Reviewer: yvette, 75 or over Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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Reviewer: 45-54 Male (Patient)

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My name is Larry and I have been taking Mirtazapine for about nine months. I had changed from Zoloft. When I started taking Mirtazapine I did not feel any change even though I still occassionally smoke pot and drink alcohol. I have been reading your comments but I have felt none of the symptoms which you describe. I still get anxious, shitty moods and I still find it difficult to sleep. ... Show Full Comment

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My name is Larry and I have been taking Mirtazapine for about nine months. I had changed from Zoloft. When I started taking Mirtazapine I did not feel any change even though I still occassionally smoke pot and drink alcohol. I have been reading your comments but I have felt none of the symptoms which you describe. I still get anxious, shitty moods and I still find it difficult to sleep. Sometimes in the beginning, it made me tired but now it doesn’t. I don’t know if it is working or not. I still get anxious and feel down. Most of the time I don’t feel like doing anything except laying around watching T.V. Just the nerves from writing this makes me shaky. I am 51 years old.
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Reviewer: Never slept like this before, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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I have PTSD and depression/anxiety that worsened over the past 5 years. My first pill of 7 mg put me in zombie-like state for about 48hrs. Never take the full dose the first time, I'd suggest nibbling a corner and on a weekend when you can recover if its too strong. I couldn't drive or do even light work. 7 months later I'm now up to 30mg at bedtime and haven't slept like this in years! I take it ... Show Full Comment

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I have PTSD and depression/anxiety that worsened over the past 5 years. My first pill of 7 mg put me in zombie-like state for about 48hrs. Never take the full dose the first time, I'd suggest nibbling a corner and on a weekend when you can recover if its too strong. I couldn't drive or do even light work. 7 months later I'm now up to 30mg at bedtime and haven't slept like this in years! I take it at 8pm to fall asleep by 10 at the latest. Deep, undistrubed sleep and no grogginess next day. Sadly though, I'm begining to taper as I've gained about 40 pounds even though I've always been thin my entire life. I dream of food on this drug & keep eating even when I'm full! It did nothing for my depression so when addition of Wellbutrin did nothing I've finally found relief with 175mg of Effexor XR. I'm hoping now that the Effexor will cure my depression and the sleep issues I struggled with for so many years. Good luck to everyone out there. This is a trial and error process.
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Reviewer: jessilynn81, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

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I take it for depression and sleep and it works

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I take it for depression and sleep and it works
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Reviewer: burcheja, 25-34 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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Have been taking for over a month how, has helped me sleep better and helped with depression but I have gained 5lbs. At first I seemed to have a low sex drive now I feel normal, and the past few times I had sex I had trouble getting an oragasm not sure if that is a side effect or not. Overall has worked alright just don't like the weight gain but I have found ways to reduce cravings.

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Have been taking for over a month how, has helped me sleep better and helped with depression but I have gained 5lbs. At first I seemed to have a low sex drive now I feel normal, and the past few times I had sex I had trouble getting an oragasm not sure if that is a side effect or not. Overall has worked alright just don't like the weight gain but I have found ways to reduce cravings.
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