Mirtazapine to fluoxetine.

Hi Ohamn,

Yes the Valium will help, believe me.

So sorry you too are suffering

Yes try a little valium, i find it helped.  Longer term though you will face mirtaz withdrawals so do it more slowly, halfstop.quarter stop, then off. Thatswhat seems to help i have read.  I am still on it and cant get off, trying lowering soon.

I'm off mirt now but suffering really badly whilst on fluxotine ... even though every doctor had said Mirtazapine doesn't have withdrawal symptoms 😡

I'm starting to wonder if what I'm experiencing is mirt withdrawals considering it started to happen 4 days into fluxotine

One doctor said I had a stomach virus ... hmmm

Just some information - i read that the side effects of coming off mirtazapine start to become apparent after four days.

Oh wow!!! How long does it last for???? 😢😢😢

Hi Im so sorry that you stopped it , the side effects finally pass , fluoxetine needs few weeks for full effect. Im feeling better today , just nasuea is still there but managble and yes Valium helps with side effects xx

And after 16 days Im still suffering with mirtazapine withdrawl , but I know it will pass and benzos help, sometimes antisickness pills, ginger tea for nasuea and hot water bottle on tummy xx hope you are going to feel better soon xx

Hi Ann , how are you feeling ? I agree that they start after 4 days , and the worst part is that they come in waves, so far on day 3 I woke up with anxiety and nasuea , and during the week felt anxious and sick but I could manage but so far had the worst day on day 12 as far as I remember. Never been so ill. Tremors, chills, sickness, pressure in my head and eyes, trembling all over , irrational thoughts racing thru my head , its like I couldnt control it so I just laid in bed with windows wide open after visit at the doctors, praying for antisickness pills to work. Then the next day I was better. Just noticed it always starts on a night time and in the morning x last night when I was trying to fall asleep I felt like I was on a boat. Really strange feeling x

How long were you on mirt for? X

Hiya , my doctor told me that you cant have withdrawls from mirtazapine and here I am , the same with fluoxetine. Some people only expierience few side effects or none at all like me when I took it for the first time. But second time ...my gosh . I think it depends on individual how long or what kind of side effects there gonna be. But as you can see on here , we all going thru the same thing and we are here to get thru this together. I started fluoxetine 17 days ago, been 7 days on 10mg and 9 days on 20mg. I dont really count 10mg as its only small dose. Im still suffering with side effects, hightened anxiety, nasuea, lack of appetite or will. Have good and bad moments. Sometimes it can take few weeks for side effects to vanish or they do when doctor increases the dose. Its personal. We all diffirent. But I keep telling myself that it cant last forever and that finally im going to feel normal again. With ADs always gets worse before it gets better. Hang on in there and dont give up. We are here to help you get thru this😙 how are you feeling today ? Xx

Thank you 😊

Still pretty agitated... taken me 2 days to feel a little better but I didn't take it this morning & feeling much better than yesterday... so like I said I'm confused if it's a withdrawal or side effect (only started day 4 of flux - nothing prior was quite happy & motivated)

I see my GP tomorrow so I'll go from there... hopefully I can continue and have no side effects but I can't bare those side effects .... I have 2 really young kids to look after & contantly

Vomiting & feeling agitated only makes its worse 😢 Xxx

I was on mirtazapine for 3 months😐thought I wouldnt have side effects but how wrong was I. Might be both side effects and withdrawl. Like I said before AD start to work it makes condition worse and then there is turn for better 🙂I totally understand your struggle and confusion. Just go and see GP, explain everything and let me know how it went 😚hope your doc is better than mine xxx

Thanks & I will.... just hope I can sleep tonight... (I'm in Australia 🇦🇺

I did notice my smoking of cigarettes gets me feeling worse .... hmmmm I'm so confused 😩😩 xx

Just take some valium and try to get some rest I smoke electronic cig and Im never off it lol its like my dummy haha I avoid coffee and caffeine as well. No fizzy drinks, and low fat diet cause im scared of upsetting my tummy. Its 1.20pm and I still havent eaten , just ginger tea. Hubby cooked me some chicken soup , might try it and see how it goes. What I hate the most lately that im off work for another 5 days and we both work nights so now I have to stay on my own and it really hightens my anxiety and overthinking.But on the other hand Im scared of coming back to work with these side effects. Its going to be a hell grrrr but cant afford to stay off as we dont get sick pay😑😑😑😑😑hope you will get some rest and that everything is gonna get sorted tomorrow 😙

My cigs are constantly by my side lol 😂

Can't even contemplate giving up at the moment!

