Mirtazapine withdrawal pain
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After a fairly slow taper off mirtazapine I am going through what can only be described as hell.
panic attacks, anxiety, depression, fear, hypochondria, stomach problems, feeling of impending doom, insomnia, fatigue, brain zaps, flu...... but worst of all I'm in constant pain. Muscles but mostly joints, knees and hips being the worst but really its all of my joints, just worried is this withdrawal??? has anyone else suffered this or do i have arthritis? also severe pain in upper back, tension in shoulder blades but knees seem to be the worst
Been using cbd which has greatly helped the panic attacks and anxiety. Dr prescribed a week long sleeping tablet which hasnt been that great. also using kalms but mostly concerned about the joint pain is this a normal withdrawal? theres no way im taking it again i just want to know if anyone has suffered painful joints like this? any help would be greatly appreciated
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maureen02 hollie11111
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Very sorry to hear what you are going through, but you are not alone in this. If you see my posts and some of the others, joint and muscle pain are far more common then many of us realized!
It wasn’t until I started doing research, and came across this forum that I started to see how many people suffered the same things. For me it hit everywhere, my wrists, my shoulders, my forearms, under my arms. And I do have a lot of spinal issues and arthritis, but this was something different. Even my muscles were sore.
I have also dealt with odd buzzing sensations, and a terrible sense of dread. And I was not on this medication for very long at all!
what I can say is that others have shared that it will pass. For some people it takes longer than others, but once you’ve discontinued it you should hopefully start to feel better. But yes, this medication can absolutely wreak havoc in very odd ways.