mirtazapine experience.

Please do not talk about constipation and sex with me, it wasn't me who brought that up. Please talk to the correct member.

Like I clearly explained, if you lack a certain enzyme that is needed for breaking down the med, just one pill will be an overdose, and it might take days for the body to process it.

I do not appreciate you calling me a liar. I told it exactly as it was.

I stopped because my doctor was terrified about my reaction. I trust him over you. If I had continued after he forbade me, and if I had had an accident and brain injury, no insurance would have paid since I went trough doctor's orders.

And no, I am not usually "silly" to stop after one pill but when you're nothing but a pan of spaghetti for days, stopping is not silly. Who would feed me and take me to the bathroom? I assume you'd simply pee in bed.

I have struggled through the first with other meds in my life, so I'm not a weak loser.

I really just wanted to share two things. One being the hunger on the med can come immediately as it did me, and I heard others too. But of course that is individual how it happens.

The other thing was that yes, in many cases you can take an antidepressant plus mirtazapine.

The rest is not relevant really, but for some reason you both fixated on that. I wish I had not mentioned it at all. Mirtazapine you can get used to because it is the H1 antagonist in the med you get used to. It is similar to taking Benadryl, at some point it stops being sedating. It is the exact same reason why Mirtazapine becomes less sedating over time.

If someone like me cannot process H1 antagonists, they never get used to the med. H1 antagonists are not just classic antihistamines, but several meds that are used in psychiatry as well. I'm not even allowed to take Claritin.

I hope what you are on will keep helping, I know how hard can be to find a med that suits you.

sorry jimi i mistook you for another

Definately sexual drive has increased for me and my Weigner works if not perfectly, it functions. I asked my doctor to increase the dose from 15mg to 30mg after of what I have been reading.

Experience of increasing dosage from 15mg to 30mg after 1 week on 15mg.

Day 1 on 30mg was like a charm. Slept well, woke up well.
Day 2 on 30mg was like starting experience on the pill. I felt sick at night and really nervous. Couldn't sleep well.
Day 3 on 30mg.... This is tonight. I have already taken the dosage. I will revert later to tell you.

^.... Continued

Day 4 on 30mg (previously another week on 15mg). Slept bad. I couldn't get into sleep easily. I felt heavy and foggy in my head. Some parasitic thoughts could not allow me to cool down. Sleep was not good. I woke up in the morning ( morning alarm ) and I couldn't move to do my daily fitness exercise. I am NOT feeling well generally but I have been in worse condition 11 days ago. I have noticed that I can focus better at work despite the bad feelings and thoughts. I can sit my *** and focus better (probably because I got some sleep or some nor-epinephrine thing of the pill ). Some tingling sensations sound like the pill is knocking my door, ready to finally f. KICK IN.

I beg you pill. Please, kick in. Don't let me in this ****** situation for more days ! I Know you are standing there smiling. Why the hell don't you just kick the door and get in ?

Come on pill ......... What are you waiting for? This misery can't go ON for ever .... PLEASE......

I took mirtazapine for PTSD/sleep.

I found that the first time I took it, the sleep took me completely by surprise and it felt like falling, then the next thing I knew, I would wake up the next day.

edit;

Just an FYI, the higher you go on the dose of mirtazapine, the less sedating it is. So maybe a lower dose would be better for you?

Hi Kori.

Thanks for the post. I will keep on with 30mg for some time to see how it affects me in the long run.

The first pill is like a drug. Then any increase has the effect.

I am about to take my 5th 30mg pill (after a week on 15mg) in about 1 hour.

5th Pill was consumed Yesterday at 8:00pm

At 9:00 o' clock I went to bed. I didn't really feel sleepy but I had to go to bed in order to get up in the morning having the 8 hours sleep until 6:00am. I had those strange parasites hitting me at the back of my head. I got really nervous just like the other nights but this time I managed to sleep relatively early.

