Drug info - mirtazepine

[frankz81]

hey all,

does anyone here use mirtazepine for either sleep or depression??
i would just like to know a bit more about it as i use it in low doses to help for insomnia as in lower doses it works as an anti histamine i beleive, but i have also gained about 10-15kg since starting it bout 2 months ago, as it makes me hungry as hell even after i take it for sleep, meaning that i takie it at bedtime and then just as i am getting drowsy i have to eat b4 i can sleep as it feels like i would have been fasting for over a day....

does any1 else have this problem? if so what are my options for combating the weight gain?
is there a drug similar to this but without the weight gaining side effect of it?
also if i took it for depression during the day, say 30mg or more, would the chemicals it release counter act the sedating effect of it? also if any1 has this weight problem with it, how do u get around it? or does taking higher doses not have the weight gaining properties of it??

any first hand info on any of the topics would be a great help