Just started Remeron(Mirtazapine) 15 mg a night for anxiety. 5 days after I started it, I developed a sore throat and flu feelings. Told my doctor and he said its more than likely a virus, and not from the medication. I have had the sore throat now 6 days, and it hasn't turned into anything else, and i just got checked for strep which was negative. The adverse severe side effects state sore throat, fever, flu like symptoms, etc... so ofcourse I am worried. If it were from the Remeron, would it have happened just after 5 days of taking it? My doctor is really waving it off
Has anyone had sore throat and flu feelings after starting Remeron???
Question posted by Anonymous on 16 Sep 2012
Last updated on 9 January 2019
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3 Answers
FranciscaR
18 April 2017
Hi, you posted your question here a few years ago so my answer is maybe not relevant anymore but I have been on the max dose, 45mg of Mirtazapine (Remeron), for maybe 18 months and on lower dose for over three years. I became increasingly ill with nose and throat problems, also diarrhea It took almost one year to see a nose and throat specialist, now I have been on a waiting list again for a few months and the whole time I became increasingly ill. The doctors had no answer. When I started to go down to 30mg my colds and flu like symptoms became so bad that I don't sleep anymore. I sing and it has wrecked my chances of progressing so if I had a depression to start with I am far worse now. I feel so ill right now that I am on my way to the see the doctor (again) and I have stopped taking the medication altogether. I don't care about what can happen, living like this is not an option anymore. How is it possible that I had to find the answer myself. Don't doctors know what they are doing? I hope you and all the others contributing here are well because I am not!
Lj19
9 Jan 2019
Fransisca I’m glad you posted this. I was on trazodone and it blocked my nose. I’m now on mirtazapine and I thought I’d gotten away with it after first few days on 15mg. I was fine. Now after nearly two weeks my glands are swollen and I have a blocked nose and diarrhoea. My doc said he had never heard of a blocked nose problem on mirtazapine. But now I’m absolutely sick of not being able to sleep at all now because I can’t breath. I’ll have to stop it and tell the doc it does indeed block airways. I’m a voice over artist and I can’t afford to be this way. I’m constantly losing my voice in conversation now. I must be one of the unlucky few who react to these drugs. A friend I know has no problem with these kinds of drugs. Now I’m left with zero options for sleep/anxiety.
Inactive
17 Sep 2012
Hello tammy9876. I have been on Mirtazapine now for several years. You best stop taking it or at least get a second opinion for these are as you pointed out a, more a serious reaction to taking the drug. There are other drugs available to help your anxiety levels.Regards pledge
Inactive
17 Sep 2012
Thanks for your comment. Do you happen to know off hand if I can just stop it cold turkey? I have been on it 10 days. 15mg 1x per day.
thanks
Inactive
17 Sep 2012
Hello tammy. If it was me and you can put up with the side effects, a taper. Otherwise, I'd stop it. I am truly surprised that your doctor has not been on board with your symptoms. I take a large amount of Mirtazapine and its split into three seperate doses. The only dose that I can get away with is my last one. But thats only because the previous two have taken effect.
Inactive
17 Sep 2012
thanks. sorry for so many questions... how would you taper down from 15mg 1x a day( at night). again I have only been on for 10 days. I may push it to the weekend to see if i feel better after the 2 weeks of taking it, so how would i taper after 2 weeks? thanks for your help :o)
Inactive
18 Sep 2012
Tad late in my comment. I would cut the pill in half. Since you are taking it at bedtime you'll not be feeling the withdrawls as severely.
Inactive
18 Sep 2012
hey thanks. I appreciate it. I'm surprised that one would feel withdrawals after 2 weeks of taking it. What would you say are the likely withdrawal feelings?
Inactive
18 Sep 2012
Well, irritability and insomnia. They are the usual culprits. The close to the top of the list in regards of side effects to taking Mirtazapine is weight gain. At least you'll not have to concern yourself with that one.
balbanese
16 Sep 2012
It's possible. I was on this and Cymbalta and after 4-days I had the exact symptoms and the Doc said the same thing. I had the doc help me stop both and the symptoms went away in 3-days. Hope this helps.
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