Gth27 Posted January 6, 2020 Author Share Posted January 6, 2020 (edited) After how long off can you develop akathisia? Im one year off and since last week Im very restless Edited January 11, 2020 by manymoretodays merged to introduction December 2017- start 15mg mirtazapine March 2018 - reduce from 15 to 7,5mg then after 2 weeks reduce tot 3,75mg April 2018- going back to 7,5mg July 2018-tapered 1mg off every 2 weeks. September 2018- 4,5mg Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus manymoretodays Posted January 11, 2020 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted January 11, 2020 (edited) Oh Gth27, @Gth27 So sorry, it still sounds so very tough. I do recall that you may have had some of this going on even earlier. I'm not sure for the time frame, in WD, to development of the akathisia, diagnostically, the movement disorder. We just don't have enough hard data on WD, as yet. And.......am so hoping that your frustration and restlessness is not something at all permanent or chronic. I know it's hard right now. (((((Gth27))))) Akathisia vs restlessness, anxiety, agitation Hoping you can find something in ^ that helps L, P, H, and G, mmt Edited January 11, 2020 by manymoretodays 1 Late 2023- gone to emeritus status, inactive, don't @ me, I can check who I've posted on, and I'm not really here like I used to be......thanks. Started with psycho meds/psychiatric care circa 1988. In retrospect, and on contemplation, situational overwhelm. Rounding up to 30 years of medications(30 medication trials, poly-pharmacy maximum was 3 at one time). 5/28/2015-off Adderal salts 2.5mg. (I had been on that since hospital 10/2014) 12/2015---just holding, holding, holding, with trileptal/oxcarb at 75 mg. 1/2 tab at hs. My last psycho med ever! Tapered @ 10% every 4 weeks, sometimes 2 weeks to 2016 Dec 16, medication free!! Longer signature post here, with current supplements. Herb and alcohol free since 5/15/2016. And.....I quit smoking 11/2021. Lapsed. Redo of quit smoking 9/28/2022. Can you say Hallelujah?(took me long enough)💜 None of my posts are intended as medical advice. Please discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical provider. My success story: Blue skies ahead, clear sailing Link to comment
Administrator Altostrata Posted January 12, 2020 Administrator Share Posted January 12, 2020 Hello, Gth. Have you taken an antibiotic recently, added any drugs, or drunk alcohol? This is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner. "It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has surpassed our humanity." -- Albert Einstein All postings © copyrighted. Link to comment
Maya Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 @Gth27how are you doing? Is it any better? Thyroid medication Euthyrox 75mg Mirtazapin Feb-Apr 2018 7.5mg, CT Sertraline 25mg and Benzo Bromazepam 3mg 10 days July 2018 Reinstatement Mirtazapin since Jul 10 2018 15 mg, since Jul 28 2018 22.5 mg, since Aug 20 2018 30 mg Since Oct 2018 tapering Mirtazapin 10% every 2 weeks, holding at 4mg since 23th June, CT 4mg Dec 2019 Psych ward: Dec 2019 - Feb 2020, 5x ECT Olanzapine Dec 17 2019 10mg, Mar 3 2020 9mg, Mar 14 2020 8mg, Mar 27 7.2 mg, Apr 4 2020 6.4mg, Apr 20 2020 5.7 mg, May 6 2020 5 mg Venlafaxine Dec 17 2019 150mg, Jan 2020 75 mg, Feb 2020 37.5 mg, June 2020 33.75mg Venlafaxine 225mg Jul 2020, olanzapine 10mg. Lyrica 150mg Aug 2020, Aurorix 450mg Sep 2020, olanzapine 5mg, Valdoxan 25mg Nov 2020 Link to comment
AdviceNeeded Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 @Gth27 how you doing these days? Any improvement? Hope so. 25/8/2020 - 15/9/2020 - 15mg mirtazapine 16/9/2020 - 30mg mirtazapine 17/9/2020 - 22/9/2020 - 7.5 mg mirtazapine 23/9/2020 - 6/10/2020 - 3.75mg mirtazapine 7/10/2020 - 15/10/2020 - 7.5 mg mirtazapine 16/10/2020 - 20/10/2020 - 15 mg mirtazapine 21/10/2020 - 22/10/2020 - 7.5 mg mirtazapine 23/10/202 - 26/11/2020 - 15 mg mirtazapine 27/11/2020 - 10/12/2020 -13.5 mg mirtazapine 11/12/2020 - 17/12/2020 - 12 mg mirtazapine 18/12/2020 - 26/12/2020 - 11.75 mg mirtazapine Link to comment
