transitioning from paroxetine to Mirtazapine - please share any encouraging experiences

Hi Alison , hope you'll be in a good state of mind soon once your on Mirtazipine. I think that 15mg will be good for you and im glad your being reviewed a wk later. I was put on 30mg some 7-8yrs ago for Major Depression 2yrs later i was put on 60mg and stayed on that dose for another 5yrs and then 5-6mths ago i reduced back to 30mg. I havn't had any issues with Mirtazapine over the entire past 7-8yrs. I do suffer from Insomnia over the past 7wks but this is due to the Withdrawals from coming off Zyprexa Wafers 7wks ago. As far as Mirtazapine goes you should be fine hopefully . Hope all goes well in next wk for you, take care and best wishes. Lloyd from Oz

Hi ive been on mitrazapine for about a year i felt it worked for a short period of time only then they kept upping the dose i put on over 2 stone on mitrazapine so now im tapering off im down to 15mg. Im so so sleepy on 15mg so i take at night. Everyones different so it could work for you but too be honest a lot of people have been not liking it at all n trying too come off it. One thing i will tell u is that do not drink alcohol in it maybe just me but i found i was terrible depressed days after n anxiety thru the roof. Im now tapering off n hardly tough alcohol now just a 2 spritzers occasionally n im doing ok so with me i certainly feel better not having too much alcohol anymore x hope this helps x

First let me say, everyone is different, so ignore the horror stories lol. I've been on mirtazipine for 5 months, 15mgs, it gives me a great sleep & I don't have to fight with negative thinking. The only down side of it for me is weight gain, but better than alternative. It's been voted 2nd best tablet for treating depression/anxiety, amitriptyline being first. Enjoy the rest when you change over, don't worry about being sleepy during the day to start with, it wears off. All the best

Hey! I’ve been on Mirtazapine for last 5 months, increasing my dose to 30mg after a couple months as I felt it wasn’t being as effective as it had started, and I have to say it’s been a generally good experience. I get to sleep almost every night (takes me an hour to kick in) but does make me very groggy in the morning which could be my early starts for work (5am) but that passes after I’ve had chance for breakfast. It stems my negative inner dialogue mainly or when I find myself in a ‘hole’ it’s more short lived not a prolonged period of days/weeks. Of course during my time using it I was getting some counselling so had an ‘outlet’ which finished over a week ago so I’m not completely sure whether I’ll move to the max dose that’ll all depend on the next several weeks. 

All in all I’ve found it helped me, oh it did make me quite peckish but being a tad skinny that wasn’t such a bad thing and after a few months that tapered off a bit too. Hope this helps!

Hi... I've been on mirt for about 6 months, I'm not going to lie at first it was a rough ride with side effects. I started on 15mg but quickly moved up to 45mg. It took about 8 weeks to notice a difference in my mood but I am also on venlafaxine 150mg a day they was added when the mirt wasn't working alone. Now I'm doing alot better, I av the odd down day like today but it's usually around my periods. I hope mirt works for you as it eventually did for me. Although I had to make lots of life changes also like moving myself out of a stressful home environment. Keep us posted at how you do. Leanne x