Jeez I wish my GP had never changed my medication, why do they do it ?!? 😡

I completely sympathise with you.

It's the most horrendous feeling in the world, getting all your getting along with full blown panic attacks, dread night time and morning at the moment, but in saying that the day time isn't much better!

I'm going from Mirtazapine to Escitilopram, think I tapered too quickly to be honest.

Hope you have a better day.

Yeah I think you have withdrawl with side effects of escitalopram as well. But it will get better , it bloody has to ahh cigs lol not a change for giving it up for now , it actually relaxes me a little bit. Sometimes its good that they change meds but with us they made mistake and didnt take us off mirtazapine properly , you too quick and me cold turkey grrrrrrrrr thats our problem. just need to wait for effects of our ssri now and be patient , easier said than done eh lol im laying on my tummy now cause it hurts so much and little bit shaky.... have you tried hot water bottle yet ? X

Gosh how much patience do these Drs think we have?!

Think they should see how we are suffering for themselves, trouble is they just don't seem to get how horrendous it is for us!

Going to give the hot water bottle a try.

Just hope this Escitilopram actually works for me.

Hope you feel a bit better as the day goes on 🤗

I know ! Doctors mistake and our suffering , they dont realize what it does to people. Ive heard escitalopram is good , I had it prescribed ages ago but never took it as I decided to come off antidepressants. Went for fluoxetine now cause I took it before , but why on earth am I having such a bad side effects now , I dont know. Try hot water bottle , it really helps , hope you get some rest xxxx

Hiya Karen😘how are you feeling today ? Hope you well amd sound. Have you been to doctors yet ? Hugs xx

Hi aga,

Absolutely awful, worst I've felt, rang Drs and it was a

Locum who has apparently passed it to my dr for this afternoon, I bloody hope he has!!

How are you feeling? Xx

Hi. Good luck at doctors, tell him how terrible you feel , you need some reasurance, I always feel reasured that my doc is doing everything poss and really understands, if your not happy tell them you never seem reasured, it may go well, hope so.🤞🏻??

Awww bless you Karen , hope its get sorted and your doctor ia going to help you and put your body and mind at ease. Im not so bad thank you, had to cancel my therapy tho due to bad nasuea and cramps. There was no way I could go anywhere with this pain. Woke up at 3 am but managed to doze off till 6. Was tired but couldnt settle with my tummy so got up and had ginger tea. Suddenly I felt really sick and again gone back to bed and had extra 2hrs. Felt oversedated if you know what I mean. Let me know how it went at doctors as soon as you come back. I hope its gonna go good for your sake. Thinking of you xxxx

Hiya , how are you doing today ?xx

How are you feeling today? Any better?

Im just laying here listening to my husband snoring 😴 As I can't sleep

Hi he rang me !!!

My neighbour was here and she spoke to him too, told me to double up the Quetanpine!!

Told him I don't think I can tolerate SSRIS!

He was, to be honest useless, I gave the phone back to my neighbour as I was shaking so much!!

Apparently he's going to ring again on Wednesday!!

Bloody useless, the only time my husband pops out and he rings!!

Losing faith in my GP rapidly!!

How are you feeling? Xx

He was useless Edwina to be honest!

Husband had just popped out and my neighbour was with me, she told him how bad I was too, he wants me to double up the Quetiapine which should " knock me out "!!!

