Richie: Mirtazapine withdrawal stressed

March 8Mar 8

41 minutes ago, Richie said:

Woke up about 8 tried to lay in big mistake i gotta learn from my mistakes I tried to sleep through the adrenaline. My sleep pattern has changed now Im drifting of about 12 and waking between 7-8 so if try to sleep more it causes the toxic nap sensation. Im sure if I don’t do this my mornings will be better. It’s not my cortisol cause ive had it tested. Got up quite flat from about 12-4 felt quite low and anhedonic the last hour my mood Has picked up not great but defo above neutral.
looking forward to the next full window when it appears.

4/10

❤️👊👌

Im on same boat as you..... we will get a window soon. I keep reminding myself that when things gets bad is when we are actually healing...

08/01/2009- Klonopin 1mg, but took only .25mg when needed, and end up taking every day for 3 years. 08/01/2012 - Paraxotine 20 mg

12/2024- reinstated 5mg (.0740g)after cold turkey. First tapering 07/01/2025 = 1.2% , 09/01/2025 - another 1.4%. 10/01/2025- 4.79mg (.0716g) holding until further notice........04/17/26 resumed taper 0714g (4.78mg). 05/20/2026- .0712g (4.76mg, .28% cut). 06/09/2026- .0708g (4.73mg .56% cut). 06/30/2026 - .0706g (4.72mg .33%). 07/28/2026 - .0700g (4.68mg, .85%).09/01/26 - .0698g (4.66mg, .29%).

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March 9Mar 9

11 hours ago, Richie said:

so if try to sleep more it causes the toxic nap sensation.

I understand this well. Rock and a hard place. What happens technically in those latter hours to cause it, I’ve no idea!

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March 9Mar 9

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5 hours ago, Chippy said:

I understand this well. Rock and a hard place. What happens technically in those latter hours to cause it, I’ve no idea!

Hi @Chippy

do you have this aswell then?

Mirtazapine for 3 weeks august 2025 15mg made me numb didn’t know why took an overdose of 10x 15mg tablets.

reinstated at 11 weeks due to symptoms and inpatient stay.

currently on 3.75mg mirtazapine

symptoms/ anhedonia, slightly blurred vision, tinnitus, toxic naps

depression, anxiety, pins and needles

March 9Mar 9

5 minutes ago, Richie said:

Hi @Chippy

do you have this aswell then?

Not in the same way but sleep beyond 5/6 hours causes me head pressure/burning problems. Every single bloody time.

I’m not a medical professional and cannot offer medical advice. I only offer my thoughts as support. Please speak to your health practitioner about your care. This is a peer site where we support each other on our taper/recovery journeys.

If you are from the UK please make sure you fill in a 'Yellow Card' report for the MHRA. It is you doing your bit to help make a difference.

Please take the time to do it today 🙂 https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk

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March 9Mar 9

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This is what my life feels like at the moment. It’s hard man 😞

Mirtazapine for 3 weeks august 2025 15mg made me numb didn’t know why took an overdose of 10x 15mg tablets.

reinstated at 11 weeks due to symptoms and inpatient stay.

currently on 3.75mg mirtazapine

symptoms/ anhedonia, slightly blurred vision, tinnitus, toxic naps

depression, anxiety, pins and needles

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March 9Mar 9

Oh,dear @Richie, I feel you very well. I have been in this prison since February 2024. The hellish ADs put me in an inhumane anhedonia, and now the WD terror ruins my entire life. The horrific psychiatry has to be banned...

