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HI
I have been of Mirtazapine now for 16 days, I know it sound silly to count the days but that what its down to. I went off the med because I started having bad swelling in my ankles, feet and legs and then extreme pain in my legs and thighs. I was on 3.75mgs for about 10 weeks and then to 1.88mgs for 2 weeks, then I stopped it because my psychiatrist said it was okay and would be no problem. I felt awful within about 6 days, body aches (flu like) headaches, anxiety, nausea, so I called his office and his nurse saId he said to go back on, to shave small pieces off the pill and take, well I couldn't believe it, did he not remember why I stopped the med, he also said don't take the xanax, I am guessing because he wanted me to take these unmeasured shaved pieces. Well I didn't talk to him but I thought I'm not going back on this crap. In the past 2 weeks I've had what I am guessing are withdraw symptoms, headaches, body aches, nausea, dizziness (I don't need the dizziness because I already have a vertigo disorder), heightened anxiety, 1 panic attack, I guess it was a panic attack, these are the smptoms I had when it happened, sudden feeling of dread in my chest and stomach, bad nausea, couldnt breath right, extreme fear, I could move I was paralyzed with fear, when I did finally get moving I was driving and was scared to death, couldn't breath again, chocking nausea feeling, crying, dizzy, scared to death that what was happening was a heart attack, does this sound like a panic attack?
Anyway I'm curious if any of you have these same symptoms? I also want to know have you noticed a day where you will feel ok then the next you feel awful, it all comes back. Do you feel nervous alot, like adrenaline running all the time? Do you feel scared a lot because of coming off the med, waiting for something bad to happe?
I started this med for anxiety, which I've had on and off for many years, but when the vertigo disorder came into my like, the anxiety was off the charts to the point of not being able to function. Now I feel as if some damage has been done to my nervous system because of the constant stress and anxiety.
I believe this medication can be good for some people, and luckly they have no effects from it, but it seems more that most have awful effects and some are lasting. My question is, do you think the body can heal from this med after stopping it? Do you feel we can be ok and our anxiety can get better? For those of you who have stopped it in the last few months and gone through the withdrawl, having any of these symptoms I mentioned, did they stop after awhile? Did you have days where you thought you just wanted to die, then it slowly got better?
This med was great at the beginning, it stopped my anxiety and obsessive thoughts the first day, but then getting off of it has been hard. I don't know if its from reading how some people have had to go on and off of it for years to get off of it. I guess the longer you take it the worse it is, I don't know. Sometimes I wonder if people are just trying to scare others to death, I know meds can be hard to come off of, but I just can't understand how it can take years and how some people say they have withdrawl for years.
I hope someone can help me out. I just can't bring myself to go back on this med, Im trying to push through each day and hope it gets better soon. Thank you
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sarah24378 patty818
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I am surprised you are suffering so much as you were on such a low dose and not for long.
Sorry i don t have any answers. Has anything else changed that could be triggering this ?
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