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Does anyone have experience with Mirtazapine?

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@frouke

I was on Amitriptyline low dose for quite awhile, I had actually started on them for nerve pain and it worked great…I was taken off them because I developed rapid heartbeats after having covid, the cardiologist said they were bad and the heart and actually contributed to the problem…I can’t take the newer antidepressants so I started on Mirtazapine about two weeks ago because I can tolerate them since they are in the same class of antidepressants called Tetracyclics. I don’t really feel anything yet and I’m not sleeping any better, I also need some weight gain and it seems that they help with that…I would like to get a dna test to determine what would work best for me with anxiety and depression, my eldest son is trying mushrooms for anxiety and he says it really helps him but I am afraid to try them.. I have done some research on it and it’s rapidly becoming more popular because they don’t have lots of side effects…I would like to hear more about this option from people who have tried it.

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@frouke I highly encourage getting genetic testing. I was in the hospital in 2020 and was given an SSRI drug Fluoxetine. It lowered my sodium to 115, I spent three days in ICU. The hospital did a test, RX Match, that showed I cannot take SSRI drugs! It was worth the $250 to get tested. My insurance wouldn’t cover but well worth knowing this info. It also showed I have a gene variant MTHFR C667T Heterozygous which can cause depression and anxiety of which I have both. Due to this variant I have to take L-methylfolate (prescription) indefinitely. I’ve been on Mirtazapine since then and I feel great on it. I’m still struggling a bit with sleeping. The doctor had to adjust the dosage once. It does tend to increase your appetite a little, at least it did with me. It’s taken me six mos to lose 17 lbs!