Short temper on mirtazapine
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Hi I have tapered off sertraline and on to mertazapine over 3 weeks.
I was on 150mg of sertraline for Depression and anxiety, it made me ten times worse, realy thought I was going mad, they took me to a very dark place!
I went to see a physiatrist who decided to taper me off the sertraline and on to mirtazapine.
I have been on 30mg of mirtazapine on its own now for nearly a week.
I felt I was feeling a lot better with my depression and anxiety until last couple of days.
Has anybody suffeRd a short temper on these and feeling angry??? I am not an angry person like a mouse in fact however been very short and wanting to cause arguments with my husband. This breaks my heart as without him I don't know what I would do!! My apertite for sweets are unreal, I wake early hours and will come down looking for anything sweet, all I think of is food. I have gained 8lb in the last 3 weeks and now coming out of a size 14 which makes me feel very sad and anxious.
My sleeping pattern is all over the place living on a few hours at night then getting up then going back and sleeping in until 1pm some days. I'm also grinding my teeth so much they are sore!
Also last week I was aware of me feeling euphoric, over excited.
I am at my whits end with it all, have silent treatment today off my husband as I took off on him. Do I need locking up????😢😢😢
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kathryn1951 Dadoo
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I hope your husband has the patience you are going to need hunni Good Luck n God Bless
Kathryn 1951 xx
Dadoo kathryn1951
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Have you just stopped taking them?
What other side effects have you experienced? X
frances99942 Dadoo
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Dadoo,
Kathryn had only taken mirt for a few months so stopping them was not an issue for her. Also, wd symptoms can take 4 or more days to show up.
Part of your symptoms could be wd from sertraline, as well as start up of mirt. All these meds cause problems. It's very confusing. Wishing all of you well on your journey.
patricia_37210 Dadoo
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Hi Dado of
I know it's been 6 months since this post but I hope you receive it. Are you still on mirtazapine and if so, how are u doing now. I hope all is well. I started taking this medication about 2 weeks ago and I feel terrible. I am constantly fighting with everyone and have at times felt like actually hitting someone. It has made my marriage go downhill fast. I don't know how he puts up with me. I started at 7.5 my then went to 15 after 6 days. I to have been craving sweets like you would not believe. Most posts I've read have said only higher doses do this but I'm on a very low dose. I really just wanted to know if you or anyone else stuck with it and got better. I was diagnosed with being bipolar recently after 12 years of being told that I suffered from anxiety, severe depression and borderline personality disorder. I wondered if putting me on a bipolar medication was causing it. Not sure what I should do.