Hi I have been on mirtazapine for 6 years and had a few blips over the years.
my gp has put me on to 45mg from 30 mg, just feel so low at the moment and having the most horrendous night sweats, just wondered if anyone else has had this as a symptom of stress and anxiety. Don't know if there is something else underlying, and this is making me feel worse.
Elaine
Hi Elaine,
Sorry to hear of your suffering. Those symptoms are 'obviously' brought on by the increase in the dose of Mirt.
One thing I wonder is why the necessity to increase your dose ? And how long have you been at 45 mg??
Hi, thanks for your comments, they increased the dose as my anxiety symptoms were getting worse, mainly due to work problems. I have been on the 45 mg for about 3 weeks now and Iam back at the doc next week.
This is a horrible illness. How are you, do suffer from this?
Hi Elaine
I should not have said "obviously etc" because it could well be something else. Feeling low & horrendous night sweats ... have you ruled out the menopause ~ probablyy not, you could be 21 for all I know lol.
I would urge you to take care in case the Mirt' is pooping out; after 6 years it is possible, then I have read from folk on this forum that the symptoms are the same as withdrawal symptoms ... anx, insomnia, nausea etc. If ever you need to reduce Mirt do so after research, the 10% per month method.
Should your doctor advise you to go back to 30mg I would step down again slowly. Doctors don't always know abouut tapering and 'poop out', maybe you have a well informed doctor, I hope so, mine didn't know.
Thank you I am well. I don't have your symptoms no, I did take Mirt for 2 years for insomnia which lead to anxiety with lead to depression, nightmare time. But I tapered slowly and finally got to zero mg in January.
Wishing you well Elaine
Hi Calmer, I am also on mirtaz. How did you feel after getting down to zero mg.
Hope all is well with you.
Hi,I was prescribed Mirt for sleep and it was upped to 30 I started with horrendous Night Sweats and Anxiety which I'd never had before in my life. The Mirt caused them both so I quit the Mirt and it was the best decision I've made.
I still have a small amount of Anxiety around my insomnia (bedtime) and I have a bit of depression because of the insomnia. I'd rather have a lighter A/D for my depression and a tablet for sleep then a powerful mind changing tablet that does it all.
People are being mis-diagnosed as having psychiatric problems when I think it's the Mirt that enhances the situations.
I should of done a very slow taper but it's over with now and I'm feeling myself again so now life is realistic and I can move forward.
Good luck.
Hi glad to know you are feeling good. With me it's just one day at a time. Def not menopause, as I'm coming up to 60(getting old) . I'm back at the go this week so hopefully she will have a solution for this nightmare illness.
Hi thanks for your reply, I'm back at the doc this week, not sure if she is going to change the meds, just want this to go away.
Hi, I am currently coming off mirtazapine after being on them for 2 years because its caused awful insomnia, horrible dreams and such. I also still get very high anxiety even on the 45mg dose of this drug so you are not alone there. Maybe this isn't the right anti depressant drug for you? I'm being switched to another one myself.
Hi, I have been on mirtazapine for 6 years and not really had many problems with them, don't know if they just stop working!!! Good luck with coming of them though, hope it all works out for you.
Hi anthony
Short answer ... ... ... I researched and did a slow taper, it took me a year from 15 mg ... ugh !! and I feel ok, the first couple of weeks were a little difficult with lack of sleep but after that all is well
And you ... how are you on the Mirt' ??
Hi Ssam
Just a little concerned for you when you say "coming off Mirt - switching to another" ... did you do a slow taper off Mirt or just "switching" over to another?? Are you taking a low dose of Mirt now??
I am taking mirtaz for 25 days. I don notice any improvement. I also take venlaflaxine.
Were you taking any other medicine.
Thanks.
Hi elaine, I have been taking mirtaz for 25 days. I just not work on me. Still feeling down and sleepy.
Hi Calmer, thanks for your concerns but I was currently on the 30mg dose but have been taking 15mg for about two weeks. I am unsure whether to lower it to 7.5mg or just stop after 15mg though.
My advice would be to wait a while longer as you've already done a 50% drop, which is mega, symptoms can kick in 2 - 4 weeks after any drop. Bud wait st least 4 weeks, see how you are at that point, then plan another drop - but not off all together
Hey guys. I need some advice. Ive been taking this medication now for about a week now. I havent had many side effects from it. But i have noticed a few little things. For example my heart rate is alot faster than normal not a major issuse for me but its something ive noticed. I have also noticed things like my hands being constantly cold and not being able to warm then up no matter what i try to do ive even put my hands in boiling water (not from kettle from tap) to try and warm then up but there still realy cold. Ive also noiced ive gained weight since taking them and had a few cravings for differnt food (chrunchy nut cornflakes mainly) went thro 3 boxes in 2 days very unnormal for me. The main symptom im worried about is forgettfulness ive noticed im forgetting things sometimes little things for exsample i remeber getting a chewing gun out my pocket and eating one but a hour later relised i didnt have it anymore and couldnt for the life or me remeber if i had throw it away or not (very small ) but it was like that whole hour was a blank. More major ones r like i forgot to lock my door when i went out the otherday and for me i always double check my door atleast twice before i leave it. Also i nearly forgot to pick my son up from nursery thr other and lucky it was about 2mins to 6 and my boss said to me dont u have to get littleun at 6. Immdetally i ran his nursery snd told them i was on my way (only takes me 5 mins to get there) also last night i was lead in bed with my little one to get him to sleep wen he was asleep i put him back in his bed i went to the toliet and csme back in my room to go to bed and thought wheres harvey i paniced for about a mintue and then remembered i had put him in his bed and had to go and make sure to check he was there. Also once i had carmed down abit from thay i was lead in bed and it was like confustion i wasnt sure where i was and who i was for about 5 mins it really worried me. Has anyone else had this sort of thing xx
I would not call these problems "little things". You should see a doctor soon. They may or may not be related to taking mirtazapine.
Best wishes.
Hi Katie, I think you should keep a dairy of your daily Symptoms as it's hard to remember when your asked to explain.
I started to forget all sorts of things that I would never normally forget like ~ was my daughter in bed when really she was staying at her nana's that night, it would make me panic because I'd quickly need to remember.
I described it as zoning out for a while.
Keeping it to myself wasn't a good idea because it was secretly panicking so that's why I started to keep a diary so I'd know if it was getting worse.
The needing all the wrong foods and the amount never being enough is a tuff one that doesn't go away. My eating habits instantly went back to normal when I did the very slow taper that's needed to come off the Mirt and I lost all the weight I'd gained within 2 months 😊
Let your Gp know how much not remembering makes you panic and worry so they can monitor you and make any changes that are needed to make sure it doesn't get any worse. The symptoms will probably settle down once your brain excepts the changes but I do think it would be best to keep a dairy to help you remember.
I hope it helps knowing this can happen and that your not alone.
I hope your feeling better soon x
Also Katie I forgot to mention that my biggest symptom problem was my heart beating too fast (palpitations).
The palpitations as well as Night Sweats made my Gp change my meds so I'd definitely keep an eye on your racing heart just to make sure it doesn't get uncomfortable.
I didn't get the cold hands problem but put it on your list. Mirt causes everyone to have a huge list of symptoms but some people really need to be prescribed mirt and some find the side affects too much to bear x