why do anti depressants make me anxious

[mimimimi]

i was wondering if you could tell me why anti depressants make me anxious
i have tried prozac citalopram paroxetine and am now on mirtazapine.  once i went up to the 30mg i have bad anxiety?  i dont know what to do

[wschoops]

Remove "I'm" and insert "I", I hate grammatical errors...

[wschoops]

I'm just started taking mirtazapine. I take Klonopin as my "downer" to get rid of the anxiety caused by it.  I don't know about weaning off it, as I have sever anxiety disorder to begin with, but it is safe to combine "downers" with antidepressants in order to get rid of the shakiness.  ALWAYS talk to your doctor/psychiatrist first before combining anything though.  Good luck.

[xanweaner]

Yes, because I started on Remeron in April 07 with xanax - and have begun weaning off xanax in October 07. (still taking the mirtazapine/remeron - 30 mg).

It's now 4 months later, and I'm on a very low dosage of Xanax and fortunately, the extreme anxiety/trembling that I was suffering from has not returned.

Now, I'm trying to discontinue the xanax completely.
I wish you good luck with finding the right combination...

[mimimimi]

did the anxiety eventually go from the mirtazapine then?

[xanweaner]

The exact same reactions happened to me....even when I went on the mirtazapine. My Dr. prescribed xanax for me and it helped hold me until the mirtazapine started working. I also take 30 mg. at night for depression....

I couldn't tolerate anything - made me agitated...