Mirtazapine withdrawl
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I was on 45mg for 12 months then went down to 30 mg for 6 months then i decided to come off this drug due to bad side effects i taperd down from the 30 mg over a couple of months and had my last 7mg about 2 months ago so have had nothing for 2 months, the withdrawl was not that bad untill about 3 weeks ago i went to the doctors for mucle pain the doctor told me it was gout never had pain this intence in my life he gave me some tabs for gout made no difference stoped them and the pain is mouving around my body since then i have now been diagnosed with sciatica in my left leg was actually crying with the pain no painkillers would work,( men dont cry yer right ) it is just starting to ease but started to have panic attacks thinking the worst chest pains slight trembeling feeling and being sick dihorea actually had hold of the mirtazapine tabs in my hand two mins ago was going to go back on them untill i started to read these threads which have been so helpfull going to try and fight it out i do not want to go back on them again after taking so long to come off them just didnt realise the pain could be so bad i hope no one has to go through what i have actually thought i was going mad at one point racing thoughts etc sorry for any spelling mistakes i have had a bleed on the brain a few years ago and lost my short term memmory which effects my speling thanks ian
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Calmer ian333333
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So, if the worst comes to the worst and you have to try Mirt' again, don't think you have to go 15/30 mg ... just a little could make all the difference. People usually go back to the dose they were last on i.e. 7.5 in your case, but I would advise seeing if 3.75 did the job for 2 weeks first, then stay on until settled, have a rest, then a proper slow wd.
Jumping off at 7 mg is a mighty taper, too much for most. Are you sleeping ok? Nausea? Doctors don't know much about the WD of Mirt', like your own thinking it was gout !
I've been on Mirt for over a year and am doing a slow taper, the only way I think, I have liquid Mirt so it is easier to do the drops.
Wishing you well Ian.
ian333333 Calmer
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betsy0603 ian333333
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Good luck! You are not alone!
carolyn79 ian333333
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Can't imagine the pain you must have been in but not sure it's connected to mirtazapine withdrawal. Are you on a replacement? I was put on sertraline and bit annoyed as was doing so well hoping to be drug free but thanks to wd symptoms mimicking depression and anxiety heyho on different drug.
Go back to doc over muscle pains and stay off mirtazapine is my advice. We're all different but push for some proper diagnosis. Sciatica is pain in leg from trapped disc in lower back. It's agony. Gout is nothing like sciatica. Try yoga for gentle exercise. Good luck
London_ridge ian333333
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i had terrible muscle pain with mirt. Doctors didn't believe it was mirt. Called it all kinds of stuff got to the point I couldn't walk well at all.the pain was unbearable.
I agree with calmer it's the mirt protracted WD. I've read other muscle problems with mirt and or mirt WD.
Id go back to very low dose 3.75 mirt. I think you'll find it goes away
good luck. Sorry you're in such pain...
evergreen London_ridge
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ian333333 London_ridge
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Thanks to everyone for your replies i have just got back from the out of hours doctor he has told me it is probably mirt withdrawal that is causing all my muscle pain and it probably isn't sciatica that i have been diagnosed with but a different muscle that has been affected which has similar symptoms to sciatica so he thinks the doctor made a mistake in his diagnoses he thinks i should still try and stay off the mirt unless i get worse and feel it would help which i really don't want to do unless it comes to that i have never had any problems with muscles in the past at all untill i stoped the mirt or the other symptoms so here is hoping i can stay off them he has given me prochlorperazine to help with the sickness and an antibiotic just to make sure i haven't an infection Thanks again these threads are really helping nice to no i'm not the only person going through this and there is help out there good luck to everyone else hope you all feel better soon
London_ridge ian333333
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Yes I agree it's most likely the mirt
I was in pretty good shape before mirt no muscle problems at all
Then came mirt and muscle problems
I've read three other posts of mirt and muscle problems mine came while on it and went away with WD
Some people get it in WD I would think it is the mirt and I do hope you don't have to go back on it and just know this to shall pass
It may take awhile but it will go away.
( joint pain is also a WD symptom )
Hugs to all
shihstar ian333333
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I am at day 21 and I've been going through the exact withdrawal as you. Its been hell. My biggest issue that caused insomnia was not being able to turn my brain off at night. My naturopath put me on NeuroCalm it is the best. Helps me rest but I'm still achy, tired, headaches& emotional during days. The main ingredient is passionflower, an ancient Chinese herb.