Depression Forums
General => Medication => Topic started by: downincornwall on March 24, 2013, 08:40:51 PM
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Hi Guys,
Just joined the forum.
I am currently on Mirtazapine 15mg and really dont think it is helping me.
I was on Citralapram before this and found it helped for a while but then I slipped back into feeling down.
At present, on a daily basis, I have no get up and go at all. I dont want to get out of bed! Often I dont go to work, I am sure my boss will get sick of this before long.
On the weekends I dont rise till 2pm and when I do I dont feel like doing anything or going anywhere!
Mostly I dont like to be around people, family included, and just hide away in my room.
Currently living at home due to financial circumstances. Which perhaps doesnt help.
I also feel my weight is on the up with these new pills.
I dont know what to do or try next?!!?
I joined the gym by rarely have the energy to bother going.
Help!
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You describe all the classic symptoms of depression. I also have similar experience of antidepressants initially having an effect before slipping back into depression again. 15mg is quite a low dose. I take 30mg Mirtazapine. I'm also on some other medication for depression, so it's difficult to determine what exactly is responsible for helping my mood.
Maybe it might help if you chat to the GP about increasing the meds and also referring you for counselling. Spend time looking around the Forum, you will see other people struggling with similar difficulties. It's a good source of info and support.
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Hello and welcome, I had to try several different meds until I found one which worked. Sometimes it just a matter of trial and error. You are not alone in how you are feeling, we all understand here.
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I also have terrible back pain, especially at night after taking my meds. is this down to the pills?
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I wouldn't like to say, I think you should mention this to your Dr.
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Yes, see your doctor about your back pain as it could be anything from straining it, trapped nerves, arthritis or something else.
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It just seems odd that I dont get it during the day when expected, as I work at a desk, but every night after i take my med my back is agony.
Been thinking of trying therapy, any recommodations?
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I would speak to your GP about that back pain. While you're there, ask the Doc to refer you somewhere for therapy. There are usually long waiting lists on the NHS. Your local MIND organisation will also advice about therapy options.
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Could it be that you relax when you get home - thus the pain starting, just a thought, although I still think you should get it checked out.
I did my counselling and courses with MIND. I found the staff there very helpful and understanding. Your Dr could also advise you on counselling And CBT through the NHS, although as Cast has already said the waiting lists can be very long.
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Went completely against my GP and didnt take my med the last 2 nights, and what-do-you-know, NO back pain and a good nights sleep! Bye Bye mirtazapene.
Maybe try hypnotherapy
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You should never suddenly stop any antidepressant, the sudden chemical imbalance is enough to cause considerable depression. I wonder if the back pain has anything to do with kidneys. Was it lower back? I would let your GP know you are coming off them. In light of your experiment, I'm sure they will agree
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How could kidneys give me a bad back?
And why would it suddenly stop when I do not take the meds??
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Your kidneys are situated in the back of your body. I agree you should tell your Dr about suddenly stopping your medication.
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The best thing is to make the first available appointment to see the GP, but be careful with stopping the meds too suddenly, especially if you've been on them sometime. If you only just started them, then there should be no problem.
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Will try and see the GP tomorrow. Bit of a moot point now as its been a week off meds.
Got sticking flu like symptoms with bad chest and aching joints, withdrawal side affect? coincidence?
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as others have said, it is not a good idea to stop meds without docs advice,
there are many things that could be at the root of your back pain, always best to check them out with your doc.
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Hi Guys,
Just joined the forum.
I am currently on Mirtazapine 15mg and really dont think it is helping me.
I was on Citralapram before this and found it helped for a while but then I slipped back into feeling down.
At present, on a daily basis, I have no get up and go at all. I dont want to get out of bed! Often I dont go to work, I am sure my boss will get sick of this before long.
On the weekends I dont rise till 2pm and when I do I dont feel like doing anything or going anywhere!
Mostly I dont like to be around people, family included, and just hide away in my room.
Currently living at home due to financial circumstances. Which perhaps doesnt help.
I also feel my weight is on the up with these new pills.
I dont know what to do or try next?!!?
I joined the gym by rarely have the energy to bother going.
Help!
I see a lot of my current self in common with your situation. I recently got switched to mirtazapine after been on fluoxetine for 18months zig zagging from 20mg up to 60mg daily, until recently 60mg was doing nothing for me. Due to the sedating effect my doc started me on the 15mg at night, which at first was great for the irregular sleeping patterns but I don't feel it is tackling my depression in the slightest. I often isolate myself like you do, I'll do anything to avoid speaking to people like making up excuses why I can't meet friends for a meal or a drink. I work in a pharmacy so I have to sometimes serve people but if I can avoid it I find a job that isolates me from my co-workers and the general public where I can "hibernate" in another room. I feel really lonely and like people don't care but then I isolate myself, so it is a vicious circle. I lead two lives cos my mum and dad know nothing about my depression I am too proud a person to let them know, so I often bottle things up and "fine" and "I'm tired" are the most used words in my vocabulary at home, but I am getting fed up of my double life cos I hate both sides. I'm probably at my worst now this past couple of weeks, as I have started harming myself again and suicidal thoughts seem to be taking over my subconscious mind. May I point out that I have no immediate urge to end my life, as much as I want to, due to the implications for my parents nor am I seeking attention I just want to feel like I am not alone with this. I have what I call my depression book (the book where I write stuff other people would not get) and I have planned the various scenarios down to the exact detail, so am gonna double my 15's up to make 30mg to see if that helps. My doc is currently on holiday so am stuck. Saw a different doc the other day who found my suicidal thoughts/planning combined with my hazardous drinking and eating a cause for alarm and referred me to the crisis team. Who I saw yesterday though due to me having no immediate intent to commit suicide they said that they were handing my care back to my GP. I feel lost now like I am being passed from pillow to post, like I don't matter and like I am going backwards, and thinking will it ever get better? I have been accepted for counselling but the waiting list means I'm probs talking not for another two months yet. I guess I am also confused cos I have no real reason to be depressed, no life events have occurred to trigger it, so I often feel people won't understand it if I can't understand it myself.
I apologise in anyway if I have offended you (downincornwall) by finding similarities with our situations, that was not my intention. I noticed your post was from April, so I am wondering are you still on Mirtazapine and if so has it improved if your dose has been increased, that is if you don't mind me asking?
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