Mirtazapine diet club

HEy Evergreen and everyone else! How are you guys doing? 

I am sitting in front of my SAD Lamp having my mourning coffee (pun intended!).

For the last week I've been on 1300-1500 cal a day and have taken Mirt 4 out of 7 days and all I got was a 0.4 lb weight loss. That's pretty much the equivalent of a good BM. 

Ugh! I am flying out today to visit a girlfriend in Boston. There might be a chance that I can see her doctor and try mirtazapine along with metformin for a month and see if that's working or not. Crossing fingers!!

Happy Easter everyone!

Good morning everyone! 

I saw my pdoc again yesterday (have been taking mirtazapine on and off on an irregular basis in the last 10 days). He decided last month that he wouldnt want to give me anything to counteract the weight gain until I had seen a specialist here in town to get her opinion/input.

I felt that these 4 weeks were lost time and was very upset about not getting the support I was asking for. I knew I needed Mirt, but also knew that the weight gain would put me back into depression.

After reading lots and lots of medical studies and articles online about the experiences with Mirt/Metformin, I decided to go rogue (no support from my pdoc or GP) and do my own "medical study" for the next 4 weeks. That's when I see the specialist and I hope to have some data to show her the effect of Mirtazapine with Metformin and Orlistat combined with a low fat healthy diet. 

The "Easter bunny" brought me a month supply of Metformin and Orlistat (Alli). Alli is an OTC weight reduction drug, that works by binding ingested fat and moving it through the bowels without it being metabolised by the body.

I have now committed to taking Mirtazapine 15 mg each night along with  3x60mg Orlistat and 2x 500mg Metformin as well as a multivitamin supplement. I am also eating a low fat diet with 1300 - 1500 cal.

In 3-4 weeks I should know

A) if Mirtazapine actually makes me feel better

B) if Metformin and Alli with dieting stop the weight gain or

C) if Metformin and Alli with dieting help losing more weight

Medical studies seem to be showing that a mean loss of 10 lbs over 12 weeks is possible with Metformin and dieting. So I should be seeing at least a 3-4 lb loss by end of April.

In my experience it's impossible to lose weight on Mirt due to several reasons. The first is because it's extremely hard to ignore the constant intense cravings for food and I never feel completely full even after eating an enormous meal. Secondly, Mirtazapine screws around with many hormones in your body such as cortisol (stress hormone), insulin levels anf the serotonin in your brain. So essentially your body's metabolism is completely screwed up and you can't metabolise properly or normally, compared to others who aren't on Mirt. That's why it's so hard losing the weight. That's why I want to get off Mirt so bad. I know I'll be able to lose once I'm off it. The most important thing you can do for yourself is mske sure your diet is healthy and balanced, and drink loads of water. Also exercise daily. This really helped me.

Good luck to you!

Well things have stalled over tha past four weeks. I have stayed thee same weight in my weigh ins now every Sunday for the past 5 Sundays. I did get a pound lower for four days a couple of weeks ago, only to put two pounds back on last week. But some how every Sunday, despite my fluctuations up and down, I have stayed at exactly the same weight. I haave studied my daily food diary and realise that I have only under eaten by around 2000 calories over the whole month. You need to under eat by 3500 calories to lose a pound, but I should have lost at leaast half a pound. Maybe now that I'm lighter, I need to revise the daily amount that I need each day, especiaally as my workload at the stables has decreased so I am getting less exercise. As of yesterday, I have kick started my diet. I am going to rein in my eating again and make a final push for my target weight. I just hope I can keep it up.

The most depressing thing is, that I have stayed the same weight over the past month whilst still not allowing myself many of the things I used to eat. The amount of food I need each day really is a pitiful amount. Essentially, I have not had a single takeaway, and very few snacks since Christmas. It's hard work this dieting. And if you want to stay slim, it's a permanent thing.

Hey, hey.. 

I am glad that I found this discussion. It is very useful.

Let me tell my story. I started to use mirtazepine 30mg 3 months ago, when I had an extreme insomnia while starting to use Zoloft. 

When I started to use mirtazepine I was in the excellent shape and in my ideal weight. 

Now 3 months have passed and I have gained 1 stone (which is 6 kg in our, metric system). I am still in the normal weight range but I really do not like myself, anfd particularly these extra kgs, which are around my waist. 

1.5 month ago I joined kung-fu school in China and therefore I am having 5 hours a day exercise (6 day in a week), but, but.. I still can not get rid of these 6 kg (1 stone) and my belly. 

Three weeks ago I started to have a diet and reduce my calory intake.. But still I can not lose weight.

Besides, there has to be something connected with water intake because my weight can fluctuate for 1.5 kgs per day.. Or these Chinese scales are crazy

Different calculators say that I would have to have 2254 kalories to maintain my weight and 1754 - to lose half a kg per week, but it definetely does not work for me.

Please, advice..