Svetla

2011-2023 Paxil

2023-2024 Effexor

Since February 2024 in anhedonia caused by the long use of AD

February 2024-March 2025 drug after drug after drug... 70 rTMS sessions, 8 ketamin infusions-nothing worked

March 2025 CT upon doctor "advice" from Desipramine, Viibryd, Lithium at high doses all together in 6 days

Since then awful withdrawal: unbearable anxiety, panic attacks, adrenaline rushes, hot flashes, muscle pain over all the body, insomnia, depression, intrusive thoughts, brain fog

Current tapering Mirtazapine : December 29,2025-3 mg, February,15, 2025-2,7 mg, February,28-2,5 mg, March,8-2 mg, March,14-1,5 mg, March,20-0 mg

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March 9Mar 9

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37 minutes ago, skamen said:

Oh,dear @Richie, I feel you very well. I have been in this prison since February 2024. The hellish ADs put me in an inhumane anhedonia, and now the WD terror ruins my entire life. The horrific psychiatry has to be banned...

Svetla

I feel your pain @skamen

I feel a lot of sadness today si and anger it’s getting to much.

Mirtazapine for 3 weeks august 2025 15mg made me numb didn’t know why took an overdose of 10x 15mg tablets.

reinstated at 11 weeks due to symptoms and inpatient stay.

currently on 3.75mg mirtazapine

symptoms/ anhedonia, slightly blurred vision, tinnitus, toxic naps

depression, anxiety, pins and needles

March 10Mar 10

13 hours ago, Richie said:

I feel your pain @skamen

I feel a lot of sadness today si and anger it’s getting to much.

You got this mate! Remember ignore the liar wave brain! Don’t forget those beautiful windows!!!!

I’m not a medical professional and cannot offer medical advice. I only offer my thoughts as support. Please speak to your health practitioner about your care. This is a peer site where we support each other on our taper/recovery journeys.

If you are from the UK please make sure you fill in a 'Yellow Card' report for the MHRA. It is you doing your bit to help make a difference.

Please take the time to do it today 🙂 https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk

For US members details here.

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March 10Mar 10

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Update

woke up about 8 slept from 11 so roughly 9 hours although I was on and of from 7-8. Not the best wake up had a little cry with my angel (my wife) she’s always there to comfort me and bless her she understands it all she’s done her own research. We have been together 13 years and she is my rock, childhood lovers. Went doctors and told her about my doplamine day the other day and she said I’ve seen this a lot with people in depression and it’s a great sign it’s windows and waves!! I mean she thinks it’s depression not withdrawal but atleast it’s something lol. My mood picked up from about 12 I wouldn’t say extremely happy but just above neutral. Went gym all in all and decent day. Looking forward to Millwall tonight as they approach them play offs!! ⚽️ I guess the switch to my Brain is trying to turn on again from that dark pit I was on yesterday.

onwards and upwards

❤️👊🙏

6/10

Edited March 10Mar 10 by Richie

Mirtazapine for 3 weeks august 2025 15mg made me numb didn’t know why took an overdose of 10x 15mg tablets.

reinstated at 11 weeks due to symptoms and inpatient stay.

currently on 3.75mg mirtazapine

symptoms/ anhedonia, slightly blurred vision, tinnitus, toxic naps

depression, anxiety, pins and needles

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March 10Mar 10

8 minutes ago, Richie said:

Update

woke up about 8 slept from 11 so roughly 9 hours although I was on and of from 7-8. Not the best wake up had a little cry with my angel (my wife) she’s always there to comfort me and bless her she understands it all she’s done her own research. We have been together 13 years and she is my rock, childhood lovers. Went doctors and told her about my doplamine day the other day and she said I’ve seen this a lot with people in depression and it’s a great sign it’s windows and waves!! I mean she thinks it’s depression not withdrawal but atleast it’s something lol. My mood picked up from about 12 I wouldn’t say extremely happy but just above neutral. Went gym all in all and decent day. Looking forward to Millwall tonight as it approach them play offs!! ⚽️ I guess the switch to my Brain is trying to turn on again from that dark pit I was on yesterday.

onwards and upwards

❤️👊🙏

6/10

Always ❤️ you’ve got this. You all have 💪

Here on the support of my partner richie who is suffering from these drugs, he spends a lot of his time reading stories. Just would like to see other people’s experiences, and continue to support him on this horrible journey.

