depression
"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'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't Seem to help me coping with stress at all. I'm bipolar, and it has not made me hypomanic"