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mollysox
mollysox

took last night for first time and never again. Keep being told its "my choice" so I chose to sort the problem my way

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  • toni47195
    toni47195 mollysox

    Posted

    The best choice you have ever made in LIFE.... BELIEVE ME. If you don't, continue to take and we will talk after 2 months.... :-) Keep to your self and try to solve the problems. DO not rely on drugs as they can destroy your life.

    • pixie22
      pixie22 toni47195

      Posted

      I found that taking antidepressants helped to get me to a state where I could sort out my problems using positive thinking and CBT.
    • Guest
      Guest pixie22

      Posted

      pixie22 that is why I asked for these meds too...

      I feel I have fallen off the ladder and none of my many attempts to get back on it have worked; so I was hoping the meds would do this....

  • Guest
    Guest mollysox

    Posted

    OK, so having tried my VERY BEST to manage my depression, I finally went to the GP for meds; he gave me Mirtz.  But when I got home and read about the side effects, I didn't want to take them - they appear to be horrendous!  Mollysox, what happened to you after just 1 does?

    • pixie22
      pixie22 Guest

      Posted

      I don't read the side effects until after I've tried the medication, although I do read the warnings, of course. I can't predict how your body will respond to mirtazapine because everyone is different. All I can say is that it has been successful for me in blunting the extreme anxiety and depression so that I can deal with my problems. I've had very few of the side effects, only a slightly dozy feeling to start with, and a slightly dry mouth which has been manageable.

    • Guest
      Guest pixie22

      Posted

      That is good to know, thanks pixie22...
  • jolene95830
    jolene95830 mollysox

    Posted

    Hi I took these tabs for two years and they do work I have now been cold turkey for 3 weeks not one has touched my mouth this was my decision as u know ppl have diffrent affects mine was weight gain a lot of weight I feel better in my self for coming off but finding it a tad hard to fall asleep at a night these tabs do work for most ppl good luck hope you find the right answer
  • evergreen
    evergreen mollysox

    Posted

    This drug gave me my life back to start with, although they knock you for six when you first start taking them, but this effect wears off after a couple of weeks. Each day it gets noticably better. They also cured my migraines, itching and lack of appetite/weight loss. They gave me the best sleep I had ever had for 3 years. BUT, they had major effects on me physically. They gave me stage 3 kidney disease (thankfully, since being off the mirt this has almost reversed itself). They made me gain a lot of weight, and my thyroid became massively and life threateningly over- active when I came off the mirt. Turns out the stress of withdrawal caused it, or I already had it and the mirt was covering the symptoms. I think I may have started with it when the mirt appeared to poop out on me and I suddenly couldn't sleep and developed high anxiety. All symptoms of hyperthyroidism.

    ?If I had my time again, I probably wouldn't have taken the mirtazapine. It's an extremely powerful drug. I know it caused my kidney disease and probably played a big role in causing my hyperthyroidism.

    • Calmer
      Calmer evergreen

      Posted

      Hi Evergreen smile  

      Gave me back my life too, enabled me to function again.  Taken me a year so far to taper from though.  I wonder how many of us would take this med' if we knew then what we know now !!

       

    • evergreen
      evergreen Calmer

      Posted

      Hi Calmer, how're you doing? I'm finally starting to feel better now that my thyroid is under control. I can swing to super anxiety complete with extreme shaking if emotionally stressed though. If people are calm around me and there's no discord, I'm absolutely fine.

    • Calmer
      Calmer evergreen

      Posted

      Music to my ears; so pleased to hear you're starting to feel better at long last hey?!?  What a rough ride you've had, never ceases to amaze me when I read of difficulties connected to Mirt.

      I'm OK thank you.  At 2.5 mg, determined to see this through doing no more than the 10% every 4 weeks, only time will tell if I get hit when I stop.  I'll be here to tell the story but probably not until next year !!  

      I've had very few hiccups apart from the odd few days of tummy sick, and fatigue, but I think the fatigue is shifting - never say never though hey !!

      There have been many CT's on here lately, few come back to tell their story, it's all in our DNA - some can just STOP without a hitch, most get very sick.  Still passing on the word for those that need or want it smile

       

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