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Gretel
Gretel

Is anyone experiencing itchy skin, or the sensation that spiders are crawling on them?

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  • toria_07298
    toria_07298 Gretel

    Posted

    Mirtazapine contains an antihistamine so when withdrawing etc you get itchy, I itched that bad I had bruises on my legs, also some food are high in histamine so should be avoided, mirtazapine withdrawal can also cause you to have new allergies until withdrawal symptoms have gone, I have the spider sensations sometimes too.
    • Gretel
      Gretel toria_07298

      Posted

      Thanks Toria,

      Thought i was losing my mind...again!

    • cory61723
      cory61723 toria_07298

      Posted

      are you serious ?! i just quit mirtazapine and in itching all over like crazy a couple weeks after quitting

  • Zara136
    Zara136 Gretel

    Posted

    Me Gretel

    its driving me crazy...

    have you notice dry skin from stopping mirtazapine?

    kaz

    • Gretel
      Gretel Zara136

      Posted

      Yes, very dry skin. We had a blizzard and subfreezing temps as well. But I noticed the crawly skin well before that.
    • Zara136
      Zara136 Gretel

      Posted

      My skin is just itching but really dry to the point were it's like flakey. I used body cream for yrs and never suffered dry skin until now so really has to be another bloody gift from mirt

      how you feeling now ?

      any better ? I hope you are 

      kaz 

    • toria_07298
      toria_07298 Zara136

      Posted

      Skin does get back to normal, I think it was around 6 months for me the first 2 times quitting also Epsom salts in the bath help, make skin soft, help keep you calm (ish) and contain magnesium so win win win x
    • Gretel
      Gretel Zara136

      Posted

      Hey Kaz, i tried cocoanut oil for the dry skin. Worked well. I got it off of Amazon.
    • Zara136
      Zara136 Gretel

      Posted

      Gretel

      thanknyou so much for letting me know il have look now for it .pm me and let me know brand you got as if it's working for you I'm sure it will help me,,my skin is getting more dry by the day

      kaz x

  • Guest
    Guest Gretel

    Posted

    Yes gretel,two 10 days to three weeks after a taper my legs itch and burning sensation like mad,calms down again,then after all withdrawels gone another taper!!!
  • adrian86117
    adrian86117 Gretel

    Posted

    It's a living hell for me now. Itching like never in my life, hole body. I did not use any antihistamine yet, just some cream any vitamins. Does not work as expected though. How did you cope with your problem?

    • sarah22763
      sarah22763 adrian86117

      Posted

      hi Adrian

      How long has this been happening for? i've had these symptoms of severe itching since winter 2017 when I came off them.

  • sarah22763
    sarah22763 Gretel

    Posted

    hi

    i wonder if any of you can help me. I'm not sure of how common this is but I came off mirtazapine in November 2017, i had no skin complaints during my three years on it but as soon as I came off I had severely itchy skin. i have been diagnosed with urticaria and dismissed my doctors. I have to take two anti histamines a day otherwise the itchiness is unbearable.

    I had no idea that these tablets would cause this. Please let me know if you know of anyone who has experienced this..... and if they got over the symptoms

    • sarah22763
      sarah22763 toria_07298

      Posted

      hi Toria

      have you experienced this? how is it now? I hope you're well.

      I'm just surprised it hasn't sorted itself out after so long. I actually have never had an allergy or anything with my skin before so I know it's the tablets. The doctors tried to say it is a coincidence that the itchiness started after I came off x

    • toria_07298
      toria_07298 sarah22763

      Posted

      hi sarah, yes im fine now, no itch from mirt just getting off a different drug now x

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