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March 10Mar 10

59 minutes ago, clocameron said:

Always ❤️ you’ve got this. You all have 💪

Hey Mrs Richie! It’s sweet you’ve joined us here. You should make an intro and tell us about yourself! Be good to get to know you too! 😀

I’m not a medical professional and cannot offer medical advice. I only offer my thoughts as support. Please speak to your health practitioner about your care. This is a peer site where we support each other on our taper/recovery journeys.

If you are from the UK please make sure you fill in a 'Yellow Card' report for the MHRA. It is you doing your bit to help make a difference.

Please take the time to do it today 🙂 https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk

For US members details here.

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March 11Mar 11

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Window window window!!

Mirtazapine for 3 weeks august 2025 15mg made me numb didn’t know why took an overdose of 10x 15mg tablets.

reinstated at 11 weeks due to symptoms and inpatient stay.

currently on 3.75mg mirtazapine

symptoms/ anhedonia, slightly blurred vision, tinnitus, toxic naps

depression, anxiety, pins and needles

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March 11Mar 11

Hey dude ,

Was reading your story and just wanted to say you got this!! Your family supports you and you KNOW what's going on. A lot of people get gaslit on these meds for years never realizing the meds are causing the extreme issues.

You'll get through it.

A whole bunch of psych meds starting in 2014, I am now only on Lamotrigine:

Current dose 6mg(1/26)->5.8(2/26)->5.6(7/26)->5.4(8/26)

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March 11Mar 11

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2 hours ago, Jennings said:

Hey dude ,

Was reading your story and just wanted to say you got this!! Your family supports you and you KNOW what's going on. A lot of people get gaslit on these meds for years never realizing the meds are causing the extreme issues.

You'll get through it.

Hi @Jennings

thanks for your message and support! We are all on this journey together you got this! We will all make the finishing line.

👊❤️

Mirtazapine for 3 weeks august 2025 15mg made me numb didn’t know why took an overdose of 10x 15mg tablets.

reinstated at 11 weeks due to symptoms and inpatient stay.

currently on 3.75mg mirtazapine

symptoms/ anhedonia, slightly blurred vision, tinnitus, toxic naps

depression, anxiety, pins and needles

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March 11Mar 11

Author

Update

well another day goes by but it has been great today! I started noticing it yesterday. Dopamine system is working again and Im feeling myself!
Im seeing clear windows now so Im feeling very confident about this process. Anhedonia gone motivation to the max feeling the music love and life. Im trying to recognise a pattern but my last window was on Friday so let’s see how long this one will last.

love you all

10/10

❤️👊🙏

Mirtazapine for 3 weeks august 2025 15mg made me numb didn’t know why took an overdose of 10x 15mg tablets.

reinstated at 11 weeks due to symptoms and inpatient stay.

currently on 3.75mg mirtazapine

symptoms/ anhedonia, slightly blurred vision, tinnitus, toxic naps

depression, anxiety, pins and needles

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March 12Mar 12

Author

Another good day all in all. Woke up about 9.30 after falling to sleep about 12.30 I woke at 6 wide awake feeling like I hadn’t slept but was able to go back of. Kinda on and of, but other then that a good day. Mood has been good felt abit tired but I think that’s due to my sleep last night. Must of not been refreshing. Anhedonia still gone managed to get to the gym. My spots are finally calming down but I actually think this is due to my gut. I had the test done and it was riddled with bad bacteria so I’ve been on a special diet trying to rebuild the healthy gut flora. My diet consists of bananas apples sweet potato leeks most green veg yoghurt in the morning with seeds and fruit. Especially grapes and kiwis. Also on inulin apple pectin acacus and resistant start mixing in with my whey free protein shakes. I wanna make my body as healthy as possible so it can heal.
the window has continued two days and counting.

onwards and upwards.

