Re: Coming onto Mirtazapine
Thanks both - it hasn't all been plain sailing but in general, I'm miles better than I was a couple of months ago. I'm not anti-meds at all, because they have helped me so much in the past, but my experiences over the last 5-6 months have really put me off (scared me off) trying anything else, which in a way is a good thing (to a degree), but when I have a bad period, or "blip" it does feel like I'm back at square one, but the key is to remind myself that the "blips" I experience now are nowhere near as bad as they were, they just feel bad because the good periods are so good.
The good news is I haven't vomitted or retched in nearly 2 weeks and my appetite has increased although I'm still losing weight (but this has slowed down). I'm not suffering with the crippling depression and PA's brought on by the meds, I'm back at work (on reduced hours at the moment), the DP doesn't rear its head very often now and when it does it doesn't last long, but most importantly, I'm able to function more normally than I have in months, which I think is what has helped most - just getting on with things instead of wallowing self pity and constant obsession like I was a couple of months ago.
I believe that with or without meds, normallity WILL return as it has in the past (both with and without meds), it just time.
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