Anxiety
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Anyone out there struggling with anxiety? And feel like your meds aren't working good enough for you? Well that's me I fight anxiety daily and I hate it I've tried different meds and therapy and nothing seems to ease it up any suggestions?Cat196111
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mud93433 cat196111
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Yep! Struggling with anxiety since my dad died in 1997. Tried a few meds that didn't help but found a doctor that prescribed mirtazapine (instead of the SSRIs which never worked for me) back in 2003 or so and that helped more than anything. It was a miracle drug for me. Mirtazapine helped my anxiety the first dose I took, and it just got better when I went up to 30mg and 45mg.
Just got off all meds for the first time, 6 weeks ago, and I'm working on getting insurance so I can get regular therapy. I'm tired of meds. Tired of anxiety.
The things that helped me the most: 1) I gave up sugar and junk food in 2000. Sugar made me tired AND made my anxiety worse. 2) I also gave up caffeine around the same time.
Once I gave up the sugar and white flour and stuff, I didn't get tired in the middle of the day so I didn't need caffeine anymore. The first few weeks were tough, and I definitely went through carb and caffeine withdrawal, but it was relatively easy.
cat196111 mud93433
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mud93433 cat196111
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Glad to help.
I gained weight too, but I don't know if it's just because I've reached that age, or if it's from the mirtazapine. I've been off it for 6 weeks and haven't lost a pound yet, so we'll see.
1254smit cat196111
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I have the same issue. I am taking 30 mg of mirtazapine, 20 mg of fluoxetine and been taking one tablet of 0.5 mg of lorazepam. Nothing seems to help.
cat196111 1254smit
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mud93433 cat196111
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Wow, your doctor has you taking ativan 3 times a day? How long have you been taking it at that dosage and schedule? I became addictied to ativan years ago and went through withdrawal for almost a year. I had to find a new doctor to get me off that stuff, and he told me it should only be used as a last resort because it's so addictive. Even after taking it for just a couple weeks, I had to take more and more to get the same effect. And a couple times I ran out, it was horrible.
I avoid benzos like the plague these days. I have a couple low-dose Xanax I keep around, and I keep one in my pocket at all times, just in case, but luckily I haven't had to take one in years. Funny how just having one pill on me is usually enough to keep me from going over the edge.
cat196111 mud93433
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Good for you mud I wish I could be pill free I have been on atavan since march I know benzos can be addicting but this time I'm not abusing them as I did with klonapin.maybe someday in my life time I'll be med free all I can do is hope and pray I am happy for you mud
RICHARDJ1985 cat196111
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Yet cat i strugle with anxiety every day and im on 300mg of venlafaxine and 45mg of mertazapine but im only meant to be on 15mg of mertazapine a have to buy the rest .... Nothing works iv had every drug on the market iv also had hypnotherapy ...N.l.p treatment ...E.M.D.R treatment, only one of them worked for 3 weeks and the anxiety came back iv lived with ir for 18 years
cat196111 RICHARDJ1985
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drew17 cat196111
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Jean1968 cat196111
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mud93433 cat196111
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Every time I hear people aren't doing well with anxiety while on mirtazapine, they're always taking another AD med like Effexor or another SSRI.
Everyone I've ever spoken to that has taken mirtazapine by itself has stated that it worked wonders for their anxiety, myself included.
I wish folks would try just mirtazapine without any other meds.
cat196111 mud93433
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mud93433 cat196111
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Oh yeah, after 8 months, it's definitely not working for you. Oh well, at least you can cross that one off the list