Hey guys,
I've been on 30mg of Mirtazapine for one year and right now I'm weaning off them. I'm currently on 15mg, and have been taking that for a few days. I'd like to hear about your experience with having vivid dreams whilst being on this med. Nearly every night since taking this pill my dreams have felt INCREDIBLY real. They're not crazy or violent, but they are weird/a little twisted. They usually involve people I know. Even hours after waking up I still think about my dream and the details of it. Even since dropping to 15mg my dreams are still life-like and detailed.
When I wasn't taking any medication, I rarely used to dream. Well, maybe I did... I just never remembered them. But now, WOW! I could write a book on the dreams I've had. And the weird thing is... I love it! It's cool to have such realistic and memorable dreams.
Hi sapphire
me too, a talking fox last night, quite amusing!
Me too. I LOVE my dreams. I have always dreamed a lot though, but since being on mirt, they have been much more vivid.
PS. I AM an author so it is really helpful!
I've had vivid dreams while on venlafaxine and mirtazapine, but I hadn't linked them to the drug until someone mentioned it on a forum. Funnily enough, they have got even more weird since I started reducing the mirtazapine.
I had very vivid dreams also when I first started taking this medication. Nothing scary but a feeling of reality. I am now on 30mg each night and the dreams are less frequent. Like the others, I quite like the dreams and I would often wonder "what will I encounter tonight" after taking the medication before bedtime.
This is great! I've been on plenty of different antidepressants/anxiety medication and I've only been using avanza 1 month now and still on 15mg.
My whole life I've had horrible nightmares, now the nightmares have stopped and the things I do dream about feel ridiculously real! I wake up thinking that it happened! Cannot explain how real the dreams feel. (At least there not scary anymore) !
Sometimes they are stressful dreams. Or things I don't want to think of.
but last night I was Lady Godiva on a beautiful horse. Kinda liked that! LOL
Last night I dreamt that Ricky Wilson took me for a ride on a hovercraft around the Everglades! It was all done at top speed. It was exhilarating! Very enjoyable dream like I'd had a really big adventure when I woke up.
I have been on Mirtazapine for six weeks and have had very vivid dreams every night as well which have often been very bizarre!
I dreamt vividly last night that I had overslept for work!
My dreams have been very vivid also but again not in a nasty way.
I dream of people I know or have known and like others find it so real I can spend the day thinking about the dream.
I also find myself going over incidents in my life and it seems to be a way for me to put things to rest and move on.
Prior to taking Mirtazapine I was also a insomniac and I find I get much more sleep now which has been a bonus for me as being depressed and tired just made my symptoms worse.
THANK YOU! Wondering what was going on. One month on 20mg, and and damn strange dreams of ppl I know, and I never dream about ppl I know. They tend to morph into other people as well. Have to get up and walk around to get it out of my head. Wonder if reducing the dose would help??
Mine are very real & I also wake up thinking about them for hours. Usually because it involves people I know and I always wish they were true. It's nice to see I'm not the only one who gets these types of dreams
I have been taking Maleate 5mg 3 times a day for the last 3 weeks due to Labrynthitis resulting in Virtigo and severe Tinitus.
After dreaming EVERY time i sleep I checked the medication information leaflet for side effects and dreams but as there was no mention assumed it to be the condition itself.
Since I've been on them i am more sleepy and tend to nap in the day whilst I'm off sick at the moment.
After i had a really vivid dream this morning, again concerning people I know, I had a hunch and Googled Stemetil & dreams. I am so glad I did as I found your blog which confirmed my suspicions 😁
As I don't normally dream very often, and if I do can never recall them sufficiently to relate them to anyone I am really happy to be having them, and in fact look forward to going to sleep just to have one.
Thank you for your blog x
Wow....good to see others with the same effects. I was on Amitriptyline for insomnia which worked fine for a few years but the Doctor said it was now found to be bad for folks over 65.
Since starting on 30mg last week I have had the same issue. I sleep for 90 minutes then wake up and after a few minutes of deep breathing I can go back through the looking glass either to continue the current dream or start a new one. Maybe 5 or 6 hours of sleep overall on average
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Very few "bad" dreams and almost none are familiar people or situations. Like staring in wonderful movies that I can guide as I go along as if it were real life. Almost perfect recollection of all the details even days later. Very much like "I could write a book".
Since I was not depressed before I can not attest to whether or not it works for that but I do seem to be more "centered" during the day.
If I have a choice I will continue on these until (or if) I no longer enjoy it. Yawn...time for another adventure. Good night.
Just started and had my first one last night, agree amazing dreams though mine had some violence too, i was flying lucidly. it also seemed really long, epic.
Hey all,
I can't believe there are others who are experiencing the same thing!!! I started Mirtazapine about 10 days ago after a month-long recovery at a rehab for alcohol and drug dependency via prescription by one of the psychiatrists I consulted. Initially, I thought the dreams and the pills had no connection and that the effects of using LSD back in the day, were kicking in but not anymore.
There is a definite link between the dreams and a part of the brain which stores memories as well as the side that makes things up. All the dreams I've had include someone from my past and then a whole new chapter begins. I think this drug is relatively new and the side effects haven't been examined very carefully yet, but it definitely is a trip 
Just like yours, mine are super VIVID and I can remember them very clearly.
It's all been positive except when I dream about being together with an ex and then wake up to find out that it was just a dream, however, I do love the trip and can't wait for the next one.
Hey Not2Crazy,
After reading your post on saphire14’s page I couldn’t resist the urge of sending you a message. I love the dreams and how vividly I can recall them but due to my addictive personality, I fear that I’m getting “hooked” on to the need of taking another pill and going ahead for round2/3/4 etc.
Wanted to ask if you could go back to sleep after the 90-minute nap, easily and if so, do you have other dreams without topping off with another 30mg dose? Also wanted to inquire that if you found the urge to dream to be as irresistible as I do and whether or not you were able to give it up, with relative ease.
I know it’s been ages since you posted but would definitely like to hear your response.
Hey sue.fox53,
After reading your post on saphire14’s page I couldn’t resist the urge of sending you a message. I love the dreams and how vividly I can recall them but due to my addictive personality, I fear that I’m getting “hooked” on to the need of taking another pill and going ahead for round2/3/4 etc.
Wanted to ask if you could go back to sleep after the 90-minute nap, easily and if so, do you have other dreams without topping off with another 30mg dose? Also wanted to inquire that if you found the urge to dream to be as irresistible as I do and whether or not you were able to give it up, with relative ease.
I know it’s been ages since you posted but would definitely like to hear your response.
Hey roxy94559,
After reading your post on saphire14’s page I couldn’t resist the urge of sending you a message. I love the dreams and how vividly I can recall them but due to my addictive personality, I fear that I’m getting “hooked” on to the need of taking another pill and going ahead for round2/3/4 etc.
Wanted to ask if you could go back to sleep after the 90-minute nap, easily and if so, do you have other dreams without topping off with another 30mg dose? Also wanted to inquire that if you found the urge to dream to be as irresistible as I do and whether or not you were able to give it up, with relative ease.
I know it’s been ages since you posted but would definitely like to hear your response.