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Hi,
Was wondering if anyone has had similar experience / could advise...
I tried Citalopram (upped from 20 to 30mg) for 3 months and while I had some good days, I was very up and down and had a few big meltdowns near the end.
I also wasn't sleeping so my doc changed me to 15mg Mirtazapine.
This happened 4 days ago and for the first few days I was ok and it has helped me sleep. He told me to stop the Cit (all this was done over the phone as no time for appointments) but after internet research I didn't stop the cit and decided to taper off (going from 30 mg straight to 10mg cit in the morning while taling 15mg mirtazapine at night).
Last night I had the most terrible pains and was rollling around, sweating and vommiting all night (never had anything like it and can only imagine it would be similar to heroin withdrawl) and today I am feeling completley dazed and achey.
Not sure if I made a mistake and should've come off Cit like he said. Worried might have seratonin syndrome or discontinuation syndrome. The symtoms seem to be similar.
Doc is ok but don't think they listen / care / know what they doing and I also feel embarrassed as I can feel he is exhausted with me and my depression and will be angry that I didn't follow his advise. The bits that I did find on the internet was 50 / 50 on tapering off / mixing mirt and cit / stopping cit. Anyone had similar experience of taking mirtazapine and citalopram together?
Also sleeping ok but bloody hell so groggy / tired during the day. Does this wear off?
Also been suggested hormonal problems (as well as depression), which sounds probable as my meltdown often (though not always) coincide with the time before my period. Any experience with hormonal imbalances and depression (particularly suicidal behaviors) citalopram / mirtazapine
Sorry lots of information there and questions. Advice on any of these points much appreaciatted
x
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Calmer caramax
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I have been on both Citalapram & Mirtazapinem (they don't clash clinically) but I've been told by my GP that I don't need both. Initially prescribed Citalapram but my anxiety & sleeplessness got so bad that I was prescribed Mirtazapine .... and hey do they help you sleep. Never before have I slept so well. I literally weaned myself off Citalapram so carefully over 2 months - lets face it we're sensitive at times like this and I for one needed to be careful. YES I agree with you, Mirtazapine knocks you drowsy initially, and I have been on them now for 4 months - I do tick the side effect box of "FATIGUE" as the leaflet says. Gained 16 lbs in weight (gggrrrrr) feel tired but can cope with it as opposed to the chronic symptoms before. I was told not to come off antideps before 6 months to a year as it would be counterproductive.
Hope this helps x
caramax Calmer
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Thanks for your reply and sharing your experience x
I am enoying the sleep but feel rotton / numb (though bit angry / anxious)/ dizzy during the day. It's funny as while I eventually started feeling mostly ok on the cit I had the worst crashes ever. But since been on the mirtazapine I feel for the forst time like I am on anti speressants and nothing like myself at all. Does the groggieness wear off?
I am still taking 15mg mirt at night and 10mg cit in morn. Can't get a docs appointment for another week so will probs just keep at it, even though I'm tempted to come off them all tomorrow and hope for the best I know this could be a disaster.
I do think as I mentioned my mental health issue are caused or at least exasbarated by hormone imbalances so I'm looking into this now. It's a minefield eh!
xx
australia2014 caramax
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Just a suggestion, perhaps try Valdoxan...its works for sleep, and depression- is a agomelatine medication- i think its reasonaly new to the market?? it is also presribed to limit depression and coming back and side effects
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Best wishes
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I think Valdoxon is new to the market, or in Australia anyhow..Its great that people contribute to conversation Support network is very important when dealing with depression and such alikes...Im not sure if Valdoxan is a morning medication, though it should work just the same as it is also for major depression and will help rid the shadow in time..I have noticed that many people are reporting the same affect with SSRIs, I am thinking of doing some research into this...
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Yes.CBT is a great option, combined with medication.I would recommend all people under going treatment to have a health care plan.Medication works however you still need to deal with the causes of the chemical imbalance that occured to begin with..I guess my advice is to find a good Psychologist and to attend the appointments even though you may think its mundane or trivial to begin with..Its suprising how information given from Psychologist really have an impact in your life, even if you find yourself reflecting on the therapy in the future, it does help if you manage to get a good psychologist...
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australia2014 caramax
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I would reply independantly, though you all have made very ligit and personal expereince/advice about withdraws and CBT...It may work for some, it may not work for others, but there is other options- As i recently explained to another post on here..withdraws are a process- you have the medication withdraws, then you have to adapt back to a life without the co-dependant medication..your emotions and thinking might be confussing and self-identity may also be uncertain as we experience a lot of our inter personal selves in regards to our emotions and thoughts- this may take months, so its important to try and not draw conclusion when going through process...it will balance in time and every person is different...Another point worth considering is this adaptation process has a lot of parallel behaviour linked to it- i.e. comparrison...Its normal to determine how
"happy" or "normal" we should be based on remebering what were like before depression or such alikes...dont be to hard on yourself- allow change and remember that naturally things change, through growth, experience and such events that we speak of in these forums..You may do some re-discovering about yourself and dont let this confuse you..its all part of your experience
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