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Citalopram and mirtazapine cold turkey due to throwing up blood

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Tilania
Tilania

Here is one for you, been told by doctor to immediately come off both as I am throwing up blood, I have a hiatus hernia but it has got much worse over the last month, I have taken citalopram for about 8 years on a 40mg dose, and mirtazapine on was a 30 for three years now 15mg for about 5 months, going cold turkey, is that wise? My doctor has refered me urgently to have a Endoscopy, will I get loads of withdrawal symptoms ?

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  • Tilania
    Tilania

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    Been reading on here about these brain zaps. I couldn't work out the feeling with my brain yesterday. But it all seems normal from what people are saying. I do feel a tad better today. But I am taking things slow and i have wrote a slow rota of what needs done each day this week so my brain can take it
  • Tilania
    Tilania

    Posted

    I never knew that mirtazapine urges you to eat more. The sooner all this is out my system the better. I use to be q body builder, (not competing) trained so hard. Now my energy is that of a slug. Especially this cold turkey. Yet I can't sleep at night. All hard going. Let's hope this endoscopy is soon do steps can be taken I.e surgery etc
  • Tilania
    Tilania

    Posted

    Still a hugely volatile day. Savage thoughts... My dog is driving me nuts too. Feel like giving him away
    • nikki-yvonne
      nikki-yvonne Tilania

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      Hi Tilania , I to had to stop Citalapram straight away as my i told my Dr my hiatus hernia was causing me big problems with a very bad headache -and did i come down with a bump - Altough  it is day 36  feeling a litte  upset, angry , every day noises seem to be ten times louder ,I to have a dog and said i would get rid of her but instead of that i give myself time in the morning and she goes with a dog walker at this difficult time in my life , My poor husband is getting all my anger as well i do tell him that i am not me at the moment and what i say sometimes is not what i mean it is pure frustration . I know how i feel but when my emotions start and anger starts i have not yet mastered how to cope with this as my tablets were doing the job for me -So not only have i had to come off the tablets straight away after 25 years , i am dealing with the emotional side - i am see a councillar for D.T.S.D. as i was piosened 3 years ago - and i am going through a book called the Reality Slap -It is about Mindfulness and positive thinking in the present although i have doubts -i am going to give it a go -as there will not be side effects to this positive thinking i hope -- Keep going at times i feel lost ,not myself but i know my body has got to adjust back to me it has been a tough journey but i am trying to ride the storm and still going - take care - there is other people out there who are going through the same thing -
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