Hi, I've been on the anti depressant mirtazapine for just over 2 years now and I am currently coming off it because of the negative affect its had on my insomnia and its just made me feel awful throughout my days. I used to have trouble falling asleep, but now I can get to sleep incredibly easy. Yet instead of waking up rested, I feel exhausted. I vivid dream the entire night and its honestly driving me mad. I must wake up on average 5 times a night, possibly more and I never feel that I actually get into deep sleep because the night feels like it lasts forever and I just remember every single dream I have... I can wake up and fall back into the same dream within minutes. Its like I am always mentally conscious even though my body is not. I've been having this problem a while now and hope that coming off the mirtazapine will help. Does anyone have any advise? Thank you
Hi I used to take mirtazapine as my main ad but found it made me incredibly sleepy and spaced out during the day and as i was working at the time I had to stop it. I changed to sertraline but kept a very low dose of mirtazapine to help me sleep.
I find it does help me sleep even though I still wake up quite a bit. I also get vivid and very nasty dreams with a few real nightmares but I consider it an ok trade off. I think everyone dreams all night whether you remember it or not and I wouldn't think remembering them is the cause of your exhaustion.
Maybe a different ad would suit you better? If they are making you feel like this then I would see your doctor and ask for a change. You obviously don't need them to sleep anymore.
Im on mirtaz and dreams can be so awfully real, some nights sleep better than others. Taking 5 mg diazepam in night also helps but i really want off all this. Not easy to do.
É um comprimido estranho Mirtazapina, parece diferir de uma pessoa para outra, como nosso corpo e mente lidam com ele, nunca tive sonhos estranhos tomando-o, devo ter ficado nele por cerca de 3/4 anos, foi prescrito para me ajudar durante a noite, mas nunca fez o que meu médico esperava que fizesse - continuar durante o dia, eu dormia bem à noite, mas estava muito deprimido durante o dia, desde então fui colocado sob os cuidados da equipe local de saúde mental e prescrito Venlafaxina para o dia, pessoalmente não acho que a combinação de Mirtazapina e Venlafaxina funcione para mim, pois ainda estou deprimido, intensificado este ano com a morte súbita de um amigo no final do ano passado, para me ajudar a lidar durante a noite em 2015, me foi prescrito Prometazina para tomar junto com a Mirtazapina, foi-me dado conforme solicitado pelo psiquiatra no CMHT, desde então foi colocado na minha prescrição regular, da última vez que a vi (há algumas semanas) ela me deu uma prescrição para alguns Prometazinas extras, para que eu pudesse dobrar a dosagem quando quisesse. Acho interessante ler as histórias de outras pessoas com Mirtazapina, ainda há muitos ADs que não experimentei, apesar de estar em ADs há quase 20 anos, o que fiquei por muito tempo foi Seroxat, mas parou de funcionar após alguns anos, cuide-se, fique seguro xx
Hi I had horrendous dreams on mirt, waking up in panics, sweats and yes they did seem so real, even seeing people in my bedroom that weren;t there, hearing people coming into the house that weren;t there.i became even more aggressive and angry like I was a different person so decided to wean myself off thempsyc agreed to this too as didn;t seem to be doing anything just making things worse. Been off for over a year now still get weird dreams ar times, still get aggresive too but not so violent. Weight gain is beginning to go now too. Just make sure you come of them slowly.
Thank you for the advise, I agree that it just makes you feel awful in the daytime. I wake up very frequently in the night and I never feel like I'm in deep sleep, if that makes sense. That's my understanding on why I feel so fatigued throughout the day. I've seen my doctor and I'm being changed to another AD and its sertraline that you mentioned. So fingers crossed
I feel for you, I kind of feel detatched from reality a lot of the time on mirtazapine and I often think I feel better in the evening. It pretty much messes up my day. My goal is to come off of them all, my next step is to get some therapy because I've been relying on drugs too long without actually solving the problem. Wishing you all the best
Hi sertraline was the 3rd ad I tried and it works fine for me. I started off on 100 mgs and it didn't do a thing, but when it was increased to 150 mgs it really helped.
I hope it helps you but with all med it's a case of trial and error. x