Mirtazapine Facebook Group
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Can someone who runs the nice Facebook mirt group please let me know what it is called. I used to be a member 2 years ago but left Facebook. I wanted to try and taper off mirr again after an unsuccessful try 2 years ago that triggered anxiety that Ive just come through but i want off this drug as its been almost 7 years i have taken it and its caused my health to deteriorate badly and my mental state. I know people may say but look how bad your anxiety went when you slowly tappered and yea that is true it got worse but i think that was purely withdrawal and that it was my underlying anxiety state coming through again because honestly my anxiety was never as bad as it has been these 2 years after i tried to withdraw and now i have depression too so i want off as it isn't helping wither condition.
I was on 15mg. i got down to 11.5 when the anixety hit hard with severe panic attacks that led to 12 months of horrendous anxiety and panic. That was all of 2018. I am now in a bit of a better place hut my anxiety has never gone down to where it was prior to withdrawal. but i no longer have 12 hour panic attacks, every single day like i had in 2018. Now it is more like general anxiety every day. Anyway, I want to try again even slower. I was withdrawing by 0.5mg every 2-3 weeks so i plan to go slower. I went back up to 13.7 by mid 2018 to see if it helped from the 11.5 I got down to, doing 0.25mg increases that year and i have stayed on that dose since.
I would love to join that group again if anyone can point me in their direction please.
Thank you
Julie
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Sykiatrylies julie33695
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llorc.
I had panic and anxiety. Could not sleep. In the beginning, first 4-5 nights,
it helped with sleep. After 10-12 consecutive days i was sleepless.. my
brain had become dependent.. then after 3 months on Xanax i was a mess.
Then a very, ,very very, very bad doctor did not ween me off,, he abruptly
stopped Xanax, and i had horrendous, frightening seizures... He should have
slowly weened me... a real disaster.
joan30284 Sykiatrylies
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What a horrible doctor to not tell you to tapee off zanax slowly.It has become difficult to trust doctors these days.They are in such a hurry to get to the next patient and rush us through our visits.
Sykiatrylies joan30284
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joan.
it was beyond hell.. almost died. xanax is very addictive physically...for years I have had horrendous insomnia..I survived, but it was extremely difficult to work. Doctors insisted I needed something to sleep, and said to take Clonazapam... a drug they give to epileptics. I think it calms the electric signals in the brain...even with that drug I would get a false sleep of about 3-4 hours only..many nights , less...I took Klonopin for over 25 years ! ...survived and able to work somehow
good luck...go slow..easy does it.
llorc Sykiatrylies
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dear Toris and SKIATRYI
IN panic after reading aboutthe yesrs and years it can take to heal after withdrawel on the website "SURVIVING ANTIDEPRESSANTS? CAN IT POSSIBLY BE LIKE THAT FOR ME AFTER ONLY 13 WEEKS ON MIRTAZIPINE I'm terrified
toria_07298 llorc
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bless you, you need to realise the people on that site are all worse case and are few and far between, we dont know their medical history etc! google is not always your friend x
llorc toria_07298
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thanks again I'm sure u r right and I feel better for hearing that but my sleep is so bad and no improvementDid u take nothing at all for sleep . ZOP doesnt give me a nights sleep but I feel zonked and dizzy in the morning
After how long did u see a bit if improvement in sleepALSO I am very old so wont heal quickly I know I'm pestering you snd I'm sorry but am so frightened
toria_07298 llorc
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dont worry ask as much as you want, i used zopiclone, i think i started seeing improvements after 14 weeks x
llorc toria_07298
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Dear Toria and SYKIATRILI
you must have witnessed so many withdrawals with your FACE BOOK
siteDid the insomnia end for most people Was your 4 month withdrawal average. IS your face book site still going I have never done FB
Sorry to keep bothering you MY husband is in tears about meZOP doesnt agree with me so do I just go on with no sleep
llorc Sykiatrylies
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WHAT would u recomend for sleep ZOPICLONE not proving good for me
llorc toria_07298
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what dose did you take and did u take it every night IVE been told it stops working if you take every night and also that you get rebound insomnia
toria_07298 llorc
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everyone is different unfortunately but my sleep just slowly started improving bit by bit x my facebook group is still up and running, i no longer use it as ive recovered from mirt but a few lovely friends have carried it on for me and they help lots of people x
toria_07298 llorc
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unfortunately i still take it as my sleep isnt great without it, thats not because of mirt its because im withdrawing from an ssri doctors had me on so many drugs none of which i needed x
llorc toria_07298
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hi toria how do I get on the facebook site
toria_07298 llorc
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are you a member of facebook? x
llorc toria_07298
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I did join once but never really used it but I could reactivate it shouldnt be a problemHaving worst day of anxiety partly from reading horror storied of withdrawal IS the website on FB like that BY the way have u found long term use of zopiclone efffective and safe I think I have no choice but to use it as I cant face no sleep every night
toria_07298 llorc
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ive had no problems with it x if you want to join message me on here and i will tell you how to join, its a secret group x
joan30284 Sykiatrylies
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What a terrible thing to have to go through from this drug.Its a shame we depend on our doctor to help us and we pay the price from their incompatance.I am happy you were able to overcome all of what you went through.Since I have just been on Mirt for a month I think I will shave off the 10% today.I dont know if I could tolerate what you went through.Thank you you for your info.Take care.
joan30284 llorc
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I am with you,Concerned about the withdrawls.Feel anxious knowing what this drug can do.Thank goodness we found this site.I feel grateful to just be on this a month.Take care of yourself .xx
joan30284 llorc
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I didnt know it has a rebound effect.My doctor told me to take it every night for sleep and depression.Its good to know this.
llorc toria_07298
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HI TORIA
Please direct me to the site. You have given me encouragement but I'm beginning to think that, maybe, because of my age I am not going to get over this. My insomnia started when I was on 30mg of Mirt. Thats when I decided to taper. Things got worse as I was tapering . Then when I was on 7.5 doc said get off the Mirt. Now after r more than 7 weeks off MIRT I am so sleep deprived and frightened. Please tell me how often you use zopiclone . My doc says I should use it as little as possible. How did you or anyone else stay awake so many nights.. I havnt got the courage,
llorc joan30284
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Hi there Joan. You will see from my posts that Mirtazipine has been very bad for me, Everyone is different though. I might be good for you. Obviously I wish I had never taken it
toria_07298 llorc
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i will message you x
joan30284 llorc
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Thank you.I rather not take the chance of bad side effects.I have an appointment on Tuesday and think I will have my doctor change prescriptions.My daughter has been on this medicine a while back and didnt have good results.Thank you.
joan30284 llorc
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Hi rmthere IIORC,I am so sorry you went through some bad issues with this Mirt.I am at a loss on what I am going to take for my angziety since I really dont want to take this drug anymore.My dictor has had me on Abilify no luck.Doxapinn couldnt breathe and the Immipramine isnt good for the heart.I read I shouldnt be taking this since I had a TIA..."Stroke" some years back.I dont want my health ruined from this.I see my doctor on Tuesday and see what he can try next.What a fear I have now to try another drug.He also gave me Trazadone and I was nauseated.Thank you.Take care of yourself.