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Ok well i have the doctors yet again tomoro morning and having been back on mirtazapine 15mg for 9 weeks now and feeling worse on them than ever before i think i need on something else. I feel emotionless unreal and very ill on them. My anxiety through the roof and feel depression taking hold again.
My only concern is what the hell they will put me on. I seem to be sensitive to drugs not just ads but strong painkillers too. Does anyone have any similar problems im on and off work and currently been off 2 weeks but how long they will put up with it i dont know and being a single mum cant afford it. But there is no way i can even get on a bus to even get there.
Anyway the most recent ad they tried but no sucess was sertraline only managed one dose within an hour of taking it i was away with the fairies and couldnt move.
Even my doctors dont know what to do. But i need something
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kelly8973
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I didnt take a mirtazapine last night to see if it made any difference as i was beside muself all day yesterday with pins and needles its driving me crazy my skin just feels like its crawling! Its causing anxiety to the point i cant wven go to the shop. Well i had an awful night the pins and needles were so bad that by 5am i had to get up. It seems worse on lying or just sitting. Ive lost my taste. So here i am sitting so tired. Was due to have doctors app but ive had to phone to ask for a phone consultation instead as i feel so dizzy and frightned to go out. Much against my wishes i decided to take a 2mg diazepam which i was given by the doctor after much reluctance. Ive only had one before couple months ago but i cant go on like this so i took on ten mins ago. It knocked me out last time i took it even just the 2mg. Am i always going to be reliant on drugs i just want my life back to what it was a couple years ago. What worrys me is these pins and needles are there before i start to feel anxious. I feel that they are being caised by theu mirtazapine but without the mirtazapine i cant sleep!! Why is it that my friend can finction normally after she has a diazepman and she takes a 10mg tablet! and im like a frigging zombie druggie.
moma_s_04023 kelly8973
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everyone is different and has a different reaction to meds. Have you seen a neurologist or some kind of specialist just to rule out there isn't an underlying problem like restless leg syndrome or any bad discs in your back enclosing on your spine. Not trying to make you worry but my hubby has degenerative disc disease nd get pins nd needles nd also twitches or moves his legs involuntarily at night while he sleeps and can't walk far without the pins nd needles in his feet nd loses feelings in his legs. also maybe try to spread your mirt nd diazepam a couple hrs apart if u can. take mirt 1st and diazepam when your getting in bed. but does almost sound like restless leg syndrome
kelly8973 moma_s_04023
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Ive had the most awful night. Im now convinced this is not anxiety. I cannot sleep due to the feelings my nerve endings are having a party. Ut seems to be all along my shoulders and down my left side its making my skin crawl. Ive noticed i cant read a book as its very blurry. The doazapmn i took was actually in the morning and it seemed to exasperate the tingling more. I cant sit still with it. Its driving me crazy. Im so tired with lack of sleep. I really am sure that this is causing me to panic rather than vice versa. I dont know whether the mirtazapine has caused this but i dont think it is as i never had this problem before when i was on it. Just the sedative feeling all day. I slipped a disc in my back about two years ago but i dont think thats the problem as it was just my sciatic nerve down left leg that was the problem and thats not what im feeling. It feels like its coming from the nerves in my neck shoulder and all the way down my body. I dont know how long i will have to wait for neurologist probably months
catherine_31189 kelly8973
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I only managed 3 weeks on Mirtazapine and it made me so ill and depressed and I ate everything in sight!!! I only went on them to help me sleep but I would've ever touch them again,I'm back on citalopram and although I struggle to keep my weight down on them I'm back to feeling happy and balanced,hope you find something that suits you,I'm very drug sensitive and always get every side effect going so please if you get new meds battle through for the 1st few weeks till they are in your system and the side effects calm down.
kelly8973
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catherine_31189 kelly8973
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Sounds like you need a new doctor!!! To be honest most doctors will admit they aren't specialists in mental health but that's what referrals are for,my doctor put me on mirtazapine 15mg to help me sleep only for me to find out on here that 7.5mg would help me sleep but 15mg would make me worse!!!! I've had CBT which helped for a while but to be honest the only thing that helps my anixiety is keeping extremely busy,the more time I have on my hands the more thinking and stressing I do,I'm calmer now I'm working more hours and not sitting around as much when I have free time,just ask for a referral to a psychiatrist and the team at your nearest hospital because you won't get far with a GP.
moma_s_04023 catherine_31189
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so true when it's bedtime and it's quiet with no one to talk to my mind races a lot nd I run a fan year round cuz that helps me sleep too nd not focus on anxiety and problems. I'm grateful for the mirt nd klon 2 help me sleep. I from CT so I also get seasonal affective disorder this time of year. it's not so bad during the day as I have errands chores etc to keep my mind busy nd not focus on anxiety or depression but I have to force myself a lot. I do know I run low on vitD which also can reak havoc nd wonder bout the b vitamins there r so many nd r suppose to be good for anxiety stress nd the immune system. I need to get some blood work done if I can stop procrastinating as far as the b vit nd also my thyroid nd female hormones as I'm gona b 46 in less than a month. I need to do a journal or a checklist cuz getting anxious just thinking bout my to do list. nd it's almost midnight nd have to get my meds in me to slow my mind down nd get to sleep. can't keep busy 24 hrs round the clock to slow up the anxiety. I'm also grateful for this forum. there are some really great ppl nd ideas on here. If I followed my own advice I might actually do not so bad. But in a real bad marriage for 27 yrs. together for 28. I have one son who lives at home who is 26 but he keeps me going cuz my hubby is very verbally nd mentally abusive. nd has become mildly physical a few times in the past few months. I know that causes me to isolate myself in my room nd a contributing factor with my anxiety and depression.
