help/advice please

hello mark,

              At the moment im tapering off mirtz..i was on 15mg then up dosed to 30mg few weeks back i had thoughs of sucide the last straw so decided to come off mirtz...tell your GP mark and maybe try something better for you 

Hello Mark, thoughts of harm need to be addressed and by folks experienced in their management. Don't forget you can call Samaritans any time to have a chat. For me, I'm on both Mirt 30mg and Venlafaxine 150mg and I'm much better for it. I did have to find a good psychiatrist before I was able to make progress back from the dark side. I hope you feel better soon, all the best, David.

Hello Mark,

Try not too worry Mark, it,ll be resolved by your GP I,m sure. He,ll either up your dose or add something else to it, either way it,ll be fine just hang on in there a little while longer

Hey Mark the same has happened with me. I dont know wether to up to 30 or just ride it out. will you let us know how you go on?

Hi ruby, yes will let you know. At doctors on Thursday, I will either come off them or up dose, depends on his advice, can't stay as am, although bit better today

Hi mark, sorry your feeling depressed I completely get you x Just wanted to share my experience with these tabs, I reluctantly took the suggestion of finally taking an anti depressant and I am truly gutted I ever did. I was on them for 3 weeks and felt like I had a hangover in the morning, alot more sluggish generally and extreme low moods with thoughts that I would never usually have. I wasnt offered talking therapies or groups or any self help groups I could go to but I did source these out for myself, I think its pretty dangerous what just prescribing can do.. I never fancied the thought of playing with chemicals after I had been an alcoholic for ten years and although absitent now even that chemical has sent my head into a screwball. I went back to gp they suggested I stay on them and do not just stop. I have stopped and today I feel I am coming back into my normal self, still have issues to be dealt with but with my mind not altered into crazy mode I am doing ok, attended a mindfullness class today, and referred myself for some counselling, also got in touch with a bereavement charity who have offered me some support as soon as tomorrow, I feel much better already. We are depressed for a reason surely, and masking it to make money for big organisations is not the answer in my opinion. I hope you find the support out there and start to feel so so muh better as soon as, x god i can ramble lol and Im gutted this doesnt have spell check haha take care

Hi can

Thanks for reply. I felt that at first the mirt did help, with only a groggy feeling in the morning as a real side effect, slipped back recently, but feel a little bit better last 2 days. They have certainly helped with sleep, but do feel more tired on them. Been to doctor today and he has suggested upping g dose to 30mg. Got prescription, but not sure if I should

Sorry zan, predictive txt again! Not sure if should take increase dose, as the lower dose is more sedative, and may help more with sleep, but higher dose may not feel so listless. Dammed if do etc, everybody different I guess

hi mark. i was on 15mg then 30mg i felt awfull on 30mg even on 15mg i felt unwell..think hard about it mark ive come off them now still tapering but feel more clearer..goodluck 

they began me on 30mg and i freaked the **** out, I really dont know what to make of these tabs or any to be honest, I have been reading through all the different posts and I just wish I would have done before actually starting them, I know everyone is different but there seems to be alot of negativites about these tablets, I also wasnt aware that you can experiance withdrawels from them, i think its crazyness lol try self help groups ect see if that makes a difference, are you trying to prolong what you havent yet dealt with? if so deal with it now, a tablet is never gonna solve things forever unless your numbed forever on them and thats even more crazy to me, we have to feel to grow even when it hurts us it makes us stronger and it empowers us making depressive thoughts subside.. if we do positive things positive things are bound to happen surely? use this space to say whats getting you down if you need to.. maybe not so much emphasis on the s***ty pill is what is actually needed for us x

I don't feel unwell on the mirt, just very tired. I aS very aware of possible withdrawal symptoms, it has taken me a good six months to decide to give them a go, so it wasn't a knee jerk reaction, just at the stage where I needed a push in right direction.

by the very nature of any type of forum, you tend to only hear about the bad experiences nd not the good

yea true, i wish you well on your journey, sorry I cant be of any more help, they just werent for me I would reccomend talking though, I have just moved to new area and found lonliness triggering me to feel really down so I gave them a bash, unsuccesfully as far as I was prepared to go with them anyway but I have reached out and for me that has began to change that low mood. I do not have severe depression though so I am merely talking about taking it for low mood and mild anxiety. Something did spring in2 my mind though reading and that was that by 10 weeks I wouldnt have been expecting worsening mood, but again might be due to dosage and/or that certain kind of anti depressant.