Hi all , my gp stopped my mirtazapine 2 weeks ago without tappering(I was on it for over 3 months) and put me on fluoxetine 10mg for 7 days and after that increased it to 20mg , since stopping mirtazapine I feel constant nasuea , but yesterday on day 13th without mirtazapine and day 12th of fluoxetine Ive been sick , woke up with extreme anxiety and sickness , tremors, cant keep anything down , went to see gp to ask if its side effects of fluoxetine or withdrawl from mirtazapine .he said its neither that is my condition 😳 ive told him I know my body and I know when something is wrong but he just thought I was being drama queen and he wasnt supportive . Prescribed me antisickness tablets and sick note for work. I was on mirtzapine for anxiety but noticed it was making me a diffirent person and I felt numb and more depressed . So now I dont know whats happening , is it fluoxetine or withdrawl or both 🤢
It could be either or both of them as I tried fluoxetine before and I couldn't tolerate it and coming off mirtazapine can cause these issues also. It's hard to tell which one it is because everyone reacts so differently unfortunately. Best of luck and I hope the nausea goes away soon!
In my opinion it's Mirt withdrawal. I have awful bouts of sickness and no appetite from withdrawal of this med.
you are not a drama queen at all, I've felt all these things and they're awful, and like you say, you know your body!
I came off Mirt for the same reasons, made me a different person, a very snappy one!
Good luck and hope you feel better soon 😊
Hi thank you for your reply , I was on fluoxetine before for 7 years and never had such a bad side effects . It just comes in waves , one day im fine and then snap and im feeling awful. Hopefully it will pass soon cause its awful. Today im feeling a little bit better, but then I live in fear that this horrible nasuea and anxiety will strike again😑
Thank you for your reply , I dont know what I would do without this forum. Doctors are not supportive and I really thought something bad was happening with me. How long did your withdrawl last ? And is there anything I can do to make them less horrible ? Yesterday I had such a bad anxiety that my whole body felt like on fire and couldnt concentrate on anything , had bad nightmares and felt like I was going mad . Not gonna mention horrible sweats . Usually I can manage my anxiety but that wasnt normal for me and its so sad that my GP isnt supportive 🤕
Some doctors are so ignorant and haven't a clue about antidepressants!! It will be because she stopped mirtazapine suddenly, the doctor should of said to taper of it, you shouldn't just stop antidepressants like that! I would request to see another doctor, and I'm sorry for what you are going through xx
I'm still in early stages of withdrawal. And I agree, doctors can be clueless, you are not alone!!
I went down to 1.87mg then stopped, doctor said 1.87mg wouldn't have been doing anything anyway, really?? Well I can tell you doc, it did!
I think it's just a case of being really strong and not letting it get the better of you (stupid thing to say I know!) sickness pills will help, keep them up.
Try and stay active and busy, and drink tons of water to flush things through. Also, even if you feel sick, have a biscuit. If I struggle I drink water with it to help it go down, but getting some food in really will help.
Here for you 😊
And try and remember, nothing bad will happen. It's withdrawal, it's horrible but it can't hurt you. Talk to people, I find that helps me x
Hi , I went to see 2 diffirent doctors and they are the same , you know how they always cover their back and protect each others and they dont like being told what to do and never consider that we may have some medical knowledge😯 as far as I know they could have done cross tappering as both mirtazapine and fluoxetine can be taken together but when I mentioned this she just prescribed me fluoxetine 10mg to start taking right away cause diffirent GP wanted me to wait another week without anything after stopping mirtazapine cold turkey. I think they dont realize what impact on peoples life can do messing with antidepressants . I have some diazepam but dont wanna use as im scared of getting addicted to it and want to see how my mental mood is progressing only on fluoxetine , but with feeling like this its so hard to find any will to live . Sometimes I think GP shouldnt treat mental disorders as they dont have a clue. One doctor had to check info about it on Google or in a drug book , just to be sure. And one laughed in my face that im feeling like this cause of my condition not antidepressants . I nearly cried there. I only suffer with GA , its not the end of the world but in my opinion doctors should be more understanding .
Thats the thing I dont drink enough as it makes me feel sick but I will start forcing things in to me . My hubby is really supportive and keeps telling me the same. Ive got iron deficiency as well and that doesnt help. Week ago I had iron infusion as I dont tolerate iron tablets or liquid but had reverse reaction to infusion. Its never ending story , cant eat and without food I will never get better I know. Hubby made me some chicken soup , I shall try this and will drink plenty of fluids and try to rest. Im back to work next friday so hopefully by then Im gonna feel better. Thank you 😚
And I know it might sound horrible but Im glad Im not the only one going thru this. It feels good to talk to people about it and support each other💖
Try with the anti sickness pills. I have a terrible time eating sometimes, and they at least stop me from retching (sorry to be gross!)
