Mirtazapine withdrawal symptoms pass
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Hi, ive been on Mirtazapine for around 9 months 30mg ive been reporting to the Drs that im convinced im worse on these but they didnt want to listen. The weight gain has been horrendous 60pounds in the first 2 month alone making my self esteem plummet. Long story short for the sake of my family i decided to take the plunge and taper off. Took 15mg for a week then nothing since Saturday. I know ive probably tried to do it too quick but if you knew the state i was in you would understand my eagerness to quit it. I didnt believe the way i was feeling was withdrawal symptoms til i found this site. The flu symptoms, aches and pains, headaches, diarhea, palpatations, extreme anxiety, suicidal thoughts, depression, the list goes on. I am now feeling positive after ready these posts that it is just withdrawal and however destroying it currently is, i am confident i am not in relapse and i am just withdrawing and it will pass in maybe weeks or months. I am worse in the mornings even before i am fully awake the anxiety takes hold and spirals quickly out of control sometimes passes around lunch time then just complete exhaustion for the rest of the day and finally improving slightly in the evening. I want to thank people for sharing their stories to help me understand my own situation better and i want to encourage others that it can be done. Take care everyone x x x
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sharon12462 sarahlouise1980
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Weldone sarah you should be really proud .. my doctors wouldn't listen to me either. . I found the side effects wear off pretty soon after you stop taking them.. but the mental side of it takes along time.. I wish u well for the future 👏👏👏
sarahlouise1980 sharon12462
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Anyway had a little telling off from my Dr today and they have told me to take them again until im feeling much better then to taper them much more carefully. I was foolish and underestimated to effects and believed i was strong enough to ride them out but clearly im not. Im trying to think positive and not get anxious about sleep tonight only the morning will tell i supose.
Wish me luck and thanks again. :-)
karin65289 sarahlouise1980
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Good luck to you sarahlouise. You've tapered quickly, but you know your body better than anyone. I'm sending you positive thoughts during your titration - may the wd symtons let up soon. Have you considered holding at the current dose and let your body catch up for a few days or weeks - then dive in again?
sarahlouise1980 karin65289
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Anyway had a little telling off from my Dr today and they have told me to take them again until im feeling much better then to taper them much more carefully. I was foolish and underestimated to effects and believed i was strong enough to ride them out but clearly im not. Im trying to think positive and not get anxious about sleep tonight only the morning will tell i supose.
Wish me luck and thanks again. :-)
mud93433 sarahlouise1980
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Hi sarahlouise,
Sorry you're having such a hard time. Do you have any other medical conditions Taking any other meds?
Were you diagnosed with anxiety and/or depression? If so, remember that when you stop taking an AD and you're depressed, that's like removing a tourniquet after having your legs bitten of by a shark—you're going to bleed—a lot. That's on top of any discontinuation syndrome caused by the AD leaving your body.
It took me about 10 days to feel better after quitting mirtazapine two months ago. Now my anxiety, racing thoughts and depression are coming back, which is to be expected. Those symptoms are manageable for now. But the two side effects that I got from mirtazapine have abated: body aches and pains (like a ran a daily marathon or something), tiredness and lack of motivation, and brain fog. I didn't have those for the first 9-10 years I took mirtazapine but the last two years it became unbearable. That's actually normal too because just about all ADs poop out after a while.
Keep us posted and feel better soon.
sarahlouise1980 mud93433
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Anyway had a little telling off from my Dr today and they have told me to take them again until im feeling much better then to taper them much more carefully. I was foolish and underestimated to effects and believed i was strong enough to ride them out but clearly im not. Im trying to think positive and not get anxious about sleep tonight only the morning will tell i supose.
Wish me luck and thanks again. :-)
sarahlouise1980 mud93433
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Anyway had a little telling off from my Dr today and they have told me to take them again until im feeling much better then to taper them much more carefully. I was foolish and underestimated to effects and believed i was strong enough to ride them out but clearly im not. Im trying to think positive and not get anxious about sleep tonight only the morning will tell i supose.
Wish me luck and thanks again. :-)
sarahlouise1980 mud93433
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Anyway had a little telling off from my Dr today and they have told me to take them again until im feeling much better then to taper them much more carefully. I was foolish and underestimated to effects and believed i was strong enough to ride them out but clearly im not. Im trying to think positive and not get anxious about sleep tonight only the morning will tell i supose.
Wish me luck and thanks again. :-)
mud93433 sarahlouise1980
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Ahh, ok. It seems like every single time someone has problems discontinuing mirtazpaine, they're always on other meds as well. Myself and a couple other people I know quit mirtazapine cold turkey without any problems. But everyone I've interacted with on this website (and others) that's had a terrible time with mirtazapine were taking other ADs, concurrently.
Everything gets more complicated when stacking meds: there are so many variables involved that it's difficult to determine which med is working for you and which ones aren't. It's so frustrating.
Methylphenidate is basically speed (Ritalin), which can cause anxiety. You already have anxiety so add that med to the mix and that can complicate things—yet if you have ADHD you may require it. It's also addictive so if you miss a dose that can cause withdrawal—real withdrawal—mirtazapine doesn't cause true withdrawal because it's not addictive and your body doesn't build a tolerance against it.
Is there any way you could get a second opinion from another doctor? Just in case?
sarahlouise1980 mud93433
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I am pleased to report though that I slept last night so Im hoping I will quickly be back to some sort of normality, then I will try again in a few weeks or months to taper off the Mirt sensibly and hopefully I will be more succesful :-)
my_cloud mud93433
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Just to say Mirt has been the only medicine I've ever taken for depression/anxiety - I had awful problems reducing too quickly - no way could I have done it cold turkey. Have been following the recommended 10% method and for me this is the only way I can cope . Good luck to those who can stop quickly but there is plenty of support for those of us that need a slow 'withdrawal' or whatever you would prefer to call it.
sarahlouise1980
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mud93433 sarahlouise1980
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Sorry it's been so rough! Are you taking any other AD meds right now? When did you stop taking Citalopram?
mud93433 sarahlouise1980
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Sorry it's been so rough! Are you taking any other AD meds right now? When did you stop taking Citalopram?
karin65289 sarahlouise1980
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Sorry to hear how rough things have been. Do I understand that you are now at 45 mg, taken over the day? Everyone is unique so it's difficult to advise you. I would say hang in there, day by day - things will get better.