My neighbour has experienced withdrawal symptoms and thinks it could actually be Trazadone withdrawal im suffering from, was on 300mg a day, 150mg night and morning for nearly two years, my GP stopped them dead at the end of May, no tapering, then started me on Mirtazapine at 30mg for 3 weeks then increased to 45mg , stuck that for about a 10days was then tapered onto Escitilopram at 10mg,.

Aww Karen 🤔so are you to continue escitalopram as well ? He sounds like a useless doctor. He should have told you to come to surgery and want to see you, not doing things like that over the phone. Shocking . How are you feeling now ? Im okay thank you, just feeling constant nasuea and bad tummy. And im sooo tired today.Its unreal. Xxx

Hiya , Im okay thank you just having horrible nasuea and thats what makes me feel ill. How are you feeling today ? Give hubby a kick lol thats what I do if mine snores hahah

I know, my neighbour was fuming with him and I couldn't even talk to him!

I'm beginning to consider stopping the Escitilopram to be honest, I still have some Trazadone from when I was on it before. Not sure whether to try it his way first???

You must be shattered too with hardly any sleep, is the nausea still no easier?

Xx

Im fuming as well. Its shocking. Bloody gps grrrrr maybe give this drug a little longer or speak to doctor before you stop it so you dont get yourself in another withdrawl. This nasuea is really making me ill. Dont know what to do about it anymore.xx

Have you not got any anti sickness tablets? Xx

Hi Aga, great today thanks, been out with mum, I'm in my 40,s still go everywhere with mum, don't care, she's always been there for me , pushing me to get out, went for bite to eat and got some stuff in for a barbecue tomorow, it's my birthday 2 mor. 🎁🎂. Having neighbours round. My god years ago I wouldn't have done any of this, will be a bit nervous but wouldn't have even considered it years ago, had every excuse in book, hope Karen gets somewhere at docs, hope your having good day, 😊??

Sorry you still can't get sorted with these doctors. Can't believe your doctor didn't taper you off those meds, wow, my doc spent half an hour with me once, working out a tapering plan and talking over optionand reasuring me. Wish your doc was like him, I'm a bit gob smacked you don't seem to get anywhere with them. Glad you've got your hubby and neighbour, and Aga's being really great. Sounds like withdrawals defo, so maddening , what's your next step, you don't seem to be getting great madical advice, you need to feel better to work on the anxiety??

I don't know what to do Edwina to be honest, I'm tempted to stop the Escitilopram, I've been taking 10mg for 6 days though and don't know whether I need to taper? So fed up of feeling like this, never thought of the Trazadone withdrawal until my husband said to my neighbour about my GP just stopping it!

Glad your having a good day x

Yes Karen , Ive got both prochlorperazine 5mg and cyklizine50mg , but the first ones knock me off me feet and cyklizine doesnt work. I dont know whats wrong with my stomach, honestly. I only feel better when I eat and when I got my hot water bottle on. Tried linen seeds as well but they only brought relief for a short period. How are you now ? Hope you feeling ok 💖

Awww thats sounds lovely 😍I love bbqs lol especially when its lovely outside sounds like your mum is your best friend . Thats awesome. Wish I had all my family over here. It would be much easier to cope with everything. At least Ive got my hubby and brother with fiance living 5 mins drive from us so its not as bad. Im sure you are going to have lovely time tomorrow and Im happy that you enjoyed today?I spoke to Karen, its a one big joke with her gp. Dealing with stuff like that over the phone and not even wanting to see her.😐

That sounds really odd, could it be anxiety that's causing the nausea?

Fell asleep for 20 minutes earlier, woke up feeling sick and panicky, why can't my GP sort me out for goodness sake!!

