Mirtazapine has destroyed my life.
Complete adhenioa and apathy after it pooped-out.
Suffering with akathasia while trying to come off, along with many other withdrawel effects.
Wish I had done cbt....none of this would have happened.
Give me my old anxiety back anyday. Ruined me and my family.
I gather that adhenioameans not wanting to do anything.
Sorry you've had a bad experience but mirtazapine helps many people. It is like any medication...one thing works for one but not another. I would be warey about insisting to everyone that mirtazapine should be something for people to beware of. It's very posts like these that do not help anxiety sufferers take the leap to try medication. CBT is good, but sometimes you do need medication alongside to give that boost. Hope you find something to relieve you of your symptoms
More than that. I am unable to feel any emotion what so ever. I lie on the couch all day because I cannot do anything. Cannot care for my kids or go out. A shadow of the person I was before. Tragic.
Been told that it could be a few years when off it - if at all. Because when an antidepressant poops-out your buggered basically. Your own seretonin cannot be releases because its been down regulated for so long.
i feel brain damaged.
Unless you are suicidley depressed - use with caution.
i never had suicidal tendencies before this drug.
Sarah please talk this through with a reliable professional. Why has it failed and how you can make a new start?
Not everyone will react like this, but I am on a forum with a lot of people who are suffering from anti-depressants. Either on them or coming off them. All of these people have stuff that is much worse than their original condition.
Use with caution and when coming off, do it slowly.
Don't know your big words. CBT never helped me sleep. Mirt does. No ill effects unless this crushing lethargy is one, (or thyroid!) what dose are you on and for how long?
A side-effect for me is the amount of sleep it gives me. True I can't now sleep without it. Combined with Quetiepin it is difficult to function in the morning (I take it at night).
Sarah, I am so sorry to hear this. I took mirtazpine for a very short time, but I didn't like it while I was taking it. Not sure if I went through withdrawal when I quit it -- lots of anxiety, but could be for many different reasons. I sincerely hope you start to feel better. My thoughts are with you.
Thank you. I never once thought about suicide before anti-depressants.
Its cruel that my doctor never acted upon my worries.
We should all be aware of drug side effects and outweigh the benefits.
If you have a bad reaction - stop it. I wish I had done....too late now.
What is pooped out Sarah? CBT didn't work recently as I couldn't engage or understand because of mental breakdown. I'm having another bad episode because I tapered off Sertraline because it decreases production of thyroid hormone. Which has contributed to underactive thyroid. And now struggling through on 15mg mirtazapine at night. I'm eventually going to taper off this too. I like you need to find an alternative but only with professional help from mental health psychiatrist.
SSRI Anti Depressants can be a contributory factor in thyroid function.
Poop-out means the drug stops working. This may happen gradually or sudden as in my case. I started getting side affects as my body is rejecting the drug but also got to face withdrawel on top of this.
when you come to withdraw - do it slowly. Many people don't get withdrawels but it's safer to do it slow. 10% every 4 weeks.
Plays with hormones too.
I'm in your corner on this Sarah. Whether it's moral or not! There is indeed a lack of information from pharmaceutical companies and GP's on the long term use of these meds.
Thanks for your advice and I really hope you gradually find some way forward
Thank you. I will never forgive my doctor for pushing this crap on me.
I am grieving for myself all day - I would have all of my limbs removed to actually feel like my old self again....sounds extreme but this is bad.
Many people out there are medicated for bi-polar after an adverse reaction to an anti-depressant. I could have been one of them.
Cruel
Hi Sarah.
I am curious -- did a doctor tell you about the "poop-out" phenomenon? Because I think I may be suffering from the same thing -- but no one has ever told me that if you go off SSRIs, they may never work again for me. I am wondering if this is common knowledge?
Yes a very good phyciatrist named dr Healy is well aware of what drugs can do. Antidepressants may well work for you again. Everybody is different.
Tolerance to a drug is similar. People up dose there drug - this may work for a while.
Also, many doctors are un-aware of this.
I've given up with my doctor.