I have been taking Mirtazapine 15mg every night for past few months been on it for about 9 months went up to 45mg but have come down to 15mg as was making my anxiety worse.My doctor added 50mg sertraline 9 and a half weeks ago which i take in the morning and still waiting for it to work. feel lethargic no motivation etc could this be the mirtazapine affecting my mornings thinking of stopping it.
I hate the effect the Mat has had on me which one are you thinking of stopping?
Feel groggy unmotivated to do anything dont know wether its the mirt or depression/Anxiety
Hi, I took 30mg of mirtz last night, I also had a few glasses of wine, which I know I should not. you would think I would sleep like a log!! I ended up with fidgety legs and wide awake still at 1pm . Thats when I reach for my sleeping pills. I feel groggy and lethagic this morning, having to force myself to do anything, so you have my entire sympathy. I am going to come off these mirtz. Go get some more medical help, I am.
i think it could be the mirt. i am tapering off it from 45 now at 1.8 mg
I am taking Venlaxine for several years for depression,well about 4 years ago I hit a very bad patch and my doctor put me on 15 mgs of Mirtazapine.They slowly turned me into a near zombie and times when I could actually feel anything it was pure anixety.My weight shot up by about 2 stone and no matter how hard I tried I couldn’t loose the excess weight.Anyway common sense prevailed and I KNEW the Mirtazapine was the culprit.I started to wean myself off them and I wont lie it was not nice to say the least.Twelve months it took before I was feeling better.I think the shock. of the effects of what the Mirtazapine did to me made me appreciate the Venlaxine that I was on and all that I needed was an adjustment to the dose.As far as I am concerned Mirtazapine is a very dangerous and horrible drug that should not be on the market. Hope I’ve been of help.
I agree mirtazapine is a horrible drug. I’m currently tapering at 7.5mg but the feeling of anxiety and palpitations is horrendous. I also suffer with muscle tightness in tummy and right arm. Can’t wait to see end of this drug
any tips on how to cope I certainly don’t want to increase my dose. thanks for your time
THE MIRTAZAPINE DONT THINK ITS DOING ANYTHING BUT SLOW ME DOWN
Ive been on it for about 9 months 7.5 15 30 45 Then back down 45 30 15 for last few months on 15 Going to taper off it i think might go to 7.5 tonight
ive come mirt 3 times if you think that withdrawal is bad wait until you have ssri withdrawal!
Mirt will make u tired in morning. Taper off slowly 10% a month. Withdrawals are terrible. I am currently down to 5.62 mg. Liquid tapering is the best and more accurate. I started at 15mg but was having high blood pressure and felt terrible so went down to 7.5 mg. There is a support withdrawal group on FB that are helpful. Let me know if you want to join because you’ll have to friend me to be added to the group. I can also send you recipe to change pills to liquid.
took this drug for 3 months from 15mg to 45mg awful, only time it helped was a hr after taking it. made me calm an sleep. but I awoke every morning with awful anxiety. wasted 3 months of my life! boo off work for nearly 5 months now as I had battle with psychiatrist to let me go back on my original ones of dosulepin which I had been on for over 20 yrs, but I went to see private psychiatrist an he started me on mirt, biggest mistake. I tapered from 45mg to 30mg over a week then 15mg for week they put me on lofepramine (which I tried for 6 weeks, and never worked) which is on same tricyclic group of old ones as they still didn’t want to give me them back. took me going into 2nd crisis to get a psychiatrist that listened to me and prescribed it again so on day 11 an slowly I think they starting to help, my anxiety is worse in morning so hoping it will lift soon. I also have added eating problem from a choking incident that triggered it all off, so also lost 4 st since may, and high anxiety gives me no appetite but I am trying it’s slow process. good luck. x
Hi Lee, i have been on sertraline 50mgs for 10 weeks. i have wanted to completely come of Luvox , so today i dropped the luvox and went up on the sertraline to 66mg to balanceout the seretonin. Today my stomach is off and i feel exhausted
Hi Angela I am on 7.5 taper just now and feel the very same as you it’s horrific i have pounding heart in bed heart palpitations as well .
i feel your pain , i started on 7.5 slept well for about 2 weeks felt okay ish
started having panic attacks got put up to 15 started having more panic attacks put up to 30 plus diazapram for the attacks . on 7.5 had only one panic attack so far but feel horrible most of the day
pam I would like to join please
i need all the support i can get
can I ask if your on a taper at night , so you take anything to help you through the day ? the days are horrific for me
cheers
mark
Im not tapering got down to 15mg from 45mg over a few months been on the 15mg for about 3months maybe longer just want off it im sure its making me anxious and sluggish in mornings its like having a hangover every day!Not good when you want to get on with your life?
if its the mirtazapine withdrawal group i started it 
i agree with you , its like 10 months of having a hangover and feeling shattered and anxious
its so good to have people to talk to about this I appreciate all your comments