as I was really losing a lot of weight. The drug made me feel horrible, particularly in the morning. Like you, I had great difficulty getting out of bed and starting my day. I felt my anxiety had worsened on the drug. I was very unproductive, all I wanted to do was sit in my recliner and surf the internet. I was on short term disability during this time and when I was taking the drug, I had my doubts about being able to return to work anytime soon . I just couldn't function on Mirtazapine. It is a nasty, nasty drug. And when you come off it, you will experience a whole range of withdrawal symptoms. If you decide to discontinue the drug, you should NOT do it cold turkey. You need to taper down. There are many posts on this board about tapering and the withdrawal symptoms people experience. I don't know the reasons you are taking the drug, but you should ask your pdoc about getting on something else and start tapering off Mirtazapine. Like I said, Mirtazapine is a really nasty drug, It's not your garden variety anti-depressant.
Hi John so i have been suffering depression an anxiety for a wile now I all ways have had sleep problems so I starred taking Xanax five months ago to sleep it was not prescribed to me an I realised quick that i I all ready had an addiction to it it so I stopped cold turkey that was a bad mestake I started crashing straight away I thought I was dying one night I did not sleep for 28 hours an I stared wishing I would just die but I went to the doc an said you need to help me he said I don’t know what to give you u have tried every thing an said I can try the mirtazipine I come home an took a 30mg tablet an I slept for 13 hours strait ever since I started taking it I have had bad dreams every night I have put on weight an my anxiety is bad at this point I do not feel like I can work ever agen