Rage/Anger
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Have now been on Mirtazapine for 7 weeks and am seeing GP tomorrow as I am not prepared to stay on this drug any longer.
Started on 15 mg and up to 30 mg week after. Past 2 weeks have been on 45 mg. I was told at higher doses it would be less sedating but this hasn't happened. The worst side effect is my overwhelming feelings of anger and rage. I've never been an aggressive person but this drug makes me lose my rag at the slightest irritation.
As for helping my depression it has done absolutely nothing. Very disappointing as a recent study in the Lancet suggested that Mirt along with Lustral and Escitalopram were all highly effective. I guess it's a case of different meds suit different people. I'm going to try and get switched to escitalopram (Cipralex) although due to its cost I'll probably get the runaround.
What annoys me is when the GP says 'You need to give it (the drug) time.' From everything I've read, the current thinking seems to be that if an antidepressant has NO effect whatsoever by 4 weeks then it will not have an effect in the future regardless of increasing the dose.
I've got a medical background so have been researching like crazy on this :roll: I think one of the key problems is that GPs see the bulk of depression and the bottom line is that they are not experts in mental health. My GP for example wasn't aware that Seroxat came in lower doses than 30 mg?! That is worrying...
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StephBoyd12984 Guest
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This is my first time ever posting to a blog like this , so please bear with me if i do something wrong. The reason for my post is to ask if the rage and anger associated with Mirt subsides after a while or if it is an ongoing thing? i was on it for 4 years with no problems. Went off it after gallbladder surgery and was off it for roughly 3 months. Now i am back on it and i can not stand myself at this point. I am so bitter and full of rage that even the fact that autocorrect is not working for me right now is p*****g me off. I am absolutely full of rage. Clenching my jaws. I can't stand this. HELP?
Anikaa77 Guest
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I have been on it fir 10 days now and for the last 3 days I've been experiencing increase in irritability, agression, impatience. Small, trival thing drives me mad!! I am aware of it but cant help it. I shout at my kids and got this urge to argue. Got this agitation in my chest, its like my anxiety mutated to something much more powerful. its not the helpless kind it turned to powerful one, dont give a sh... one. tonight its my last dose,will see how i feel tomorrow. If all the above then its a stop for me.
hellymc123 Guest
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hey i was just wondering how are u now? iv just realized its 10yrs ago..
been on martazipine 30mg for bout a week on its own before that i was on citalopram 40mg worked my way down...
the uncontrollable rage is brutal im afraid im going to bust someone or break my knuckles punching a wall
hellymc123 Guest
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hey i was just wondering how are u now? iv just realized its 10yrs ago..
been on martazipine 30mg for bout a week on its own before that i was on citalopram 40mg worked my way down...
the uncontrollable rage is brutal im afraid im going to bust someone or break my knuckles punching a wall
noel21478 Guest
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I started taking this drug last year and at 1st it started working.it was helping me sleep and falling asleep happened very quickly and it seemed to be helping me with my depression.up until December I was on 15mg but it was put up to 30 and it no longer helps me sleep or stay calm.instead it has given me an uncontrollable rage.there is no rationality to any of my thoughts or actions.it has left my wife scared because she's never seen this anger before and consequently it has been the reason for us breaking up.the temper and rage took over my life.i had no idea what was goin on I've never felt pure anger like it..it basically turned me from a loving laugh into a monster.its left me heartbroken.im sorry to see this affected so many people.
hellymc123 noel21478
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hey noel,
its awful isnt it..i was on the 30mg for 1 week and i stopped taking it..I stopped the day i seen all these other people having the same issues..i went back to my mental health team and told them to get it changed immediately so im on vensir now 75mg only been 1.5/2 weeks.
within a day of stopping the martazipine the rage gradually left.
i am not advising to just quit but definitely go an talk to ur mental health team...sorry to hear about ur marriage
noel21478 hellymc123
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I spoke to my doctor yesterday and told him what was happening.he was said it's not common that these side effects happen and hes a lovely man but I was quite blunt in saying that they have absolutely messed me up.if I hadn't of looked up and found this group I would of carried on thinking that I was losing the plot.
hellymc123 Guest
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mines wer the same, and basically said you shouldnt be looking up the side affects, as if we are making it up..its scary not knowing why or wats going on wen that rage comes over u..
did he give you anything different?
harley92678 Guest
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i have been on mirtazapine for a couple of months now and i have extreme anger. I go in to these blind rages with my poor son over silly things. But i can not control them. I feel awful and i do not know what to do. I am terrifed in case i do something silly and i can not stop myself.
the06975 Guest
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yesterday i had a mix of the start of a panic attack and like blowing up with rage, im not an angry person and i dont want to be one, im fine with anxiety attacks in these situations but i cant deal with anger, i dont want to hurt anyone or their feelings.... the fact i usually have anxiety attacks when so much as medicine falls behind my medicine cabinet and now an unending pit of rage is added in just destroys me.
stewart57904 the06975
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how long have you been on it
stewart57904 Guest
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i know this is old but does this go after you stop and how long did it take anyone
Flower123r Guest
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i would like to say i appreciate this post, im so glad i found it because I thought it was all me, I thought I was losing the plot!!! I have felt like a physco, like I have no control over myself, like I wanna punch everyone and no one can do anything right. As the surgeries & drs are failing the uk right now, I spoke to my pharmacist wgo has advised I come straight off them so I will not be taking another mirtazipine ever again
kieransp1 Guest
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I've only been on this drug a week and want to smash everything up. I only have 2 dogs as company because I've chased everyone away and even their keeping out of the way. I have just changed from escitalopram to make me feel better. Just hasn't worked yet, I've not felt any peace for over 40 years now, how can I change things to feel at ease? I would like to not be at odds to the world, but at least get along and not feel angry 24 hours a day.
simon66888 Guest
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I just wanted to say thanks for posting, even though this thread is rather old now. I was prescribed Citalopram some time ago but found it did me no good whatsoever. When another depressive bout hit hard recently I went back to the doctors to ask for something that would help my mood, and help me sleep.
I was optimistic that Mirtazapine would be an improvement on the Citalopram but had issues straight away as kicked off intense periods of restless legs when I tried to go to sleep. As long as I take Ropinerol with it I can get to sleep, and for a while I thought it was doing some good.
Now I seem to be in a similar place to other posters here:
I am really snappy with my wife and son and seem to be on a very short fuse. I was really starting to think this was my mental state worsening, it didn't occur that it could be the medication. I've already talked to doctor, I'll have to go back again.
Thanks for this thread.
S.