Mirtazapine

[nh_user_1349005]

Hello everyone,
I’m looking for some advise or guidance.

I’ve had lots of experience with antidepressants growing up and I have a little bit of a fear with something going wrong with medications as I would get sick with them right away for most.

I started on 7.5mg of Mirtazapine for two weeks, doctor wanted me to go on 15mg for two weeks, which I did and I felt alot better. He wanted me to go to 22.5mg for two weeks but I only did for a couple of days before jumping to 30mg. I’ve been on 30mg for 3 ngihts so far and I feel so anxious, so down, so worried about everything and I feel as though there is something wrong with my relationship while there is not and I just want to cry.

Should I go back down to 15mg? Should I push through 30mg? I just want to feel happy and normal. My sleep is wondering and the weight gain is wonderful because I was severly under wight with no appetite.

Any in sight would help so so much!!
(PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, OCD, BPD)

[nh_user_1349415]

Hi chelsea,

I’m wondering why your Doctor wanted you to go to 22 .5 mg as you say you said you felt a lot better on 15 mg? Was it to try to get more efficacy? And why you decided to jump to 30 mgs after a couple of days?

Although many people reportedly do well on 15 and 30 mg (and sometimes higher), I find that I feel worse on higher doses of Mirtazapine and other antidepressants I’ve tried, I never get beyond a low dose. But - I am ultra sensitive to antidepressant side effects. I also find when I increase dose of any antidepressant, I have to do it slowly and gradually to lessen side effects like increased anxiety and others. But everyone is different.

Maybe 15 mg is a good dose for you as you said you felt a lot better. If you and your Doctor feel more improvement might be achieved, you might discuss with your Doctor increasing your dose more slowly.

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All the best.