Mirtazapine And Horryfying Dreams...

[Lady of Longbourn]

With my antipsychotic I used to have vivid nightmares, which is a side effect for the drug. With time that got better and now that is rare for me to have those types of dreams.

Sorry you are having trouble.

 

[J_trustno1]

Thanks a lot for the help ladies. I didn't take Mirtazapine last night and I slept peacefully without such dreams. I had 7hrs of peaceful sleep :).

 

[Emily The Strange]

Hello all,

I have recently started taking Mirtazapine and have found that I havent had a single dream which is nice and odd at the same time. I used to have such vivid dreams and really struggled to sleep because of this. I would find myself forcing myself to stay awak fearing that if I slept the dreas would come again.Thankfully they have stopped and I have been able to catch up on some much needed rest. In a way i miss the dreams as at least i was feeling and thinking something. I don't feel like I'm doing either at the moment.

The main problem I am finding with this drug is the weight gain. I have very negative views on my image on a good day and the idea of putting on weight really scares me. I have cut down my food intake drastically to avoid this which i know is the wrong thing to do but I can't think of an alternative. I have also had an increase in thoughts of self harming which worries me, they have gone from fleeting thoughts to more lingering and urges which i have managed to control in the past but am struggling to this time round. I have explained this to my gp and she said to keep going with the drug as it may settle down given some time. How much time do i give it? Surely I'm risking my safetly by carrying on?

I have recently been discharged from therapy and am on a waiting list for long term counselling, no idea how long that will take. I feel all of this has come at a bad time, coming off my medication and starting a new one with very little support, loss of my therapist and a gp that has no tollerance for negative views on these things.

This is a very lonely place I'm in. Any suggestions will be greatfully received.

 

[J_trustno1]

@Emily The Strange: How long have you been on this drug? When I was on it I gained 3.5kg just in 6 days due to increased carb and sugar craving. I was gaining weight on my lower abdominal area. By the way i was only on half the pill (ie 15mg). I had to call my psychiatrist about the weight gain so he cut the pill down to 1/4 of the pill (ie 7.5mg from day 6 on wards). Although the reduced drug stopped the weight gain and i lost 2 kg overnight but I was having worse dreams every night. Although this med made me happy but at the same time I became aggressive. I almost tried killing myself after being on it for 18 days. So on day 18, I emailed my psychiatrist and told him about those dreams and self harm. He immediately took me off this med.

What i am trying to tell you is that if your symptoms are getting worse day by day , you need to get rid of this drug. you don't want to be in worse situation than you already are with Ptsd.

 

[Emily The Strange]

Ive been taking the drug for about 4 weeks now and things dont seem to be levelling out like promised. Ive got to go back for a review in 2 weeks and have been told to waig till them and see what happend.

Ive been in such a low mood and very self destructive recently and dont know whether to put it down to a rough patch of the drug. Self harmed for the first time in months, nothing serious thank goodness, byt enough to worry me.

 

[J_trustno1]

@Emily The Strange: Tell your doctor that this medicine is making you worse day by day. It's your body and you have the right to decide whether this is the right medication for you or not? You are already self-harming with this drug and what worse is than this???? Please reconsider your decision in taking this medication again. I hope you can decide soon.