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Don't doubt symptoms are mirtazapine withdrawal

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toria_07298
toria_07298

To anyone off or coming off mirtazapine, please don't doubt pains etc are due to withdrawal, 2 days ago I had lower back pain, tummy cramps, internal tremors, headache, numbness/heat in arms, nausea, dry mouth, anxiety, depression etc it was a bad day, then yesterday on a better day I had none of the physical symptoms didn't even wake with anxiety, today bad day again and in agony, if it was a true illness it really really wouldn't come and go, I'm partly writing this for others but also to remind myself as when you're anxious you don't think straight x

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  • nicola33045
    nicola33045 toria_07298

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    Hi I am in the same position, I have gone from 30 mg to 3.5 and now nothing, it has been 5 days now so very early on my only side affect really is lack of sleep grr so far.  

    I have been been doing some research and have found something that I find is helping from Holland and Barratt called 5 htp which is seratonin which I think most of us are lacking. 

    Not sure if it is physiological but taking the tablet is helping me feel more relaxed.

    Has anyone else tried this ?

     

    • dee73349
      dee73349 nicola33045

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      Hi yes I've been taking 5htp with dinner. Also I've been taking concentrated cherry juice before bed which is a natural source of melatonin x

    • nicola33045
      nicola33045

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      Hi sorry hi sorry I replied to the wrong person haha

      Does this interact with antidepressants as I started taking this just before I stopped the mirtazepine.

    • linda73653
      linda73653 nicola33045

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      Believe 5htp should not be taken with a/d cos of serotonin syndrome. I have some but it doesn't agree with me even 4 months off remeron. Might give it a other try as supposed to help with sleep. Even my zoplicone is working less. Guess I am becoming too used to it. Scary as how else can i sleep? Fed up of feeling so tired and weird. Seeing doc Friday for a cure. No hopes...........

    • linda73653
      linda73653 toria_07298

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      How long have u been taking it. I used to halve 3.75 And slept. Took 7.5 last night and only managed 4 hours. I try to dose until early hours and take pill 2am. I have become sleep fixated so the anxiety is counter productive to sleep anyway.
    • toria_07298
      toria_07298 linda73653

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      I've been taking 7.5mg for about 6 years, I fall asleep around 11pm sometimes later and wake at least twice mostly at 2am and 6am I think it may be when our blood sugars drop, as mirtazapine effects them, the anxiety drives me mad as never had it before this x

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