Stomach cramps ruining everything

Hi Lynne

Thanks for getting back to me

My heads cleared up fine had some slight tummy trouble but today has been the worst.

Im literally bed ridden and even when i lay down and try and relax my stomach keeps cramping

How long did it last for you?i just want to know it will end and I'll stop being such a wimp!

All the other severe side effects only lasted a few days thank god! But this is flooring ne. I have an extremely high pain threshold gave birth twice without medical help(not intensional i just didn't realise how close i was to giving birth)

How are you doing now?

S x

From start to finish I got down from 45mg to 15mg in about 3 weeks thats when all the withdrawal symptoms stopped but as I said before I went onto Sertraline while I was still tapering off the mirt and the last 15mg of mirt has been really hard.

Went to see psych on Thursaday said to up sertraline to 200mg I can keep taking the mirt but Im down to 7.5mg on that so if I can get of it I will and gave me quetiapine 25mg which I can take twice when I need to.

They are antipsychotic drugs used for bipolar and schizophrenia

They just keep throwing drugs at stuff and now I have been discharged because you cant be under a psych and get CBT at the same time!!!!!!

Its a joke

Im not going to take the quetiapine Im going to get of the mirt and just stick with the sertraline for my depression.

I hope you feel better soon.

Hey lynne

Im wondering how you are getting along with the sertraline?

I've been on it before in fact was first one docs tried but that caused bad insomnia that's how I arrived on mirtazapine

Doc gave me some sertraline to cross taper mirt i only took half a tablet and i lost all control over my erm nether region

And was at a friends she said i looked like i was on speed!

So havent done it and quite glad i didn't but think maybe was too much with the high dose of mirt so I'm not writing anything off just in case i get into trouble

But I'm interested to see how i am med free

All my symptoms are physical and any time I've tried something else it's got worse

Just interested really another ad I've seen a lot with mirt is velaxatine excuse spelling

I don't want to go down that route but interested in other people's experience

S x

Hi Suzanna

So far sertraline has been a bit mixed it wears off really quickly but it is heliping my depression I think!!!! Im now on 200mg

The Anxiety not so much and I think thats going to be sorted by mind over matter eg therapy.

Only time will tell if the setraline is making the anxiety worse then back to the drawing board AD's are a must for my depression because the 3 times I came off them I ended up in a psychiatric unit!! not nice

As for sleep that is a major problem with me and thats why I went onto mirtazapine 45mg but I find the lower dose I am now on 7.5mg is still giving me a half decent sleep but I do want to eventually come of the mirt.I also have 7.5mg zopiclone with I take every 3rd night

I was also gives quetiapine an anti psychotic med by the psych "to take the edge off" but I am giving them a miss I am fed up with pills being thrown at my problems.

So only time will tell if the sertraline is for me or not.

My psych said he did not know much about sertraline!!!!! fills me with confidence NOT his drug of choice is fluxotine but I have tried that twice and it does nothing for me.

I really wish I could be drug free but I cant not with my depression

Stay Strong x

Bless you lynne

I know what you mean about throwing more meds at the problem

I've found they make me worse

I'm sorry your depression is such a problem. I don't feel depressed anymore just anxious but it seems i was right all along and mirt is causing it

Think mine might be down to the infamous mirt poop out. But I'm not depressed or suicidal just frustrated

So not going to add any more meds to the mix

Glad sertraline seems to be helping you

And thank you for the info

S x

Hey orchid

How are you feeling now?

Have you stayed at same dose or dropped jore?

Hope you're ok

S x

Hello Suzannah

I am on roughly 11mg at the moment I am going to stay on this for a little longer this is my 4th day at this dose I am not going to rush it, I cannot explain how I feel the belly is the main trouble it feels so tight all the time

as if I have eaten a massive meal (I wish) still it can only get better.

How are you getting on? has your aches and pains got better? are you going out and about yet?

Take care

Px

Orchid

Well done you for dropping again. I feel for you with tummy troubles weighed myself yesterday at mums and in 3 weeks I've lost a stone!

How is your mood this drop?I found my good mood is reappearing now that withdrawal is wearing off. Gives me confidence I'm still in there.

Can you take anything for your tummy?I take lanserapole and buscapan seems to help and doc gave me codeine for the pain.

I'm still aching and lethargic basically given up doing anything until the evenings when it seems to get better for a bit. My legs are like jelly but still doing what i need to just with less patience strength and speed. (These are all having a knock on affect)

But as long as i can keep my spirits up I'll muddle through

Have been popping to shop friends family etc not every day but much better.

I still have chest pains though. And i had them before on 30 so don't know if it is still withdrawal looking forward to next taper as the lower i go the better I'm feeling

You are so close now you should be really proud of yourself

Much love

S x

I some-times wonder if I am be got on two fronts

1 with the tapering

2I wonder if the night sweats are panic wondering what the scan will show

its been hanging over me for 6mths now I cannot wait for Friday to get it done with,but then I have to wait for the results,

I am so pleased you are getting out,I think it does help in the long run

are your family close by?

Going back to moods not to bad,its the feeling of being full up gets me the tiredness comes and goes during the day but it funny about 9pm I am wide awake,I do tend to go to bed early about 10.30pm I dont sleep but you are resting but as I said then the hot sweats come its not just my head and face it is a full body one.

I do hope you will soon be better.

Px

 

The scan pending can't be helping but then again Friday isn't far off either

I hope everything goes ok

The sweating I'd say is withdrawal. In fact I'm pretty sure it is based on my own experience

Tiredness right there with you

I'm hoping it buggers off my house is due a spring clean

I mentioned to someone else I've started taking the mirt earlier in the evening because it settles my stomach so I'm able to eat and also I'm not then relying on it to sleep and am finding other ways to help that

Seems to work for me

Maybe your taper is too fast?

Hope you feel better soon

S x

Yes  I think your right I have gone to quick,so I am going to stop

on this dose till I am sure I have stabilised,I am not going back up

again,it means starting all over again.

wishing you well 

Px

  

Good plan

You are a lot closer than me the end is in sight

S x

Hi Orchid

Your doctor is more likely to prescribe the Mirtazapine "Sol tabs" as they are much cheaper, and the wd plan is quite easy with those ... fear not  Have a look :  

https://patient.info/forums/discuss/mirtazapine-tapering-simplified-510495   

Hope it might help you x

Thanks Calmer

I will wait and see what is said when I get to 7.5mg I am not going to rush

toI want to stabilise befor I go down further,I did go down too quick,so less haste this time.

Hope you are well and keeping up the good work

Px

Dont  forget you done a  larger drop than me,so you are doing well.

Px