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#1
Oct 21, 2011, 03:34 AM
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I've been put on mirtazapine (remeron?) for depression/sleep problems. Took for the first time on Weds night.
Yesterday was like swimming in treacle. I struggled to keep my eyes open, even in the shower, my legs were heavy, typing felt like a mammoth effort, etc. Today I am highly anxious. I've got the shakes, I'm feeling panicked and everything is just racing too fast for me. It's really, really unpleasant. Can anyone with experience of this drug tell me if this is normal, or how long it should last? I feel like I'm going crazy inside |
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Oct 21, 2011, 03:42 AM
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I took them for about 3 months and had to stop them as I thought I was going crazy.
I felt like my whole body was shutting down on me but everyone is different, I slept for about 18 hours a day at one point and could not even hold a spoon. They can take upto 6 weeks to kick in, I felt suicidal with them so I had to stop. Good luck with them. |
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Oct 21, 2011, 04:02 AM
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Please be careful & safe. Call pdoc if you feel it's not a good med for you!
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Oct 21, 2011, 05:04 AM
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Apparently the normal starting dosw is 15mg, but I'm on 30? Have got the shakes really badly now
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Oct 21, 2011, 09:11 AM
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I was put on this for depression and it sent me into the worse dyphoric mania I have ever experinced.
I was mean to everyone and my husband couldn't even touch me, or put his arm around me without it sending me into a rage. I went off of it and within 3-4 days, I was fine again.
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Oct 21, 2011, 10:47 AM
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I was prescribed it when I was depressed and it help massively with my sleep which had been non exsistent for many years. I did come off it and onto Citalopram after a few months as it just stopped working
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#7
Oct 22, 2011, 08:57 AM
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Thanks as always to everyone for your advice/sharing your experiences. I have calmed down a lot now, but yesterday was really disconcerting. In the end I seemed to go the other way and ended up feeling REALLY down. I also had some disturbing dreams in the night, the kind that I get when I'm really bad (thinking there's something in the room with me, etc). I had a bit of anxiety today when the phone rang. So far I'm not loving the effects of this drug, but am trying to stick it out for now...
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Oct 22, 2011, 12:09 PM
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I haven't taken this drug, but I have had reactions like that to other things. It is really scary. One was right after I started meds for the first time so I didn't know to call the pdoc. First I was way way up and anxious, moving and talking fast, and then I was so far down, still with this horrible energy running around my body, that I got suicidal and had to go to the hospital.
Call your pdoc before it gets bad. |
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Oct 22, 2011, 02:48 PM
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I don't have a pdoc. Although I've recently found out I'm going to be referred to one for assessment, so am pleased about that - it's the most progress I've made with the NHS thus far!
The shakiness kicked in again about half an hour ago while I was out. Am hoping this will pass once I've had something to eat. I'm still very aware that it's only day 3, and it can take a while to adjust to medication. |
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Oct 22, 2011, 10:19 PM
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I know it is off topic, but what does treacle mean?
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Oct 22, 2011, 10:45 PM
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I take mirtazapine 7.5 mg to help me sleep. No bad side effects. My pdoc said the smaller dose was more effective to help insomnia than larger doses.
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Oct 22, 2011, 10:49 PM
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♫"Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't♫. (i take the almonds out often, make shift mound)  Almond Joy 
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Oct 23, 2011, 06:03 AM
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Laura - I think in the US it's called "molasses"?
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Oct 23, 2011, 07:30 AM
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Oct 23, 2011, 05:25 PM
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#16
Oct 23, 2011, 09:18 PM
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A psychiatrist I saw put me on Mirtazapine, 15mg (for depression.) I was on it a few weeks. I slept a LOT, and ate A LOT. It's an appetite stimulant, and I already have troubles with binge eating, so it wasn't a winning combination for me. I gained a lot of weight because of this drug. Also, coming off it caused me to suffer really badly with insomnia, I just felt so awake when I stopped taking it. It didn't worsen my anxiety, though, which has happened to me with a few meds.
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Oct 24, 2011, 04:57 AM
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Thanks, justsomegirl. You know, this drug was first suggested to me a few months ago and did sound like "the miracle drug" - anti-depressant, anti-anxiety, anti-insomnia. I just thought it sounded too good to be true. And so far I think I'm right - far too many undesired side-effects.
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