Biloelagirl89 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 On 5/31/2019 at 12:17 AM, Leo1983 said: im 12 month and still have head pressure and when in waves a blank mind. Its part of the process. I read very few success stories before 2 years. What do u mean u have read very few success stories? -17th August started abilify 10mg 2020 to 24th of August 2020. -Stopped abilify 10mg 7 days after taking it, as I developed induced akathisia on day 4. -21st of August 2020 started self medicating 30mg morning and night mirtazapine to help subside the akathisa. - 28th of August 2020 stopped mirtazapine 30 mg morning and night cold Turkey. -28th of August took -Clonidine 50 mc morning and night. -Reinstated Mirtazapine 4th of October 15mg. - Link to comment
Leo1983 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 @Biloelagirl89 I meant i had not seen many people recover before 2 years. May 2016 - Aug 2016 - Prozac 20mg March 2017 - June 2017 - Sertraline 100mg. Horrific withdrawal 5 m onths. July 2017 - Aug 2017 - Mirtazapine 15mg. Horrific. August 2017 - December 2017 Fluoxetine 10mg for 2 weeks ghen Escitalopram 20mg for 12 weeks. Never felt normal since this. Or baseline. March 2018 - June 2018 - Escitalopram 5mg for 12 weeks. Stopped and here i am full of symptoms i never had. Link to comment
Biloelagirl89 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 On 1/18/2021 at 7:01 AM, Leo1983 said: @Biloelagirl89 I meant i had not seen many people recover before 2 years. Is this with mirtazapine? -17th August started abilify 10mg 2020 to 24th of August 2020. -Stopped abilify 10mg 7 days after taking it, as I developed induced akathisia on day 4. -21st of August 2020 started self medicating 30mg morning and night mirtazapine to help subside the akathisa. - 28th of August 2020 stopped mirtazapine 30 mg morning and night cold Turkey. -28th of August took -Clonidine 50 mc morning and night. -Reinstated Mirtazapine 4th of October 15mg. - Link to comment
Leo1983 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 If you look at success stories most make full recoveries 2, 3, 4 years. No i mean all medications. May 2016 - Aug 2016 - Prozac 20mg March 2017 - June 2017 - Sertraline 100mg. Horrific withdrawal 5 m onths. July 2017 - Aug 2017 - Mirtazapine 15mg. Horrific. August 2017 - December 2017 Fluoxetine 10mg for 2 weeks ghen Escitalopram 20mg for 12 weeks. Never felt normal since this. Or baseline. March 2018 - June 2018 - Escitalopram 5mg for 12 weeks. Stopped and here i am full of symptoms i never had. Link to comment
Jav1 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Hi @shawny! I hope my message finds you well. I saw your comment about you having tinnitus and I wanted to reach out. I am 3 months into my withdrawal from mirtazapine and recently had tinnitus (Mar 2 around week 10 of my withdrawal). I know its been awhile but do you recall when your tinnitus went away? It's driving me mental and I need all the encouragement I can get that this symptom will go away....also having burning sensation in my body!!! Thanks. Nov 10 - Dec 10, 2019 - Clonazepam & Alprazolam Dec 2019 - Aug 2, 2020 - 30mg Mirtazapine Aug 3, 2020 - Sept 2020 - 15 mg Mirtazapine Sept - Nov 2020 - 15 mg Mirtazapine every other day Supplements: B Complex, Magnesium, Fish Oil, Multivit, Q10, Vit D, Vit C Link to comment
Sofa Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 @Gth27 How are you doing? I have struggle with the exact same symptoms from Remeron withdrawal! Loss of cognitive function and no emotions, blank mind, akathisa and tinnitus, pgad and PSSD. My symptoms are also getting worse two months off. Hope your symptoms have lessened after all this time. Would love to hear from you. June-July -21 Zyprexa 2.5-7.5 mg July -21 Mianserin 20 mg four days July-Aug -21 Valium 30 mg a day, tapred, return of symptoms Aug-Oct -21 Oxazepam Tapred from 10 mg x 3 to zero Dec-Jan -21/22 On and off mirtazapine 15 mg. Kindling reaction? March 8.-19. - Zopiclone 7.5 mg to combat insomnia March 20 - 5 mg valium because of akathisia and panic April 3. - 5 mg x 2 Link to comment
