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Does Mirtazapine help with anxiety?

Possibly — but there are few reports. 100% of 11 people who reported on Mirtazapine for anxiety say it improved. 0% noticed no change and 0% say it got worse.

Anxiety: what users report
100%better11 reports · few reports
11 better0 no change0 worse

What people say about Mirtazapine and anxiety

“The only drugs that has helped at all so far have been Buspar and Remeron, both of which eventually stopped working for me.”
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“Mirtazapine has definitely helped, I've been on it for around 8 months.”
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“Mirtazapine helped me. There's a lot of things out the that can help. L-Theanine isn't one of them”
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“I take 15mg prescribed for anxiety and it helped immensely for sleep which in turn helped anxiety, but I eat like such a fat fuck the night time”
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What the research says

AResearch: Strong174 meta-analyses · 262 trials on PubMed
Lancet · 2019
Pharmacological treatments for generalised anxiety disorder: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Conclusion: To our knowledge, this is the largest contemporary review of pharmacological agents for the treatment of generalised anxiety disorder by use of network analysis. There are several effective treatment choices for generalised anxiety disorder across classes of medication. The failure of initial pharmacological therapy might not be a reason to abandon a pharmacological treatment strategy.

Side effects people mention

drowsiness 6fatigue 5weight gain 4brain fog 3rebound insomnia 2

What else is Mirtazapine used for?

Sleep 86%of 37Mood 85%of 13

Based on few reports — treat as anecdotal. Information only — not medical advice. How we count

Does Mirtazapine help with anxiety? 100% of 11 users say yes — PlainPill