r/Mirtazapine_Remeron

I see a lot of bad posts about mirtazapine, mostly because people come to reddit with questions or concerned about the meds their taking so I wanted to sprinkle some light in there.

I was hospitalized awhile ago for having bad thoughts. Even though my depression and anxiety were extremely bad, my main issue was that I was never hungry. I weighed around 80-85lbs since I was a teenager due to this. I got taken off my lexapro and switched to mirtazapine during my hospitalization. The effects were almost immediate and a feeling ive never felt much before, hunger.

Since then ive gained around 25lbs and im a healthy weight for the first time in my life. Overall, eating and sleeping well has helped my depression and anxiety a lot. Even though I have high and low moments, overall my mood and motivation have been doing extremely better. Its been amazing. I've only been on this med for 6 months but the ride has been enjoyable and no side effects other than being groggy in the morning and being hungry.

If you were recommended this med, its great to try if you're not afraid of gaining some weight, it seems to be a mutual side effect. I've had no problems with maintaining this weight with exercise and healthier eating options too.

Hi

I’m on 15mg. One month in.

Live saving. The sleep means I am not sat in my depression for hours and hours into the endless relentless unforgiving night. When I spoke to my

GP I ordered a rope and said to them I’ve ordered a rope. I want to go onto this. Whichever one gets to me first is plan A. Got the pills that day and the rope arrived the next day so that’s just sat in my car now.

I think it’s lifted my emotional floor a touch? I feel sad still but numbness dominates a lot. I hear that 30mg is more activating?

My question is, has anyone (I am 35m) gone from 15 to 30. Did you notice much of a change? Did it make you happier! Was the sleep still good?

I’m worried about losing the sleep. If I feel as depressed as I do now and I get my insomnia back I’m gonna go find a tree to hang from so I can get some peace. But this has meant I can actually sleep so it’s making this a battle I have the ability to fight. I’m worried I’ll lose the sleep help at 30 but also I am so looking forward to feeling happy again. I haven’t felt happy for months. I really really miss the emotion

Anyone got a story to share from 15 to 30

For context. No side effects for me. Slightly more hungry. I have lost 1.5kg in the last month on this because I am strict and can manage the hunger. No head aches. The sedation is welcome. I wish I had MORE brain fog. No bad effects on this for me. All good

I’ve been taking 15 mg at night for the past 3 days, and while it definitely helps me sleep, waking up has been rough. I feel super groggy and kind of dizzy/disoriented for a while after getting out of bed.
For people who’ve taken mirtazapine:
How long did it take for the morning “drugged” feeling to improve?
Did your body eventually adjust?
Did changing the dose or taking it earlier at night help?
Just curious about other people’s experiences.

hi everyone, Im currently 5 days post my last mirt pill and i thought id share how withdrawal is going so far. Ive been on mirt for two years and it completely changed my life. I did gain weight, I did struggle with sleep and headaches and I did find it made my depression worse in the first month BUT all the positives completely outweigh those negatives.

I’ve been slowly tapering my dose since January and am officially off it now :).
my withdrawal symptoms so far: I’ve had cold and flu symptoms for the last four days, it feels like the worst cold I’ve ever had. I havent slept properly since my last pill, I keep sleeping in three hour intervals and waking up. I’ve also felt super lethargic but I’ve had no return of my depression or anxiety so overall I’d say it’s going well!

good luck to anyone else trying this med or coming off!

Llevo 3 semanas casi 4 tomando de nuevo mirtazapina. Estuve con sertralina 6 meses y por ansiedad y problemas de sueño la he vuelto a tomar de nuevo, antes yoleraba 15mg ahora solo 7,5.

Pasaron mas de 3 años entre una toma y otra.

Desde el 3 dia tengo un embotamiento y una anhedonia muy fuerte, a parte de que me ha descontrolado el sueño, es totalmente fragmentado. Estoy en un punto que no puedo dejarla, lo intenté en el 5 dia, pero imposible.

Con esto me gustaría saber si alguien ha pasado por lo mismo y cuando por fin lo dejo ( planeo hacer una reducción hiperbolica), volvió a sentirse normal y las emociones volvieron.

Gracias

I've taken mirtazapine twice now. First time i took it for about two years before stopping cold turkey, i was on 15mg and now i got back on it and have been taking it for about 9 days again. This time I've been taking a very low dose(3.75mg) because of my fear of medication. No matter the dose i always end up getting really annoyed and agitated easily. Otherwise i love being on this medication. Has anyone else experienced this?

Hey everyone,

It is 3 months since jumping of mirtazapine (2month taper from 15mg before jumping off).

Last few weeks have been very stressful. Had a sinus infection. Also developed a mild sensitivity to crowded places. This all results in me being 'on edge'. I get a tinkling/tickling feeling around me body, muscles, head, and joints. Chest tightenss a lot. I become sensitive to all sorts of things.

The only thing that makes me calm is a benzo, specifically lexotanil. I use it very sparingly, but dozes around 1.5mg seem to do the trick. My cognitive abilities come back, body settles down. I keep tired and demotivated, but at least functional.

How are your experiences in controlling withdrawal through benzos? My doctor suggested that suffering through withdrawal and anxiety is also not an option, especially when I have responsibilities.

I try to use lexotanil very sparingly, and only when I need to. Last two weeks I have to take it every second workday. I don't take it on weekends, since I don't have to work.

For context I’ve been on mirtazapine since 2022, 45mg dose. I gained crazy weight (about 25kg) my emotions were non existent I neither felt happy or sad no matter the situation.

I decided to quit cold turkey about 15 days ago (against my doctors advice) but I just wanted to get off this medication.

