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Withdrawal from 7.5mg after 12 years taking mirtazapine

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Forestfire
Forestfire

Background/ I've been on mirtazapine for 12 years and made multiple attempts to come off it. The longest i've managed was 6 months after being on 45mg for 7 years. Originally I was prescribed it for depression and insomnia, but my diagnosis is now complex ptsd.

In the last 2 years the largest dose i've taken regularly is 7.5mg and i stopped taking it all together 3 nights ago. I've managed 2/3 hours sleep each night so far and gone from 11 stone to 10 stone 4 in that time.

Side effects so far are lack of sleep, nausea, no appetite, mild anxiety, feeling hot, constantly sweating, dehydration and forgetting what i am saying mid sentence.

I'm determined that this attempt will be my last and i hope to be able to write something positive in this thread eventually.

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  • Forestfire
    Forestfire

    Posted

    Currently on day 11 of withdrawal. Still experiencing all of the side effects i wrote previously although the nausea has calmed down a bit and i'm able to eat a bit more even though i'm never hungry!

    Sleep is still a problem and i'm waking up around 4am every morning, although the last two nights i have been able to drop off again. Probably getting between 4 and 5 hours a night which is better than what it was.

    I've been off work since day 4. They have been understanding about things so i am grateful for that. I'm fortunate to not have anyone depending on me so i can spend all day watching films or playing games. If i was forced to work or had kids to look after then i would have given up this attempt by now. Even talking to my family is making me feel like i'm having a panic attack so i feel like being a recluse is the only option at the minute. Anxiety levels are higher than what they were previously.

    I'm usually an active person doing gym regularly and playing football. I managed to do my first gym session yesterday but took it easy as i am still under eating.

    I'm finding it difficult to keep myself hydrated despite drinking at least 3 litres of water a day.

  • may28862
    may28862 Forestfire

    Posted

    Wow you are doing well ,I have been on 15mg since the first lockdown last year. before that I was on Cymbalta ,propranolol and I was also taking Omeprazole,I wanted to come off all of them as I wasn't getting anywhere with them.so the doc told me yes come off them all at once. Almost called the priest to give me the last rites after a few weeks I thought I was dying,it took 9 months for the pain in my body the zaps in my head and the depression among lots of other symptoms. but I was ok until the pandemic messed with me again and I was put on mirt now I am taking 7mg been a few days just,and hear I go again with all the same symptoms.

    • Forestfire
      Forestfire may28862

      Posted

      Hey, good luck to you going through this! My last attempt was horrible and there were times i thought i was going die as well. I've not had the brain zaps this time thankfully. It's been easier coming off a lower dose for me, so hopefully you will find it easier too!

  • Forestfire
    Forestfire

    Posted

    Not sure exactly how many days i'm on now but i believe its been just over a month. A few days after i last posted on here i quit smoking and also quit cannabis as well so i can't tell what is causing what at the minute.

    Most of the physical side effects are gone and i'm eating like a horse although i'm still weighing a lot less than i'd like too.

    I can't have slept more than 4 hours on many nights and it is effecting my ability to talk to people without jumbling my words up. Anxiety is high in the mornings and i'm feeling down a lot of the time. I've been back at work for about a week and before every shift i'm having to talk myself out of going home. That usually passes after a couple of hours. I'm making silly mistakes with customers or having to ask them to repeat themselves constantly and they must think i'm an idiot but i'm not concerning myself with what they think.

    Hoping to play some six a side next week and i didn't think i'd be doing that again until i was several months in.

    I don't feel good but this is going a lot smoother than i thought it would be so far.

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