HI I am very new to this message forum. I hope someone out there can help. I was prescribed Mirtazapine in november of last year,2 divided doses 15mg morning and night. Then the G.P. changed to 30mg at night in Febuary. I started to feel realy bad again and the dose was increased to 45mg at night on the 10th of March since then I have declined in to some sort of madness where I have started to self harm the worst day being last Sunday. I was seen by the C.P.N. on Monday and the mental health crisis team have been out every second day I saw the pyschitrist on Wednesday and I asked could my meds be changed but when she told me the withdrawls I did not feel strong enough to try so now at my request I am taking 30mg at night and 15mg in the morning has anyone ever done this before and how long before the feelings of anxiety which are realy bad start to go. I know you guy's all experience them. I don't want to wake in the moring because the feelings start as soon as I open my eyes.Please help thanks :?
Hey, hope you are well. I have recently done cold turkey on Mirtazapine. I was on 30mg for a year. I found the Mirtaz caused some horrible side effects physically and unbearable thoughts and panic. I kept going back to the doctor describing this and he just increased the dose and more diazepam, same when I went to different doctors. I stated to believe the problems were with me and not with the medication. I was very let down by the professional advice and what little there seems to be on the internet about the negative effects of Mirtaz.
I went and saw a BUPA doctor who said the complete opposite of the NHS, he suggested moving off all psychotropic meds, not immediately but as fast as I could bear. He stated the meds arn't for everyone and can cause a lot more severe problems than what they are treating. This certainly seemed the case with me, I was a mess, having thoughts, visions and feelings I didn't think were possible. The BUPA advice was welcomed as the NHS seemed to constanly persue the mass drugging route. 6 weeks ago I went cold turkey, this has been pure hell as I had to go back to work at the same time or lose my job. The withdrawal is an absolute nightmare but I am slowly feeling the benefits which are amazing compared to what I was feeling upon the Mirtazapine.
The withdrawal symptoms are identical to these.. http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.withdrawal.html I had them all daily and still have some of them. I kept this list with me just to eliminate a bit of the anxiety. The first weeks I was sick everyday couldn't sleep, eat, think etc. My heart felt like it was pumping treacle and had massive bouts of tachycardia, this has subsided a bit and have been put on atenonol 100mg daily which helps greatly. I had 2 ECG's and a chest X-ray which helped quell the anxiety. I had massive and lengthy panic attacks and what seemed like never ending anxiety. Diazepam has been a god send through the first couple of weeks, don't rely on this though as the addiction is bad and you will quickly develop a tolerance. Sadly you can't sugar coat it, no pain no gain, but the end result is quite amazing.
6 weeks on I still have the anxiety, tremors, headache and tachycardia along with some black thoughts but these are relatively minor compared to what I was like on the Mirtaz. The anxiety symptoms are slowly lifting. I am forcing myself to keep busy, eat well and maintain a healthy balanced lifestyle. Some days you do feel like climbing in a hole though as it seems like a permenant battle. I am currently pursuing psychotherapy and acupuncture which is helping a lot. I often remember the body is made to heal.
You can do this!! Don't suffer in silence, scream out when you need it, take all the help available. Find what is right and what works for you. You will wake up one day and realise all this was a bad dream, it will take a while but the day will come. I wish you all the best and keep posting.
Hi Naff
Thans for your reply I thought I was the only person in the world going through this nightmare but since I have found this site it has helped me a lot as I now know I am not going through this myself. I am feeling a bit better today and I can only hope this continues. Good luck with what you are doing I hope it gets easier for you as the days go on keep posting and let me know take care of yourself and hang on
hi, i have been keeping an eye on all messages written on here and i can understand how your feeling. i was put on 30mg of mirtazapine about 7 weeks ago, after the first 3 weeks i took a blade to my arm which is something i had not done befor i went on the tablets, i didnt harm myself badly but it strangly made me feel better and released a anger that was building up in me, i have learnt that taking tablets like pain killers just for a little feeling of wooziness is also classed as self halm and thats something i was doing befor i went on the mirtazapine, now i have been on them a bit longer i am feeling better, the depression comes and goes but not anything like i had befor but the anxiety is no better and i feel quite angry alot of the time for no good reason but i do feel the longer im on these the better im getting, i have 6 months then my doctor is going to wean me off them, he said it will be one tablet every other day and gradually ill be off them and back to normal. i hope it works.