The first 7 days were ok no real extreme side effects. However for the last week or so the cramps and nausea I have is nothing like I’ve felt before. I have no appetite and even the smell of food make me feel like I’m going to throw up.

My sleep is fine if I don’t get cramps and other than that it’s really just the sweats and a bit of a shake in my hands which is manageable.

I know I kinda made my own bed by quitting cold turkey but if there’s anyone who has been through the same that could give me some thoughts on what to expect, I really don’t want to go back on the medication so any help would be greatly appreciated.

When does everything settle down as far as issues increased anxiety

When did everyone’s weight loss happen after withdrawl? I feel like i’m suddenly shredding weight !!

i’ve been on 22.5 for over a week. I just wanna get down to 15. I have too many side effects with my eyes. I was on 15 since December then I decided to move up for a month on 30 and that was not so moving from 22 to 15 within a week time is that OK for medical reasons?

I’m finding myself at a crossroads and was hoping to hear other people’s experience.

For context I’ve always been an anxious and depressed person. Back in college I took several drugs (sertraline, fluoxetine, venlafaxine) to try and help with this with low and moderate success. The tapper off of them was horrible, received little warning from the doctors of the potential side effects so I swore myself off of taking any sort of AD ever again.

The past year has been incredibly difficult, suffering from burnout and going through a horrible life event so my anxiety flew sky high. It all came to head when I had a mental breakdown after which I experienced daily panic attacks which made me unable to sleep and eat. The doctors recommended Mirtazapine and I started taking 15mg. First month on this drug was pure hell with my anxiety getting worse by the day to the point which I had several depersonalisation/derealisation episodes. The doctors recommended waiting and giving the med time to work. I have experienced few phisical side effects aside from drowsiness but the mental side effects have been something else. Quite soon I started getting intrusive thoughts and getting stuck in thought loops. Aside from that I found that I get horribly depressed in the evenings and on lucky days only anhedonic. I’ve not been able to pick back up any of my hobbies and lost interest in almost everything. Even worse I realised that my feelings for my partner also got very dulled and distorted which again fueled my anxiety and intrusive thoughts, with my brain shouting that I’m lying and that he’s be better off without me.

I’ve recently mentioned this to my doctor and they’ve suggested increasing the dose to 30mg. Based on my previous experiences I know that tappering off from that dosage will be incredibly difficult, especially when I have to be present at my job. I’m also afraid that it will further dull my feelings. Even on good days I feel like I’m high and far from everything, having difficulty reading and finding myself staring at fixed points for minutes on end.

So this is my crossroads, do I take the jump to a higher dosage or accept that this medication might not be for me.

Has anyone experienced something similar on this drug? What did you decide to do?

Thank you!

Edit: I’m also wondering if anyone experienced feeling the brain like a broken piece of glass and having difficulty holding on to coherent thoughts.

I have terrible restless leg every night I take it and I never get past the dream state to a deep sleep I've tried magnesium glycinate with no success

I've lost a lot of weight since I stopped taking mirtazapin ( i took it for a little longer than 12 months ), but i am worried that maybe is something else.

When i was taking mirtazapin my weight was 134lbs ( 61kg ) but now, 3 months later I weight 119 ( 54 kg ) and I am worried about it.

has anyone used herbal remedies like skullcap,passionflower,Ashwagandha to ease withdrawl ?, if so was it effective ?

Hello
I have been using Mirtazapine for 8 months. At first I used 15 mg, then later 30 mg, and after that I reduced to 7.5 mg, which I stayed on for the last 2 months. I decided to stop at 7.5 mg. Today I have been without the medication for 13 days.

The withdrawal symptoms lasted for about 3–5 days, including nausea, weakness, and loss of appetite. It is difficult to fall asleep. What is interesting is that I always wake up between 5:00 and 8:00 a.m., even though before I used to sleep until 11 or 12 during the day. Is this also insomnia, and will it eventually go away?

I really need advice,
I’ve been taking Mirtazapine for longer then a year. It was recommended to me because i was severely underweight and had trouble eating (amongst other stuff) so it seemed like a med that would help with everything.

Now a year later, i haven’t stopped gaining weight. I went from 48 kg to 64 kg and its scaring me. I feel really ugly and i’m afraid that it wont stop. Does the weight gain usually stop after some time or is there something else wrong with me? Should i just quit the med?

How long did the nausea last for you after coming off? I’ve been 2 weeks off and more and more worried…

Let me start off by saying I was *just* prescribed 15mg Mirt yesterday for sleep and anxiety and today is my first day after taking it. I know it will take a bit of time for my system to acclimate to the drug and I shouldn’t consider the extreme grogginess I’m feeling to be the norm. (Although it’s 2:45pm, I’ve had a ton of caffeine and if I close my eyes I’ll be out in about 30 seconds.

However, I’ve been doing a lot of research yesterday and today and two main things have me worried: the grogginess and the potential withdrawal.

I’ve seen a lot of anecdotes that Mirt helps people get good sleep but that they feel groggy and fatigued during the day. My main question is this: what does “good sleep” even mean if I’m going to be groggy all day? The doctor told me it would help with my insomnia but what good is putting my body to sleep if I’m not actually going to be rested from it? A big symptom for why I saw a psychiatrist is that I am constantly fatigued which leads to a feeling of being removed from reality (like I’m a step back from what I’m experiencing) and a low sense of panic from that feeling. If I’m going to feel groggy still, I’m not sure how much this drug will help.

Are the accounts I’ve read the exception to the norm, or should I expect to continue to feel groggy all day and night due to the dosage?