Mirtazipine

Hi all Im new to the forum and was just wondering if anyone has been / is on Mirtazipine (also known as Zispin and Remergon). Ive read different internet sites about the drug and have for the last month been on and off of it,I was just wondering if anyone could share their experience of using it, please?

I was on Remeron for 8 months.
My expierence with it was i'd be extremely tired.
Within 2 weeks of being on Mirtazipine I gained weight, from being underweight at 98lbs to about 115lbs. I had a bigger appetite. I was groggy every morning I could sleep for ever, and it took a long time to be able to get up and do things...


it helped for my depression, but after being on it for that amount of time it started to do nothing for my GAD. I took it 30 mins before bed, then i'd be out like a light.

I was really bloated when I first started to go on it, I was had to stay sitting or laying down for about a week or so cause of the drowsiness, dizziness etc. Constipation too which was never fun as a side effect.

Still got the drowsiness every morning throughout the whole time I was on it.

After getting off of it I went through horrible withdrawals, so going off of that, I was going onto Effexor, and dealing with the side effects of that. It was terrible.

After also getting off the Remeron I lost the weight and am back down to like 105 lbs.

Hi sadgirl,

I have taken many antidepressants, but not Remeron because weight gain is a very common side effect of this medication. Other-
wise it can evidently be quite effective in treating depression. Have
had trouble with my weight off and on over the years so I wouldn't take it.

Apparently I have no choice about which medication I take, its either take it or get sectioned (I live in the UK, not sure if you do or not but the health system over here is USELESS by all accounts)

I don't really know anything about the health care system in the UK. Could you provide some details?

With all due respect, given that people can have such a varied response to medication, I find it very hard to understand why you must take a particular one. Are there other factors involved?

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