Mirtazipne withdrawal 5 weeks on?

Treatment and medication
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Hi everyone,

I am really suffering with anxiety at the moment, I was on 15mg of mirtazipine for about 4 months, previous to that I was on 45mg of mirtazipine .. quit cold turkey because I couldn’t deal with the weight gain and how depressed I was feeling, It was also interfering with me taking care of my one year old as I was extremely tired all of time.

Anyway! around 5 weeks ago I spoke to my dr about having the same concerns as before since being on the 15mg, she told me to try prozac I was on that for 6 days and suffered with extreme chest pain, sweating, increased heart rate and I even passed out! I spoke to my dr again and she said to stop all medication as I may have suffered with mild serritonin syndrome.

The first few days were ■■■■, I was having severe chest pain, tearful spells, increased heart rate, shooting pains and I was experiencing upper back pain too. My dr had sent me for a 24 hour ecg which luckily I had while having these withdrawals and the results came back that my heart is healthy, its my breathing that is causing my heart to beat fast or flutter, ie panic.

I have also had a chest x ray, a couple of normal ecgs and a blood test and they have all come back fine apart from I’m mildly anaemic so have been prescribed iorn tablets.

Now I have been concerned because my dr says there is no issue with my heart, but I have a pressure feeling on the front of my chest and also in my upper back, I get shooting pains down my left arm and into my fingers occasionally, the shooting pains are sometimes in my legs too. I feel like my vision isn’t quite right, like im a little sensitive, I have a odd taste in my mouth, I also get chest tightness and my left arm will feel heavy at the joint .. my dr has said it’s all anxiety related ans has offered me to try more medication but to be honest I didn’t suffer with any physical symptoms before the medication, maybe just a tight chest when I had a panic attack .. but this is daily!

Thank you for having a read and any advice is welcomed, im a 29 year old stay at home mum so I don’t really get the chance to talk to many people about this, let alone anyone who suffers from similar.

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I relate with you. I have anxiety disorder and possibly depression as well. I have lost 21 kgs of weight in 6 months, easophagitis, gastritis, LPR, Sinus Tachycardia, Dry eyes and IBS. I have many symptoms - Restless legs, burning feet, numbness and tingling in feet, breathlessness, heartburn, globus sensation in throat, gagging, sternum pain, chest tightness, growling in stomach, excessive flatulence, fear/weak right arm/restlessness/low confidence/confusion/at times crying after food, body burning, focal hydrosis, ear fullness, TMJ/TMD, stuffed nose, eye pain, severe pain in lower leg, upper/mid back ache. All of this in lost six months. I am resistant to taking medicines as well.

I have been prescribed to take mitrazipine. But i am afraid to take. The point i’m trying to make is - Some of our symptoms might be there irrespective of medicines. I also feel that there is an organic reason behind all my symptoms - It could be B12 deficiency (My bloods are confusing on this, one was low and other wasn’t) or Iron deficiency or Vitamin D or Histamin Intolerance or Pancreatic enzyme insufficiency or Fibromyalgia or Chronic Fatigue syndrome. Many of my symptoms match with many of these illnesses and but not all. I’m lost as well. But there comes a point, which i’m fast reaching, where i have to just accept that this long winding journey to find out one underlying illness might not lead me anywhere.

Sorry for my rant…i just related to your condition and tried telling what i’m going through