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evergreen
evergreen

I have been off mirtazapine completely for over six weeks after carefully withdrawing. These are not WD symptoms I am having now, but a return to my problems I had before mirtazapine. My insomnia is worse than ever. Even with a sleeping pill I don't get to sleep before 1 am and I am awake again at 6. I am so sleep deprived. But my insomnia returned whilst I was still on mirt, so again nothing to do with WD. I have absolutely no appetite, which is how I was before mirt and I am dropping weight at an alarming rate. I feel weak as a kitten but have a physical job caring for horses, so this cannot go on. This weakness and lack of sleep is going to drive me to depression again if I don't sort it out. But what can I do? I am sure it is a physical problem rather than a mental one. I can't go back on the mirt due to my blood counts and kidney problems. Any ideas? I think this is how my depression started before; lack of sleep and feeling so hungry but unable to eat.

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    evergreen

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    The doctor confirmed that the second test showed the same hyperthyroidism. I asked whether the mirt could have caused it either directly or as a result of WD and he said definitely not, but it COULD have masked the disease. I now wonder if I was wrongly diagnosed with depression at the time and the mirt just treated the symptoms. After all the symptoms of hyperthyroidism are:

    ​Being restless, nervous, emotional, irritable

    Insomnia

    Palpitations

    Tremor

    All of which I had. However, I had a rare presentation of the disease; anorexia. Usually an overactive thyroid gives you a ravenous appetite. I suppose that's why I was diagnosed with depression.

     

    • evergreen
      evergreen

      Posted

      Oh and I missed the main symptom - depression.

      ​I have been put on Carbimazole. Of course that means another fight with my weight, lol. Better savour the skinny me whilst it lasts!

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