Mirtazapine and Citalopram
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Hi, I've been on Citalopram for anxiety since 2005, 30mgs initially but went up to 40mgs in 2016. I then had terrible anxiety last year and my GP added 15mgs Mirtazapine. It worked really well for 2 weeks then the anxiety came back and it wasn't until nearly 3 months after first taking that it finally went. However, about a month ago it returned and my GP put me on 30mgs and reduced my Citalopram to 35mgs initially with the aim of cutting down to 30mgs after a few weeks. Now the new dosages of my meds have made me feel awful, I still feel anxious and additionally feel depressed, I can't think straight and can't get out of bed in the morning. I feel really weird, it doesn't feel normal. I hate this feeling. I usually feel better as the day goes on but I dread waking with the awful feeling every morning. I have a GP's appointment tomorrow. Wondering if anyone can advise?
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dawn47518 vikki85100
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drew17 vikki85100
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I have been on 40mgs of Citalopram for about 6 to 9 months and I am doing well although wake up time can be unpleasant. So why did things start going wrong on Citalopram for you?. Besides the drug, I have found a new purpose to life by taking hot drinks to the homeless in the town where I live. As I am retired I have now found this new reason for my life. I know it may sound trivial and smug but this new sense of purpose has really made a massive difference. I still would not dare to stop take my antidepressant but - drug + purpose together is what has worked for me. Finding this purpose is the hard thing to find. You mention finding it difficult to get out of bed. Did the citalopram failure coincide with retirement or being unemployed..i.e lack of purpose or some other life style change?
ann55375 drew17
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drew17 ann55375
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vikki85100 drew17
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Hi Drew, thanks for your advice. My partner who I live with gave up work nearly 3 years ago and since then he has been ill. Now it's taken its toll on my health. I agree about finding a purpose and so am seeking some additional work to help with that. Voluntary sounds great but sadly I need the money.
drew17 vikki85100
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caroline91081 vikki85100
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Vikki,
You need to get back to the doctor straight away. I was on Citalopram for years and never had any side effects, it just stopped working. The combination obviously doesn't suit you. Good luck xx
vikki85100
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james87669 vikki85100
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vikki87350 james87669
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Hi James,
How can they prescribe us Mirtazapine, a mind altering drug with wicked daily side effects but not benzodiazepines. So what if there addictive when your living with Anxiety there needed at times, end of.
I think the b******s are cruel. Giving out Mirtazapine that immediately gives you Anxiety, inside tremors, brain zaps, it doesn't seem right.
ann55375 vikki87350
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ann55375 james87669
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caroline91081 ann55375
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I saw my GP yesterday and asked her to take me off Mirtazapine. She looked it up and said I have to come off it slowly, 3 weeks on 30mg 30 weeks on 30mg one day and 15 mg the next. Then 15 mg or 3 weeks. Hope this helps. Good luck x
caroline91081 ann55375
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Just had a thought if your GP wont listen have you got a branch of MIND where you live. If so go and talk to them. They could put your GP right xx
ann55375 caroline91081
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gp very good getting me off mirtaz just wd is bad and then i have to tackle diazapam which shes aware of but very slow taper