Rw80 Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 On 3/28/2019 at 11:08 AM, Gth27 said: I cant feel some fingers on my left hand. They are tingling all the time. Is that normal in withdrawal? hi I just wanted to check and see if you have recovered Jan 2020-Jan 2021 Mirt 45mg CT by gp venlafaxine Feb 21-March 21 sertraline around December 21-Jan 22 Citalopram can’t remember date nortryptyline can’t remember dates amytryptyline can’t remember dates chlopromazine aug 22-sept 22 prozac aug 22-oct 22 diazepam - PRN 3 years then antibiotics for a severe infection in 2020-2021: Doxycycline 3months minocycline azithromicyin then IV Ceftriaxone Link to comment
ShadowDancer Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 How are you doing @Gth27 Lexapro 10-20mg 2016-2018 2 full years cold turkey no withdrawals, Lexapro 10-20mg 01/2021-08/2022 cold turkey missed doses, alternated between high and low doses, no withdrawals 1/7-1/14/2023 Ciprofloxacin for 1 week 500mgx2 in January 2023, resulted in headaches that went away in 2 months 3/21-3/35/2023 Oxybutinin for 4 days 3/21-3/30/2023 Ofloxacin 400*9 days in March, gave me insomnia 3/23-3/25/2023 Passiflora+Valerian Capsule for 2 nights, doesn't work. 3/26-3/29/2023 Unisom (Doxylamine) for three nights, it would work on the second night but would not do anything on the 3rd. 03/29-05/10/2023 Mirtazapine 7.5mg/15mgs depending on the night this also would work for 3 nights, I would switch to Unisom every 4th night. Took for a total of 15-20 times in 42 nights. 5/11/2023 Atarax(hydroxine) only once but spiked my tinnitus and gives me DP/DR in the morning, after this I could fall a sleep on my own with no meds. Later on Unisom also spikes my tinnitus. 06/01/2023 Brain Zaps start, I get back to alternating mirtazapine,passiflora, melatonin, for 40+ more days. Symptoms got worse. 06/15/2023 Trazodone 50MGs once. Did nothing. 3/2023 - 9/2023 NAC, Alpha lipoic Acid, Magnesium, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Calcium. Once or twice I took 5HTP and L-theanine. Took Fish Oil Omega-3 for 1-2 months. 11/8/2023 250mgs of Keppra ONCE. Link to comment
Prozack Posted 22 hours ago Share Posted 22 hours ago On 3/18/2024 at 6:27 PM, ShadowDancer said: How are you doing @Gth27 I wonder. When I read stories like this one, I see that I have been experiencing the same symptoms of mirtazapine WD that still last, after more than 5 years off. Mental blank, head pressure, little bit of monofobia, blurred vision, constant feeling of terror or panic, short breathing, panic attacks, numbness, constant looping of sounds into head, akathisia. And, what also describes celebrity Gemma da Costa, feeling of having alcohol hangover in the morning. In the first year off I was feeling shaky like heroin addict. I see that this drug is one of the hardest to get off. I CT other drugs, nothing was so hard. Zyprexa, kventiapine, lamitrogine - don't remember anything. Citalopram - constant darkness, but not that much. Wellbutrin - brain fog and fatigue, but not being shaky or anything like that. Prozac was harder, but not as much as mirtazapine. And I also fell that this drug takes your every single mental aspect. It totally numb your brain. On SSRI you still feel or think something. But mirtazapine... Nothing! What do you mean? Can you heal from long term taking mirtazapine? 2009-2010: Asentra (50 mg) 2011: Cipralex (10 mg) 2009-2011: tried Zyprexa (5/2.5mg), Kventiax (50/25mg) and Abilify (low dosage) (started refusing it - being zombie) 2012-2016: Prozac (60 mg) 2016-2017: Alventa (75 mg) 2016: just tried Cymbalta and Ludiomil 2017-2019: Mirtazapine (30/45mg) 2012-2018: Wellbutrine (300 mg) 2014-2018: Lamotrigine (50/100/150 mg) Supplements: B12, D, Mg I know I wrote a lot of nonsense here. I'm sorry, I feel shamed! Link to comment
