"at 19 i went on sertraline as i&#039;d struggled with varying levels of anxiety throughout my teens. about a year later i tapered and came off for about 6 months. then, completely out of the blue, i felt almost an electric shock in bed one night and spiralled into the most awful depression and panic imaginable. after the sertraline failed to work i was on the verge of admitting myself to a psych ward. it was truly the most painful experience imaginable. my gp prescribed mirtazapine as an attempt to pull me back into balance, and i can honestly say that in about 2 weeks i had recovered. i cannot speak of the difference it made. utterly unbelievable. the best benefit was its sleep inducing effects, as i&#039;d always stay up all night in panic."