I found out that if I play some Sleep Meditations on the MP3 player, it distracts the strange ruminative thoughts that come and go like a radio over a radio in my mind during this time. This is what I do every night lately.

It also helps if I don't insist. I wake up and stay out of bed for a couple of minutes (very difficult while on this med) and this makes my head functional again. Then I drift into sleep. Sometimes it takes time. Yesterday I managed to fall asleep at around 11:00pm

At 6:00am the alarm clock was ringing. I couldn't get up like usual but at the end I managed to get on my feed at 6:30am. At 6:45 I was in the GYM and I managed to do a fair exercise.

Today at work, I felt a bit different. A lot of good tingling sensations in my mind, given that the girl I like called me (to ask me for a favor but still enough to make me happy) after many days of coldness between us.

I was feeling ok until a batch of thoughts (like a stagnant energy that wakes up suddenly) hit me in the middle of my euphoria to kick me in the confusion spectrum again ( I don't know if you ever had that experience please let me know).

I am waiting. I feel when I see the light, something in my energy wakes up and tells me, "NO... It is too much for you". And ruins my energy leaving me in the confused and exhausted state. ( Have you ever experienced this? )

I am waiting pill. I am waiting. I know you kicked in today but you need to do more magic to me.

During the day I had something like a panic episode when my asshole boss stressed me on something work related.

From that moment I felt sick and I couldn't even breath. It was like a panic attack. I got really exhausted by it. I take it as an isolated insistence just before the final pill action.

Now my 6th ( 30mg) pill (after 7 days on 15mg) has been consumed. I am curious to see how I react on it this time.

No. 6th pill was still not a good one. Couldn't sleep well. I forced my self to get up, I feel bad and sick during the day...

COME PLEASE... COME AND STAY... DON"T JUST COME AND GO.

.... Sometimes I feel like people only post when things are going bad, and then stop when they are ok, so you never know if the pill worked for them...

7th pill, Slept well. Woke up a bit late due weekend. I was messed up in the night due to "Woman" playing a bad game with me.

8th 30mg pill, (15 days). I really expect more from the medication. But I have a lot in my life lately. Disappointment by woman.

15 day Evaluation

PROS
1. Sleep got a bit better (I recall having serious insomnia)
2. I haven't taken any benzos (XANAX) for 2 weeks.
3. Depression got a bit better. I could expect more.
4. Hunger is still under control.
6. Sexual drive / erections / ejaculations have all been better.
7. I can focus on a task better now.

CONS
1. Constipation is an issue.
2. Hunger is an issue (but in control)
3. I can't say I am well, but I have a woman who gives me disappointment.
4. I Wake up many times (but I manage to sleep again)
5. Other minor side effects (Strange feelings in head, dry mouth etc)

I' m really waiting for the day, when pill is about to kick in. I feel there is much work to be done.

Hi People. Feel free to post your own experiences or ideas here.

9th 30mg pill (+1 week on 15mg previously). 2 weeks heading to 3rd week.

Managed to sleep finally. 7 hours. I woke up at 5am and couldn't fall asleep again. At 6 am I was out of bed and I went to the GYM for the daily routine. Not bad.

Finally I think I start to see light. I am not sure, but despite woman's bad attitude I feel I am able to cope. Heart broken? Yes, but I don't give a big shlt this time. Will she call me today? I don't know. Not the best, but not worst. At least now I can function. Some bad thoughts are stubborn, some OCD thought are there keeping me low, but I am a bit more functional.

I really expect more from the pill. Lets see. Will I finally feel depression free? Hopefully yes. But definitely there is road towards that. I am going Yoga tomorrow. Hopefully it will help. On thursday I am on a private psychotherapy session. I sucrifice a big deal of my fvcking minimal budget to keep me in a functional state.

10th 30mg pill (plus 1 week on 15mg) = 17 days.

Morning after 10th pill.

Couldn't fall asleep yesterday. Maybe 1 -2 hours max. Couldn't get out of bed either. Despite yesterdays well-being, I don't feel well today. Strange pressure comes within me. I don't feel sleepy at all. I couldn't go to the GYM in the morning either. I managed to come at work.

