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Aardbei · 29-08-2012, 01:43 AM

Hi everyone,

I am currently taking 30mg of mirtazapine daily and it's really helping my mood, sleeping, anxiety and everything. I was on 45mg but my doctor lowered the dose as it wasn't making much of a difference and she didn't want me to gain weight unnecessarily and mirtazapine has been linked to weight gain.

I am trying to lose weight at the moment (healthily - cutting out junk food and daily exercise and I am quite overweight so it's a good thing) but it's going slower than I'd like, so I was wondering if the mirtazapine could be slowing my progress? I didn't notice any weight gain when I actually started taking the medication, but I am aware it could be making my weight loss slow down. Is this possible?

If so, I would quite like to change my medication, but am conscious that it is helpful so don't want to end up worse off. Is there anyone out there who switched from mirtazapine and found a different medication helpful? For reference I have so far been on fluoxetine, sertraline, citalopram and escitalopram.

Hope this makes sense and sorry if it's a stupid question!

29-08-2012, 01:43 AM	#1
Aardbei Forum Mod Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: UK I am currently:	Mirtazapine Question Hi everyone, I am currently taking 30mg of mirtazapine daily and it's really helping my mood, sleeping, anxiety and everything. I was on 45mg but my doctor lowered the dose as it wasn't making much of a difference and she didn't want me to gain weight unnecessarily and mirtazapine has been linked to weight gain. I am trying to lose weight at the moment (healthily - cutting out junk food and daily exercise and I am quite overweight so it's a good thing) but it's going slower than I'd like, so I was wondering if the mirtazapine could be slowing my progress? I didn't notice any weight gain when I actually started taking the medication, but I am aware it could be making my weight loss slow down. Is this possible? If so, I would quite like to change my medication, but am conscious that it is helpful so don't want to end up worse off. Is there anyone out there who switched from mirtazapine and found a different medication helpful? For reference I have so far been on fluoxetine, sertraline, citalopram and escitalopram. Hope this makes sense and sorry if it's a stupid question!