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can anyone out there help if you have had the same symptoms as me

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lisa82294
lisa82294

i am on 30mg off mirtazapine for about a year. i have developed how i can only describe as though i have severe burning sensations when im trying to sit im in agony. please let me know if anybody is suffering from this as its making my life hell. thanks

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  • evergreen
    evergreen lisa82294

    Posted

    Where are you having the burning sensations?
    • lisa82294
      lisa82294 evergreen

      Posted

      on my backside and when i lie down on my sides . burn and go very red.
    • evergreen
      evergreen lisa82294

      Posted

      Oh wow, that does sound very odd. It is not something that I have suffered from whilst on mirt. But mirt side effects are very numerous. I had loads, but none that were painful like you describe. Hasve you seen your GP about it? It sounds as though it is something affecting the nerves. It might be something serious, or it may be nothing, but I think you need to go and see your GP ASAP.
    • lisa82294
      lisa82294 evergreen

      Posted

      thanks for reply at the docs on friday, but they have never come across this problem. 
  • betsy0603
    betsy0603 lisa82294

    Posted

    I have had this. I had it in withdrawal from Effexor, and I've had it while tapering off mirt.  When you think about the fact that these drugs work on nerve receptors, those are all over the body and in the skin.  80% of our serotonin is outside the brain!

     

    I read one woman on the SA forum saying that taking a shower caused her skin to burn and light up like that.  The hot water was perceived in a very strong way.

    Question is, why is this happening now?  Did you increase recently?  Decrease? Are there any other symptoms?

    • lisa82294
      lisa82294 betsy0603

      Posted

      thanks for your reply lm also on zopiclone so wondered if was interfering with the mirts. not taking anything else. but you have made me feel a lot better as i thought i was going mad. im back at the docs on friday as have asked to go onto something else and to come off the mirts. they have never come across this problem before. wish me luck.
  • betsy0603
    betsy0603 lisa82294

    Posted

    Ironically, I'm having this effect right now! I'm on the couch with an upper respiratory bug and feeling the prickly heat.  From a website listing side effects:

    If you do a web search for "druginformer mirtazapine burning" you will get a site that people have listed burning sensations.

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