connie08861 kelly8973
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Hi Kelly, hope you are feeling better. how did the doctor's visit go?
kelly8973 connie08861
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Same old story had to get a ohone appointment as was up since 5am unable to lie still with the pins and needles and anxiety with it. She basically said look its anxiety there isnt much else we can do. If i wish to stay on the mirtazapine its up to me! I said so youre just going to leave me on nothing? She has given me an appointment with a new psychiatric nurse who has started on a thursday and said discuss it with her!
I took a diazapam 2mg at 8am and by 2pm i was having severe effects from them scared the life out of me my whole body was buzzing to the point i thought this is it! Wont be taking anymore. I also have been referred to neurologist to make sure its not m.s. seen as ive been having the pins and needles on and off for years.
I stopped smoking back in oct last year with the help of vaping and have even gone as far as blaming it on that! Tempted to start smoking again!
phyllis11904 kelly8973
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Has your doctor ever referred you to a psychiatrist. My doctor started me on antidepressants, but after a seeing me a couple of times he realized I needed psychiatric help.and referred me so I could get the kind of professional help I needed. I am lucky to have a doctor who really cares about his patients and makes sure they get the kind of help they need. Could you ask to be referred to a psychiatrist? My psychiatrist hospitalized me for 8 days do he could monitor my progress while he found the meds that work for me.
Let me know how you are doing. You have a right to get the help you need to be happy and enjoy life.
Good luck,
Phyl
moma_s_04023 kelly8973
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I quit smoking old turkey for a yr nd 2 months. I went out with my hubby nd friends for a couple cocktails. my hubby quit with Mr but apparently had still smoked occasionally so I had bought 6-7 cigs that night. was OK for bout a wk nd got stressed out nd went back to smoking even more than b4 I quit. u made such an accomplishment. pls don't smoke again. once u stop u must never pik one up again. speaking out of my experiences. use a patch. some insurance companies cover it with a copay. I was in the hosp a few months ago nd used it for 2 days nd dsys nd didn't have a single craving nd turned it down on day 3. I'm praying for you nd have faith things will get easier for u. I know it doesn't feel like it at he moment but it will. hang in there hun. my best regards moma s ps lost my mom 2 cancer @ 25 nd my dad passed @ 28
moma_s_04023
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Kelly had a problem with my cell phone pls disregard the 1st posting ND read the 2nd they are both similar but the one that ends in the number 28 disregard I couldn't figure out how to delete it or fix it and didn't realize it posted I thought the one following right after was the only one that posted
kelly8973 phyllis11904
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I am seeing a psychiatric nurse at the clinoc on Thursday but im now convinced more than ever that this is to do with damanged nerve or trapped or something to do with that. Im beside myself with the weird sensations all along my shoulders, my jead and neck and down my left side. I have been awake since 5am yet again not able to lie still with this feeling. Its like someone is ticking me all down that areas. Its driving me crazy. When i took the diazepam yesterday it mad it worse. I really dont think this is the mirt as it gets me to sleep but this wakes me up. The only thing the mirt did before when i was on it was make me dizzy through the day. I have had anxiety before but once i calm down ive always been fine after but thisdoesnt feel like that its more caisong me to get anxious because i cant find relief!
kelly8973
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moma_s_04023 kelly8973
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pls don't go bak 2 smoking. I quit a yr nd 2 months cold turkey. I thought I old have just a couple nd I was wrong. smoked even more b4 I quit. u must never pik 1 up again. I commend u 4 ur accomplishments I have faith things will get easier. I lost my mom to cancer @ 25 my dad passed wen I was 28 hubby nd I had a bankruptcy in 2012 nd a foreclosure in 2013 after having our house for 18 yrs. my oldest brother died last Oct. Him nd my mom were only 54 yrs old. my other brother beat me bad my whole life nd I have been married to a verbally nd mentally abusive hubby for 27 yrs. last few months it has been mildly physical 3 times. I suffer from several psychiatric disorders. I take mirt 15-30 my a night and allowed an xtra 15 mg if needed. I take 2 mg klon @ night nd 10 mg of ambien 10 mg as needed. I read mirt withdrawal can mimic the side effects as starting nd for some ppl the lower half dose nd the higher the dose the more it helps with depression. my best regards moma s. if I can help nemore let me know. moma s
phyllis11904 moma_s_04023
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Do anything you can to get away from your husband. If there are no friends who can help you go to a women's shelter please. You have been abused mentally and physically most if yout life. Put yourself first and start over. I started over with next to nothing just before my 49th birthday. You can do it for yourself. I know the way you feel now makes it hard to do anything, but there are resources for you. Make yourself a priority now. You deserve to be happy. It's not too late. I know that because I lived it. Let me know how you are doing.
Good luck,
Phyl