Posted by Maritza on July 1, 2007, at 23:30:46
In reply to Mirtazapine: 10 days, 10 years – a question, posted by Brazilnut on June 30, 2007, at 21:27:49
Hi Bob,
I have been on Remeron for about 6months. I have cut back from 30mg to 15mg, then to 7.5mg with 10mg of Celexa added in the am. My doctor added this to help me with the past reduction (down to 7.5mg) I tried to stop taking Remeron and still continued the Celexa about 3 weeks ago. After about 4 days I began feeling the symptoms you described. I became very tired and depressed. Then I developed abdominal cramps and the runs. This was followed by anxiety and heart palpitations along with chest pain. I took my 7.5mg dose after about 5hrs of this, and felt better within a half an hour. My doctor told me I need to stay on it for a year. He said that there are cycles to the medication and right now I am in the remission cycle. He said the next cycle is the recovery cycle where my brain should begin to manufacture its own seretonin in response to an increasing tolerance to the remeron. He said this takes time. The recovery phase should begin soon according to him. He said I could decrease my dose after being in this phase for a couple of months. I understand you were taking a very small dose for a while. I wish I could tell you what to do but I am very frustrated by this situation myself. I was satisfied with my doctors explanation but it came after months of insisting that I wanted to come off these meds. What has your doctor told you? How long have you been off of the other meds? How long were you on the last dose and what was it? I know it takes a while for your brain to adjust to each new dose. My doctor added the Celexa with my last reduction because he said it would be easier to come off of this. My pharmacist agreed with this. My doctor also said there isn't any withdrawl from Remeron.
Sometimes I feel there's a conspiracy and I'm not Schizophrenic (LOL)! Seriously, though, I worry about these withdrawl symptoms and fear they could be dangerous to my heart. I am seeing a Cardiologist this week because of the palpatations and the fact that this drug increased my cholesterol to 241 from 170 in 2months! I would also like to get the Cardiologist's opinion on withdrawing from Remeron. I read in one of these Blogs that a doctor prescribed a blood pressure med to protect the heart from increased adrenaline during withdrawl. My phsychiatrist told me Remeron is not dangerous to the heart, but he also said there aren't any withdrawl symptoms. Either he doesn't know what he's talking about or he's just plain lying to me! Anyway, I wish you the best of luck. Prayer has helped me through all of this greatly and I pray that my doctor can advice me properly. I'll pray for you. Let me know when you start feeling better. Maybe go to a medical doctor to discuss your symptoms and make sure your body is adjusting properly. I'll let you know what the Cardiologist tells me. I've also found that Magnesium supplements and potassium from juices like prune juice help to relax your nervous system. Remember that God gave you a sound mind and He is all powerful. When the symptoms come on release them to God and know that He can and will heal you. God Bless!
Maritza
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