cold turkey mirtazipine

that leg irritation is called "Restless Leg Syndrome"  Simon, you can get it on or wd off the Mirt ... eating sugar seems to make it worst.  I feel it's like a mozzie bite in as much as, if you kick your legs about it just gets worse - like if you scratch a mozzie bite it just gets worse.

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Hi Calmer 

the suger certainly does explain it as was was eating a bar of chocolate before I went to bed at the time I was getting the restless legs. 

Its day17 off the mirt for me and been a good day. Hope it continues. But it's a wild ride going cold turkey. 

Thank you si.

yes they are back from hospital now and my granddaughter appears well. I have been looking up 'conversion disorder' for my grand daughter as a friend mentioned it her episodes sound similar. I did read your links and found them extremely interesting.

How is your day going? ♥

Very interesting. ..I'm always stuffing my face with Cadbury! ♥

Windows and waves, but knowing the waves will be followed by windows helps 

Thats good news about them being back home.

Yestreday was a good day, but today not so good.  Been up most of the night sweating so bad I had to change the sheets and negative thoughts have come back.  I took a Diazepam to try and calm me down but they just dont seem to be working for me.  I'm supposed to be going to the states in March and I keep thinking I cant do it I cant go.  This is how I was in September.  I had strange dreams about the Pirates of the Carabean box sets that woke me in a bit of a flap. No idea why. I think today is going to be a hard one after a good day yesterday.

Sorry to hear you've had a bad night with the WD Si.  

Did you think of trying Phenergen (over the counter) for sleep aid at all?  Some people take Temazapam,(prescription) but I understand if you're through with the drugs.  

What you need most of all is sleep, but the damn WD's worst sympton is insomnia ...  ggrrrrr for you !!!

 

Hi Calmer,

I have had it with just about all drugs. It actualy scares me to try anything else now.  I have a customer coming on Saturday who does hypnotherapy, I'm not even sure if I want to try that again!

Hi Si. I take temazepam through sheer desparation. I have always been a poor sleeper, even as a baby, but I had almost four years of blissful sleeping with mirtazapine. However, it pooped out on me and I stopped sleeping again and was then plunged into the most terrible depression and anxiety, as bad as it was before I went on it. That is why I am now coming off the mirt. But as I say, I have terrible insomnia and had to beg the doctors to let me have temazepam again. I work from home running a horse livery yard, so can never lie in. I work 24/7/365 and have done that non stop for over ten years. The past couple of years, I have become a taxi driver for my son who works as a chef and so I also have to be up and alert enough at around 11 pm four nights a week. So I lieterally have seven hours in bed as my only chance to get any sleep. There is no lying in bed at weekends to catch up etc. So anyway, back to my point; the temazepam has been my saviour. Sadly, I am now becoming tolerant of that too and the insomnia is returning. I have added herbal sleeping pills to the mix and this has allowed me to cut my dose of temazepam down to 5mg. I hope they keep working, but they are worth a try for you. I tried phenegan but it stopped me breathing! A rare but very dangerous side effect. I hope you get some sleep tonight.

Hi si

I am really hoping your day is going to get better. This illness is the worst i have ever known in my 55 years! It can seem relentless and endless! There is certainly an end but because we tend to feel so ill, we find it impossible to believe. You will certainly be going to the states, as you will be feeling a whole lot better by then. If after a full six weeks you find yourself still being tortured. Please go back to your gp, it may be this med is not going to be effective for you. The right med can make a tremendous difference. This may be the right med for you and your symptoms could be the body accepting it instead of rejecting it. Six weeks your gut instinct and ease up of side effects. .will tell you.

sweating part is horrid but it does pass, along with tremors, dizziness, nausea etc.

The tears will also dry up and god willing this med will be good to you.

please update when you can.

god bless ♥

Ugh, I had those sweats in Effexor withdrawal; wake with the sheets wet top and bottom, rivulets of sweat running down by body, and then freezing to death, trying to roll out of the wet area!  No fun!  And the weird dreams coming out of nowhere, had that happen early this morning.  I woke at about 4 AM and just couldn't get back to sleep.  When I finally did an hour or so later, I had weird stress dreams.  So, I empathize, Si. 

Your turn around was pretty quick, so hopefully, tomorrow you will wake in another window :-)

Hi ♥

Day 5

Woke up with all round malaise and irritability. Stomach anxiety if that's possible! Trying to keep occupied replying to posts. Not bloody helping lol!

Taken diazepam reluctantly!

Hope the day in front of you all turns out to be a good one ♥ ♥

Yes stomach problems are often the main withdrawal symptom of mirtazapine. I hope it gets better for you soon. Remember, if it gets really bad, you may be better reinstating a tiny amount of mirtazapine such as the 1.875mg (one eighth of a 15mg pill) I am on. It may be enough to settle you down a bit without the unwanted side effects. But if you can stand it, just keep going with the cold turkey x

Thanks evergreen

the irritability and uncomfortable weird feeling in my stomach is the most annoying aspect as it stops my get up an go! Going to stick with it for now! I have a follow up call from my doctor booked for Monday. Hoping I'm better by then. If not, I may give It one more week!

Wishing you a great day ahead calmer ♥ god bless x

Meant to say god bless evergreen! ...not with it today sorry ♥

God bless you too Lorraine, hope your tum gets better soon.   Do you have nausea also?  

x

Hi calmer

spent my day in bed and have now taken two diazepam today. Only way to explain it is like nothingness! Not happy, not sad but everything is an effort! Guess I do feel depressed if I'm honest! Appetite gone but crave kiddy sweets!

Thanks for being here and sorry for the downer! ♥how is your day going?

Much love xx

Oh Lorraine you poor thing! Have those kiddie sweets, your body probably needs to raise its sugar level. And God bless to you too x

Thank you evergreen

glad today is coming to an end! Tomorrow is a brand new day!

I cannot thank you enough for your support xx

I have the stomach anxiety too - try some chamomile tea to help calm it.

I'm down to 1.5mg - my last dose before that was 1.75mg & just that slight change has made me go into very bad withdrawals.

Hi Mel

thank you I will give the chamomile a try. As you may see the insomnia is also in play! its now 2.30am (UK) and sleep is eluding me! Taking a Diazepam and hope iwill catch a couple of hours zzz's ! Sorry to hear you also have stomach anxiety, it's so unpleasant. I have spent all day waiting for sleep...and now I'm wondering if I will even get any lol.

What time is it with you? I truly hope your symptoms leave you quickly, to give you a well deserved good day♥

Thank you again for your post

god bless xx

I've been awake since 2am too and it's now 4:15. I'm watching the snow outside. I bet you've not cut down on the coffee have you? I eat two cream eggs and the sugar rush is keeping me awake. Search for sleep hygiene for tips and I also find camomile tea helps.

Mirt' & sugar seem to have a bad reaction for me too, it's documented somewhere but hey ... we live & learn, it switches on the RLS, restless leg syndrome too I think.  

Sorry Lorraine & Si, the sleep issue is the worst for wd ... it is awful.  If you manage to have a nap afternoons it helps, although I understand the anx' may be max at that time, but worth a try.

Hope the good days increase soon and the bad days become fewer x