Emergency reduction of Mirtazapine - Mood swings?
Hey everyone,
I was doing all right for a week or two on the mirtazapine. It was given to me by the psychiatrists I saw at the emergency room three weeks ago when I had a breakdown. Initially it helped a lot, I felt settled and calm. But then slowly, some horrible side effects started growing.
Cold sweats when I did anything strenuous (it's cold here in my city right now, as it's winter), no libido, barely any positive emotions at all, panic, depression (in quick cycles that turn on a dime), brief phases of feeling perfectly fine, severe dizziness, feeling like passing out, and racing thoughts. Soon depression and suicide ideation followed, and I had been recovering quite well a week ago.
I felt like it was the pill mucking with me. I'm very sensitive to drugs in general, and I can usually feel it when it's a drug and not my actual emotions. Problem is that all my CBT techniques aren't working so well with these "freakouts" I'm having on the drug. It got to a critical point yesterday when I couldn't cope anymore. I phoned a pharmacist and they said that given that I've only been taking mirtazapine for three weeks, it shouldn't be too rough to come off it again, especially since I'm on such a low dose (15mg).
Some of the physical symptoms have eased off a bit, but have any of you noticed mood fluctuations when coming off of mirtazapine?
I've felt like I've been going crazy this week, it's been terrible. First the drug increasing in my system, and now coming off of it, I'm terrified I won't be able to cope on my own. I'm on Lovan and Endep (fluoxetine 20mg and Amytriptiline 10mg) as well, and I'm hoping easing off the mirtazapine won't be too terrible.
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Age: 33
Diagnosed: Depression, Assault trauma, Generalised Anxiety Disorder
Being Investigated: OCD, Adult ADD
Prescriptions: Fluoxetine, Amitryptiline, Mefenamic Acid.