Anyone taking Mirtazapine? Is it working for you? Any side effects?

no ,only been on it since 2/28/25, and I am about to take myself off. Can't stand the side effects (shakes)until late evening and drowsy.

15mg b4 bed

Have been taking mirtazapine for years for depression (the only antidepressant that I can take as all others made me more anxious. ) But I didn't know that mirtazapine is remeron. I thought remeron was taken for restless leg syndrome. Confusing??

Oh meant to say only side effect of mirtazapine that I have noticed is weight gain. But then almost all antidepressants I took also had weight gain as a side effect. Otherwise, I haven't noticed any side effects. I really did try all antidepressants that are out there and even a cocktail of a couple but nothing helped with depression like Mirtazapine. I take 30mg. before bed.

I am on week 4 of remeron for anxiety. Titrated from 7.5 to 15 mg. I think it has helped with no adverse side effects. Now I have been increased to 30 mg I am wondering if you take it at bed time or for example, an hour before. I am just nervous about increasing the dose. and looking for any tips from your experience. Ty.

I take the 30 mg. Right before going to bed as it does make me very sleepy. I have been taking for years now so I don't think that my body will adjust any better regarding sleepy feeling

Thanks for your response, I hope it makes me sleepy!

I take it with all my night pills before I go upstairs to go to bed. Then I read for about 15-20 minutes and all the pills kick in. It helps me sleep. I also do cycles of diaphragmatic breathing to lessen my anxiety. I fluctuate between 15 and 30 mg. of mirtazapine depending on how early I have to get up.

Thanks for your response. I took 30 mg last night and found my anxiety worse today. I know there may be an uncomfortable period when increasing the dose, but I have surgery scheduled next week and feel it is not a time to risk more anxiety. I did not find the 30 mg made me sleepy. You are lucky! I struggle with sleep and I think the lower dose helps me sleep better, although I am not sure about anxiety. I plan on giving the 15 mg a good 6-8 weeks before considering an increase. Any other tips or things you’ve learned about Mirtazipine, I’d love to know.
Thank you!

I started Mirtazapine a few weeks ago with good resuts and no side effects. Tat said, evertone responds differently to medication. Talk to your doctor about trying a different medication. I had to go through several before I found one that worked fof me. Hang in there.