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Ox123: My Mirtazapine Story
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Hi all, I haven& #39;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">https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/topic/218...
"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& #39;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& #39;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& #39;t useful to me due to the fact the professional was treating me for & #39;generalised anxiety disorder& #39; rather than & #39;antidepressant withdrawal& #39;." /4
"I noticed that I was experiencing the typical & #39;waves, windows& #39; 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& #39;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& #39;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& #39;t much worse than what I went through." /12