I don't feel sleepy. I will just try to do some work in order to get me going.

Sad again. I need time. I consumed a jar of yogurt mixed with some honey and nuts. I will try some tea without sugar now.

Insomnia hits me after a couple of days of good sleep. This pill has not done the magic yet. It helped a bit, but no Magic. I am not going to stop taking it of course. I can't afford it. I will give it some more days.

11th pill (30mg) + 1 week on 15mg.

Last 2 days were disaster in terms of sleep. Thoughts kept coming and hit me on the head.

Today I am left tired. The good is that I don't feel sleepy even though I didn't get enough sleep. I was in bed thinking.

Sad Sad Sad. I was with a girl I like and another person for businesses. At the end of the meeting she kissed him goodbye. I felt so jelous. My god. What a disaster. No sleep and today at work I struggle through the day.

I love you guys. But I am feeling depressed.

12th pill tonight. Together with some Xanax to help me fall asleep. Lets see

Hope you got some sleep.

Hi brother Yes, at that time I got some sleep.

1 day later (today) sleep was not as good but I didn't take any Xanax and it was after I took some caffeine supplements in the morning.

Today after my 13 pill (yes almost 2 weeks on 30mg plus 1 week on 15mg) things look to settle down a bit with the depression to be mild. I know there is road ahead. I am not feeling well but at least better than I was before.

Hopefully the therapeutic function of the pill has more to show me in the way. Depression and hardship have not gone. I can see them sitting there and show me their teeth from time to time. I can cope. And best of all, even if I haven't got normal sleep yesterday I can remain focused at work which is very important.

Of course it is not only the pill. I try my self to keep on a minimum exercise program which greatly helps. Without it, not pill is capable to save me.

Food graving is under control at the moment. I haven't gained weight which is good, but I don't know if this is because I am in love and periodically at pain with a wonderful but devilish lady !

She has been so manipulative with me. At times abusive. She made me feel jealous, she hasn't cared about me the way I wanted her. Nevertheless, I am able to cope, with or without her affection. I have been through a lot of disappointment lately because of her attitude. I think the pill has helped me to overcome many bad feelings in minimal time. I think I would have been in much worse situation if I didn't take the pill.

Lets see what happens next, guys. Thanks for your attention and your affection towards me during the bad times.

I don't post everyday.

3 weeks in total taking the pill (currently on 30mg) and counting. Very unstable mood. One day I am good, the other day I am bad.

I don't know if it finally comes and stays this *****. I am not going to stop definitely. It keeps me in a sane condition.

Today I am feeling good. I am in a better balance with the lady I like. I do what she wants and she is ok with me.

Almost 6 weeks so far. Can't overcome my emotions towards a woman. She is a colleague, I see her everyday, she is playing with me. I try to avoid her. When I see her I get emotional and my blood pressure elevates.

I will try to monitor my blood pressure. It is out of balance.

The pill hasn't helped so much but it kept me in a sane condition.

I will ask the doctor to give me another pill in conjunction with this.

I crave a Truffle. I am a free man. I will go out and ****ing buy it guys. Together with a Coke Zero !

Upping to 45mg tonight.

I added my good old green juices in the mix. Hard work but I' m keeping it straight !

"No woman will manage to bring me down". This is my mission!

On 45mg for 2 weeks. I have not coped well with depression or and anxiety last days. I haven't managed to exercise well for some reason and keep my schedule on it each morning. It's a bad ****** depression that keeps coming. Doctor asked me to wait a bit more to see how the 45mg dose is going on me.

Let's see.

On 45mg for 3 weeks. There are times that I feel terribly bad. At other times I feel good. It is like a bi-polar state.

Doctor asked me to wait a bit more before he recommends something else. I can;t say that the pill kicked in and stayed. I am really bi-polar. Up and Down .....

4 weeks on 45mg.