Jeez we're both shattered aren't we and totally drained xx

I think it might be either side effects of fluoxetine or still mirtazapine witdrawl as the bad stomach and nasuea started when I stopped mirtazapine. It doesnt hurt like stress tho. More like irritated . They did tests for helicobacter pylori and going for gastroskopy and colonoskopy next week so getting checked both ways 🤣🤣🤣I bet im going to chicken out from colonoskopy lol I know your gp is shocking. I would demand another appointment and to be seen face to face. How on earth can gp make decision based on phone call🤕its beyond me. At least you had a power nap. Try to take a hot bath to relax or shower. It helps me sometimes. Now I just laid on bed watching tv with my farting dog next to me🤢

Wish you could get some relief from it aga 💖

I'd love to have a nap but will only wake up feeling sick, panicking and shaking 😢 X

And I wish you could feel relaxed , even for a short period of time, to have a break from this stupid anxiety. And I wish I could shake your gp and tell him what I think of him. So annoyed with it. I would really go for second opinion. Im changing my doctors surgery. I have decided it today. I need supportive gp or specialist, not a bunch of ignorants . I really hope you are going to feel better 💖😗

I just said to my husband that although I've been with my GP for over 25years I'm considering changing too, I think because he knows me so well he may of become complacent!

Where about are you from by the way? X

I think you should change your gp, to someone more objective and maybe a specialist in mental health cause I dont think GPs are having clue when it comes to this. Im from Poland but been living in North yorkshire for the past 9 years ☺which part are you from ? Xx

I was hoping this mental health nurse specialist would be more helpful too!!

We were saying earlier that there is not enough resources and qualified medics in mental health readily available, unless you go voluntarily into a psychiatric hospital!

I'm from Gloucestershire, I have a friend who is Polish too xx

Funny you saying this as I work in psychiatric hospital with vurnelable adults. And agree there is not enough help in uk with these type of disorders. Its diffirent in Poland , you can go private and have lovely care. And its cheap as well. Aww do you really have polish friend ? Well now you have two then 🤗🤗🤗

There definetley isn't enough available care, I might consider going Privae at this rate lol.

?Aww now I have 2 Polish friends...that is lovely <3

They put all this stuff on the news about improving Mental Health rescources yet I don't see any improvement to be honest.

?Getting aggitated again now, I think its because I'm dreading the night time again.......I never used to have this problem......it's all so fine them saying its the adrenaline rush that makes me wake up like that.......but what can they do about it???? xxx

Not my place to say Karen but by what you've said I would try to change gp, my doc is great , good knowledge of mental health problems, my last doc seemed as though he just wanted to prescribe pills and get patients in and out as quick as poss. I live north England and it is a small practice so I'm lucky but half your problem seems to be your doctors attitude and lack of empathy, know they are busy people but in the meantime you are suffering. ????

You get agitated cause you associate your panic attacks with going to bed. Are you still taking escitalopram ?

Hiya everyone 🙂how are we all doing today ?💖

Well I did what he said and took two of the Quetiapine and yes I did sleep, felt panicky, nauseous etc a couple of times but managed to over ride it.

I'm not taking two twice a day though as I'll be knocked out too much!

Have taken an Escitilopram this morning, beginning to feel agitated a bit .

How are you doing? Xxx

Hiya Karen?aww Im glad you got some sleep. All you need is rest. Did doctor tell you to take it twice a day tho ? Everything is going to pass soon. Im sure of it😚Im feeling agitated today a lil bit , some overthinking about pills , that maybe diazepam changes the way my fluoxetine works and its going to make me feel worse and maybe I shouldnt take diazepam and then I panic cause I know I need it from time to time , especially when I feel this horrible anxiety. I woke up at 5am again with stomach cramps, went back to sleep at 8-10,but feeling tired and this stomach is really making me ill.grrrr

Yes he did say two twice a day but don't fancy being knocked out all day too!!

Oh no you poor thing, is this your first time on fluexotine?

Exactly we need the Diazepam for the anxiety to try and calm us down!

Will this ever end?

😘😘 xxx

Exactly Edwina, bring back the days when they actually came out to see you!! Hope your doing ok xx

Sometimes its better to be knocked out for a while than suffer lol no its not my first time on fluo, been on it for 7 years before . Im so sleepy today...cant keep my eyes opened but dont want to nap as I want to have a good night sleep. Its like never ending story isnt it ...are you feeling any better ? X