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Originally Posted by ChangingMyMind
Thanks for your response!
I am not on any other psych meds at all. Antidepressants work just fine for me but after 11 years on Celexa I had added side effects and it became to be too much so they took me off it. My life has been a nightmare since then. I have tried many antidepressants but they all give me a rash/itching or too many side effects.
I do not have mood swings really but I am irritable with the depression and have a lot of physical symptoms from the depression.
All doctors that have suggested Lamictal have been psych docs besides one. So three pdocs suggest I take Lamictal or a mood stabilizer but none of them have mentioned bipolar until the doctor today. Which I think is odd becuse I've never been manic or even hypomanic. I just have depression and anxiety and it's not cyclical it's always there.
Not sure I believe I am bipolar becuse I've never had any symptoms of bipolar unless there is something I'm missing... She mentioned something about bipolar depression.. Guess I'll have to do some research on that.
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When I stopped taking Mirtazapine I went into withdrawal from it. Withdrawal symptoms can vary person to person a great deal, mine included: depression, insomnia, fatigue, body aches, inflammation, suicidal ideation, and more.
Withdrawal can take months, as the body has to readjust to no longer having the substance it had developed dependance upon. I have found I no longer need an AD for depression, feel far less depressed than I did on Mirtazapine.
One of the reasons your pdocs may be suggesting a mood stabilizer is that they may help address some withdrawal symptoms - my pdoc increased my dose of lamotrigine for my withdrawal. If you are in withdrawal I'd recommend trying supplements before lamotrigine. I've been using Sensoril, L-Theanine, N-Acetylcysteine, Magnesium, and Melatonin as needed. L-Taurine might help with going to sleep if you need it. I also have a strict diet, do my best to get sleep, meditate, and exercise regularly.
Talk to a pdoc about the supplements, some of them interact strongly with psychotropics, which can be good or bad depending on one's needs.