"pros: i can sleep through the night &amp; my appetite has come back
cons: all i want to eat are sweets &amp; i eat more than normal
i was prescribed mirtazapine by my psychiatrist because i was waking up every three hours during the night. i was never getting any true, restful sleep. now, i sleep through the night with no nightmares.
another reason he prescribed it to me is to gain some weight. i&#039;ve always been skinny but i have battled with anorexia in the past. recently, due to lack of appetite, i lost 5 pounds. i was already 120 pounds so i didn&#039;t have much to lose to begin with. i got my appetite back and i feel like a bottomless pit. i want sweets more than anything. i feel like i eat so much more than i did before i started this medication."