jon1 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 15 minutes ago, Prozack said: However, I also had shorten breath every-time I ate wheat. However, just wheat from biodynamic agriculture is well tolerated by me. Organic is not enough. Have you tried any organic or biodynamic wheat? I don't say that gluten can't be the issue, but, as you mentioned, it could be pesticide. It's definitely gluten, or something gluten-adjacent. My gastroenterologist (I had an endoscopy) says they still aren't sure what causes the gluten sensitivity. In this case he thinks I may have always been slightly intolerant, but withdrawal has increased inflammation in my body/gut and so made it much worse. It's so bizarre. If I ingest any gluten, I'll feel fine. Then exactly an hour later my heart rate will suddenly increase, I'll get really hot, anxious and (very) irritable. It also gives me a headche and stuffy nose and insomnia that night. It takes around 48 hours to fade. On the bright side, at least cutting out gluten means I'm eating a lot healthier now! Oct 2018 - Jun 2020: 10 mg per day generic Escitalopram in pill form. Jul 2020 - Aug 2020: Switched to 9 mg per day of Cipralex drops to aid tapering. Sep 2020 - Oct 2020: Taper to 8 mg. Nov 2020 - Dec 2020: Taper to 7 mg. Jan 2021 - Feb 2021: Taper to 6 mg. Mar 2021 - Apr 2021: Taper to 5 mg. May 2021 - Jun 2021: Taper to 4 mg. Jul 2021 - Sep 2021: Taper to 3 mg. Sep 2021 - Jan 2022: Taper to 2 mg. Jan 2022: Stopped taking altogether. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PortugueseSea Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 On 3/18/2024 at 6:52 PM, jon1 said: The only thing that helps is eating wholesome, healthy, nutritious food, and - most importantly - time. Pretty much, and even that is only apparent after plenty of time. I only started noticing the first consistent improvements maybe 6 months off all drugs. Now it has been a year and things look better but... man, agitation/activation is still a constant bother. It goes from mild to moderate, but I can count with one hand how many times it has been 0. 1 December 2021 - Metoclopramide started. Akathisia symptoms start; Metoclopramide gets changed to PRN. March 2022 - Akathisia diagnosed; Metoclopramide stopped; Propranolol 10mg x twice a day. Biperiden PRN (0.5mg to 1mg). April 2022 - Tandospirone 30mg (10mg 3x day), Quetiapine 25mg (only taken once, immediate adr). Mirtazapine 7.5mg. . Discontinued Propranolol. May 2022 - Mirtazapine upped to 15mg. Tandospirone cut to 2x 10mg. Low dose Depakote for the month; 100 to 200 to 100 to 0. Mirtazapine cut back to 11.75mg (3/4 of a 15mg pill).June 2022 - Mirtazapine updose to 15mg. Tandospirone, Biperiden discontinued. Klonopin started PRN (0.5mg). September 2022 - Akathisia slowly starts improving, WD/ADR normal sets in in mid September. Hold for 4 months.March 2023 - Off mirtazapine; no Klonopin for 5 months either! Started quercetin (250mg x 2) to soften the histamine rebound. May 2023 - Stopped quercetin and changed from magnesium carbonate to oxide - reacted badly. Reverted back to carbonate. June 2023 - Added fish oil.Current regimen: CALM Magnesium (Carbonate into Citrate) 175mg x2; Vitamin E 268mg x2; Fish oil (100mg Omega3; EPA 30mg; DHA 37mg)x2 Intro thread: https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/topic/27095-portuguesesea-metoclopramide-akathisia-and-mirtazapine/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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