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mirtazipine. .

vix82
vix82
hey guys. . .

just wanted to share this...
i came off mirtazipine some weeks ago now, while i was on it i didnt think i had side affects... as i'm overweight anyway, i thought it was just me gaining weight as i often do. . .however i have lost 1 and half stone!! without even trying, of course, i've not been eating as much, as i'm not as hungry. . .and the weight loss has given me more energy and i just feel better!! so i reckon the mirtazipine was making me hungry...

so thanks mirtazipine for nothing!!

just thought i'd share this, cos anyone who thinks its not working, just get off it, co i feel loads better!!

lol xxxx
deleted_user
deleted_user
I've been taking mirtazipine for 3 months now my psyc put me on it cos i wasn't eating or sleeping. He told me it would increase my appetite and help me sleep. Now i'm sleeping like a baby and i'm eating. I've started to put quite a bit of weight on though. I'm surprised your doc prescribed it to you if your overweight. I'm glad you feel better without it. I still need it to help me sleep. xx
Autumnal
Autumnal
my doc reckoned i should combine that with effexor (which i already take) and she said it wasnt an anti depressant...she said it was just an anti anxiety med (but i looked it up on the net and it said it was an ad?) anyway, i decided not too take it. one med is enuff for me
deleted_user
deleted_user
Mirtazapine is not licenced for anxiety directly however anything 15mg or less is used as a sedative !!

i was on this for 3 years following a couple of miscarriages and the start of all this nightmare im now living - it helped for a few months however within weeks i was eating like there was no tomorrow - i had only just shifted some weight and was down to ten stone - im now 14 n half stone i have been off it for 6 months and not managed to shift a bean !! i would advise nobody to take it !!
DogCrazy
DogCrazy
Yes your quite right love!
mirtazipine(remeron) is one of the worst meds there is for weight gain, i have just come off it too, it worked great for the deppression but i couldn,t stop eating or craving food, evn on diet food and exercise i still gained weight.
A couple of weeks ago i weighed 130lb and now i weigh 123lb.
It,s a shame as it did help my deppression alot and helped me to sleep but the weight gain and the rages it put me in were an issue.
I would not go on this med again personally.
deleted_user
deleted_user
here here !!!! I can totally agree with you , I was on it for year and half, I never had a weight problem (was always under weight) and within 6 months id put on nearly a stone in weight and I couldn't stop eating and it was all the wrong stuff like sweet stuff/ Dont get me wrong, its great for helping you sleep and giving you your appetite back if you haven't been able to eat, but i think its only ok for a short term, as you do put on weight with it xx