Fresh Mud

Around 12 months ago I started regularly struggling to sleep; almost every night I would be awake until at least 3am despite being tired and comfortable. I would be lay there with my eyes closed, snuggled up, and often with relaxing music or rain noise playing, only to spend two or three hours getting nowhere near to sleep.

It started to affect, amongst other things, my mental health, and so I spoke to my GP about it, and asked about trying antidepressants again (this would be my third time). The doctor recommended mirtazapine, and mentioned that a side effect is helping people to sleep.

I took my first dose at 11pm a few nights later, and 30 minutes after that I could barely keep my eyes open! I was so drowsy that I was slurring my words, and I remember thinking to myself that, if this happened every night, then I would need time my medication carefully. As it turned out, the second night was much more controlled, and I barely felt a tenth of the effect until I settled down to sleep; when I did so, I was out within minutes.

As of now, I am still taking mirtazapine, and enjoy a good night sleep almost every night. Very occasionally, about once a month, I have problems, but otherwise it is not an issue. It is so nice to be able to doze off so readily, and to sleep through the night, and, as you can imagine, that in itself makes the medication worth it.