mirtazapine was the first drug i took, at about 14. it was perfect, because at the time i was severely underweight, and it did help me put on a bit of weight. the other great thing about it was for the first time in my life i could sleep at night!! so for those two reasons it was great. unfortunatly though, it didn't do much for anxiety at all, and i went off it about a year ago. but, different meds work for different people, and by the sounds of it, most of you guys who have been on mitazapine have gotten a better