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Ox123: My Mirtazapine Story
Hi all, I haven't been on here for quite some time as I have been very busy with life. I guess that is a good thing? I thought that now... https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/topic/21843-ox123-my-mirtazapine-story/?do=findComment&comment=458356
Hi all, I haven't been on here for quite some time as I have been very busy with life. I guess that is a good thing? I thought that now... https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/topic/21843-ox123-my-mirtazapine-story/?do=findComment&comment=458356
"I was only on Mirtazapine for a total of 6 months which included 2 months of tapering....Initially I found coming off the drug quite easy, some stomach pain, sleep pattern changes but not much more. After approximately 1 month my withdrawal symptoms began." /1
"...my symptoms started at the 5th week of complete withdrawal from Mirt and lasted almost 7 months. Yes 7 months! Thats longer than I was even on the medication." /2
"[My withdrawal symptoms] were as follows:
- Severe waves of anxiety (some lasting up to 3 weeks)
- Weird OCD style thoughts, totally alien and not what I'd usually be thinking about
- Frequent migraines from exercising
- Weird joint pains (between fingers, also in my thorax)" /3
- Severe waves of anxiety (some lasting up to 3 weeks)
- Weird OCD style thoughts, totally alien and not what I'd usually be thinking about
- Frequent migraines from exercising
- Weird joint pains (between fingers, also in my thorax)" /3
"...the anxiety however was the most problematic and painful....I also had psychotherapy privately which cost me alot, and actually wasn't useful to me due to the fact the professional was treating me for 'generalised anxiety disorder' rather than 'antidepressant withdrawal'." /4
"I noticed that I was experiencing the typical 'waves, windows' scenario. Throughout the withdrawal process I experienced waves of anxiety approximately 5 weeks after each dose drop. This, to my knowledge, was my brain trying to re-adjust to not being medicated anymore." /5
"One thing I need to mention...do not assume you are permanently screwed. I fell into this trap many times, breaking down into tears thinking "Is this how I'm gonna be forever?"....forcing positive thoughts to stop yourself catastrophising like this will help you get better." /6
"As it is for most, my recovery was very non-linear. I went through periods of little to no symptoms, then i could wake up with chronic anxiety and a whole host of physical symptoms to go with it. I almost gave up on my medication sobriety many times...." /7
"I almost gave up on my medication sobriety many times., including visits to the doctors only to be told i should re-instate....I fully understand those of you who have re-instated though as withdrawal symptoms can be horrific and any form of relief is needed sometimes." /8
"The one thing that kept me going was the fact that I was experiencing windows of no symptoms at all, this could range from 1 hour to 2 weeks of no symptoms. I remember the moments where I was coming to the end of a window and was about to fall into another wave...." /9
"....[where I was about to fall into another wave], this was probably the worst part of all this. The fact that I was fully aware that my window was over and i was now about to deal with a period of chronic mental and physical pain for an unconfirmed amount of time." /10
"The eureka moment for me happened at about the 7th month of withdrawal, I was still experiencing anxiety spikes but they were literally lasting only one day, followed by many weeks of calmness. I remember thinking "Wow, I totally forgot I was withdrawing from medication..."" /11
"Somehow I managed to soldier on and keep fighting..
I really feel that I am back to my normal self which I remind myself of everyday. I actually think this whole process has made me stronger mentally as I know that there isn't much worse than what I went through." /12
I really feel that I am back to my normal self which I remind myself of everyday. I actually think this whole process has made me stronger mentally as I know that there isn't much worse than what I went through." /12
