"i have a love/hate relationship with mirtazapine. positives: when i first started it, it just about saved my life and lifted me from deep depression to mild/moderate depression. it also helped anxiety. it sure does its job putting you to sleep - which i really needed. i get a good 9 hours sleep every night, which is amazing. somehow it seems like it&#039;s the only drug i can tolerate even at higher dosages. also at higher dosages, it starts to be more activating than sedating. higher dosages also makes you a bit less hungry than smaller dosages.
negatives: weight gain!!! i gained 8 kg in less than 3 months. makes you sleepy. not effective enough. it doesn&#039;t seem to help me coping with stress at all. i&#039;m bipolar, and it has not made me hypomanic"