Moving medication

[kentgirl]

I've been on 40mg of citalopram for about 2 months, I've since seen the local mental health team who have decided to reduce the dose and prescribed me mirtazapine....I'm a bit worried about reducing what I'm on....is mirtazapine any good????

[lightenup]

Hi Kentgirl, I have been on fluxotine, cipralex and citalopram, and now have been on Mirtazapine to be honest I have found that they have been working for me, I take them at night (they help with sleeping).  Its the usual thing of getting them into your system, I think different meds for different people good luck 

[Sasha]

Hi Kentgirl,
I am currently on mirtrazapine too. I will be going back to the doctor in a couple of days as they're not doing much for me and I think I need my dosage increased (obviously this will be different for everyone). While I don't think mirtrazapine is directly helping my depression yet, I have experienced two side effects which I have appreciated: #1, I have found that mirtrazapine helps me sleep! I used to take a long time to get to sleep, and didn't sleep very deeply, but now I sleep like a baby, which makes me feel better in the day time! #2 mirtrazapine has given me more of an appetite. Whereas I never used to eat much before, and rarely felt hungry, since taking mirtrazapine I have a much healthier appetite and have been eating better, which (as well as the improvement in sleep) has given me more energy.
Obviously (like lightenup said) I think different meds work better for different people, but I think mirtrazapine is certainly worth a try, especially if you have experienced sleep problems or a decrease in appetite as a result of your depression. I haven't experienced any unwated side effects either, so I would certainly recommend giving it a try! :)
Good Luck!