You've had such a tough time bless you. Podcasts can help, reading a book, audio books. And sometimes if I feel really terrible I have a shower, sounds bizarre but it can helps, and I'm willing to pass on any idea to you to help you through it.
I was on Prozac but didn't get on with it as it made me really sick. This could be another side effect for you, I'm assured this does calm down though!
And always remember if it's not working for you go back to the gp, ask to see a different one maybe? I asked friends and they advised me one which was much more sensitive about mental health issues.
Keep going, you absolutely can do it!! Little and often food will make the world of difference to you x
And not horrid at all, I've come to this forum many times just to see if anyone else knows what I'm going through, it's perfectly normal to find comfort in people understanding x
Aww thank you , I will take any advice given, just want to feel normal again. Had some chicken soup and so far so good Im okay , just sat with hot water bottle on my tummy. It really helps sometimes. I really hope fluoxetine helps me as I was on it before and im dreading changing pills again. Just past few months were horrible. Had loads of stress in my life and thats what caused me anxiety this bad. Always had it but it was managable, I was taking fluoxetine before for OCD. I wish I could take those antisickness tablets for work but they knock me off my feet lol they called Prochlorepazine 5mg and Gp has prescribed only 14 of them 😐so need to really use them when I need to. Ive got some cyklizine but they do nowt for me. Might go and see diffirent Gp and ask to prescribe me more of prochlorepazine ☺ thank you for your advices😚 hope you are gonna feel better soon as well xx
Those are the same anti sickness pills I have, you're right, they do make you sleepy!! But my anxiety gets so bad, I sometimes don't mind. Looking after two kids means I can't take them the time either though.
I get the hot water thing, it's any form of comfort for me when my anxiety is bad. If that helps you then you go for it!
I have health anxiety, have had it 27 years, didn't have it for ages but my ears are my
Trigger and I've had problems with them lately, hence not doing too well.
Hope you feel better soon. I long to feel normal! xx
Im going to try a hot water bottle tonight 😊
Awww bless you , 27 years its a long time to suffer with anxiety 😯are you on any new antidepressants ? I took your advice and took hot shower and helped my hubby changed bedding , nearly fainted , started feeling dizzy and hot and got stupid tremors and shakes, nasuea came back , had to take some benzos to settle. My head felt like there was banging heart in it and itrusive thoughts kept rushing thru my head again with waves of stress grrrrr always feeling bad on the night and in the morning . How are you feeling now ? Did hot water bottle help you ? Hugs xxx
Oh you poor thing, I'm exactly the same. Anxiety is crippling at morning times and before bed, and wakes me up, so sorry I'm hoping emails don't wake you via your phone.
I'm not on any antidepressants at the moment, I've tried a few and they all make me feel awful and that triggers off my health anxiety, blooming viscious circle!
I'm so pleased your husband supports you, and changes the sheets 😉
I'm a single mum, I have a fab chap but he lives in Scotland and I'm in Oxford, so we have limited time together (at the moment)
I fell asleep in my daughter's bed with her, so didn't get round to the hot water bottle, I will definitely try it though, I managed to find it under a pile of toys!
I don't know why the shower thing works, but I'm glad it helped you too! Another thing I do when anxiety spikes is just stand in the garden for a little while, seems to help with a foggy head...
Hope you get some sleep xx
Morning ☺yes I got some sleep , hope you did too x woke up naseus again and with banging heart. Never felt like this before , before all this anxiety. I january I was the happiest person on the earth . Makes you wonder what stress can do to you . And since then I even had one panic attack lasted over 30mins , and now im scared I might get another one again. Never used to be like this , always been strong and bubbly and social , now I just want to be at home. Ah well , hopefully it will pass , have to stay positive xxx nooo your emails dont wake me up ☺you must have been tired falling asleep in your daughters bed 😘today I cant sit with hot water bottle , it makes nasuea worse. I just lay on my belly , it helps me sometimes to calm down. Awwww I bet you miss your bloke , hope you get to see him soon x when we first came to UK we lived in Chipping Norton and I did my first shopping in Oxford ☺☺how are you feeling today ? Sorry to write such a long essays lol once I start writing there is nothing to stop me. Ive spent some time sat in the garden when I needed fresh air. Im just sick of feeling like this , always feeling sick , no energy, with rushing thougts , and without will to do anything xxxx
Write away, I enjoy hearing from you 😊
That's so weird, I was fine up until February, them smack!! Hit me like a brick! I'm like you, so tired of feeling this way and desperate to just enjoy things again and feel blooming normal! I hate the racing thoughts part too, my brain never stops, and if it does, I then worry that I'm not thinking!! Anxiety sucks!
I know chipping norton, used to watch rugby there 😊
God yeah I miss my chap so much!!!!
I'm so glad you have a supportive husband, makes the world of difference.
Hope being out in the fresh air helped, sometimes it just helps my brain to stop rushing quite as much (quite!!!)
Xxx