ShadowDancer Posted 22 hours ago Share Posted 22 hours ago No improvements for you @Prozack? Lexapro 10-20mg 2016-2018 2 full years cold turkey no withdrawals, Lexapro 10-20mg 01/2021-08/2022 cold turkey missed doses, alternated between high and low doses, no withdrawals 1/7-1/14/2023 Ciprofloxacin for 1 week 500mgx2 in January 2023, resulted in headaches that went away in 2 months 3/21-3/35/2023 Oxybutinin for 4 days 3/21-3/30/2023 Ofloxacin 400*9 days in March, gave me insomnia 3/23-3/25/2023 Passiflora+Valerian Capsule for 2 nights, doesn't work. 3/26-3/29/2023 Unisom (Doxylamine) for three nights, it would work on the second night but would not do anything on the 3rd. 03/29-05/10/2023 Mirtazapine 7.5mg/15mgs depending on the night this also would work for 3 nights, I would switch to Unisom every 4th night. Took for a total of 15-20 times in 42 nights. 5/11/2023 Atarax(hydroxine) only once but spiked my tinnitus and gives me DP/DR in the morning, after this I could fall a sleep on my own with no meds. Later on Unisom also spikes my tinnitus. 06/01/2023 Brain Zaps start, I get back to alternating mirtazapine,passiflora, melatonin, for 40+ more days. Symptoms got worse. 06/15/2023 Trazodone 50MGs once. Did nothing. 3/2023 - 9/2023 NAC, Alpha lipoic Acid, Magnesium, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Calcium. Once or twice I took 5HTP and L-theanine. Took Fish Oil Omega-3 for 1-2 months. 11/8/2023 250mgs of Keppra ONCE. Link to comment
Prozack Posted 22 hours ago Share Posted 22 hours ago Nice to ask. Well, I don't have panic attacks anymore and I don't feel like heroine addict in the morning (shaky). And in the first year off I sometimes felt like I am half awake half in sleep. Now I sleep good "in one peace". That's the improvement. Maybe I am 20% better that in the first year. What about you? @ShadowDancer 2009-2010: Asentra (50 mg) 2011: Cipralex (10 mg) 2009-2011: tried Zyprexa (5/2.5mg), Kventiax (50/25mg) and Abilify (low dosage) (started refusing it - being zombie) 2012-2016: Prozac (60 mg) 2016-2017: Alventa (75 mg) 2016: just tried Cymbalta and Ludiomil 2017-2019: Mirtazapine (30/45mg) 2012-2018: Wellbutrine (300 mg) 2014-2018: Lamotrigine (50/100/150 mg) Supplements: B12, D, Mg I know I wrote a lot of nonsense here. I'm sorry, I feel shamed! Link to comment
ShadowDancer Posted 11 hours ago Share Posted 11 hours ago @Prozack definitely some of my symptoms are gonna be permanent like the visual snow syndrome and tinnitus/hyperacusis. The only symptom that got somewhat better is the headaches. They are weaker in intensity but my sleep is ****. Tbh, if I can fix my sleep and get rid of the headaches I won't come back to this site. Lexapro 10-20mg 2016-2018 2 full years cold turkey no withdrawals, Lexapro 10-20mg 01/2021-08/2022 cold turkey missed doses, alternated between high and low doses, no withdrawals 1/7-1/14/2023 Ciprofloxacin for 1 week 500mgx2 in January 2023, resulted in headaches that went away in 2 months 3/21-3/35/2023 Oxybutinin for 4 days 3/21-3/30/2023 Ofloxacin 400*9 days in March, gave me insomnia 3/23-3/25/2023 Passiflora+Valerian Capsule for 2 nights, doesn't work. 3/26-3/29/2023 Unisom (Doxylamine) for three nights, it would work on the second night but would not do anything on the 3rd. 03/29-05/10/2023 Mirtazapine 7.5mg/15mgs depending on the night this also would work for 3 nights, I would switch to Unisom every 4th night. Took for a total of 15-20 times in 42 nights. 5/11/2023 Atarax(hydroxine) only once but spiked my tinnitus and gives me DP/DR in the morning, after this I could fall a sleep on my own with no meds. Later on Unisom also spikes my tinnitus. 06/01/2023 Brain Zaps start, I get back to alternating mirtazapine,passiflora, melatonin, for 40+ more days. Symptoms got worse. 06/15/2023 Trazodone 50MGs once. Did nothing. 3/2023 - 9/2023 NAC, Alpha lipoic Acid, Magnesium, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Calcium. Once or twice I took 5HTP and L-theanine. Took Fish Oil Omega-3 for 1-2 months. 11/8/2023 250mgs of Keppra ONCE. Link to comment
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