8/10

❤️🙏👊

Edited March 12Mar 12 by Richie

Mirtazapine for 3 weeks august 2025 15mg made me numb didn’t know why took an overdose of 10x 15mg tablets.

reinstated at 11 weeks due to symptoms and inpatient stay.

currently on 3.75mg mirtazapine

symptoms/ anhedonia, slightly blurred vision, tinnitus, toxic naps

depression, anxiety, pins and needles

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March 13Mar 13

9 hours ago, Richie said:

My diet consists of bananas apples sweet potato leeks most green veg yoghurt in the morning with seeds and fruit. Especially grapes and kiwis.

Sounds yum!

I’m not a medical professional and cannot offer medical advice. I only offer my thoughts as support. Please speak to your health practitioner about your care. This is a peer site where we support each other on our taper/recovery journeys.

If you are from the UK please make sure you fill in a 'Yellow Card' report for the MHRA. It is you doing your bit to help make a difference.

Please take the time to do it today 🙂 https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk

For US members details here.

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March 13Mar 13

@Richie I'm glad you're having more windows.

Try to keep this in mind if things get difficult again, you appear to be moving towards stabilising.

Nothing I say is medical advice, it is simply my opinion. I am an anonymous person on an internet forum with no relevant qualifications other than being badly harmed by a drug. For all you know, I could be an idiot. You are making your own decisions and part of that is deciding how much to listen to my opinion, if at all.

Perhaps you should consider this post an artistic work of fiction written for entertainment purposes.

Story from SA: LukeUK: Remeron/Mirtazapine Severe Withdrawal - Introductions and updates - Surviving Antidepressants

15mg Remeron/Mirtazapine November starting 2022 (severe physical side effects)

Attempted to taper off January 2023, ended up having a major breakdown and going up to 30mg, took weeks to stabilise

1 month taper to 0mg

Last dose April 2023

Severe withdrawal syndrome with many physical symptoms

Summary: 5 months using Mirtazapine, including 1 month taper ending late April 2023.

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March 13Mar 13

Author

@Luke thanks mate.

update

today is day 4 of this beautiful window. Slept from about 1 to 8 woke up good straight out with the Mrs for breakfast. Come home to a massive dopamine boost which lasted most of the afternoon went gym had a good session. Mood is still good now just not as euphoric. It’s so nice getting a sense of me back after a torturous 7 months. Anhedonia still gone which has been my worst symptom mostly constant with some reprieve at night.

Onwards and upwards

❤️👊🙏

Edited March 13Mar 13 by Richie

Mirtazapine for 3 weeks august 2025 15mg made me numb didn’t know why took an overdose of 10x 15mg tablets.

reinstated at 11 weeks due to symptoms and inpatient stay.

currently on 3.75mg mirtazapine

symptoms/ anhedonia, slightly blurred vision, tinnitus, toxic naps

depression, anxiety, pins and needles

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March 14Mar 14

Author

Update

today is day 5 of my longest window to date, anhedonia is still gone pretty much I've noticed I can enjoy the gym again and certain stuff. But my love still hasn’t fully come back yet I can feel it in spurts but it’s not quite there yet. More recalibrating is needed I guess. Had a good day today the Mrs family came round as it’s my little girls 1st birthday tomorrow. We went to the park for abit was a nice day.
All in all another good day.

8/10

Mirtazapine for 3 weeks august 2025 15mg made me numb didn’t know why took an overdose of 10x 15mg tablets.

reinstated at 11 weeks due to symptoms and inpatient stay.

currently on 3.75mg mirtazapine

symptoms/ anhedonia, slightly blurred vision, tinnitus, toxic naps

depression, anxiety, pins and needles

March 17Mar 17

Author

Haven’t posted guys been in a wave, dont know what set it of but been feeling very low.

Mirtazapine for 3 weeks august 2025 15mg made me numb didn’t know why took an overdose of 10x 15mg tablets.

reinstated at 11 weeks due to symptoms and inpatient stay.

currently on 3.75mg mirtazapine

symptoms/ anhedonia, slightly blurred vision, tinnitus, toxic naps

depression, anxiety, pins and needles

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March 17Mar 17

... @Richie... Let's hope tomorrow a different post. What a Hell... But we have to hang on.

2011-2023 Paxil

2023-2024 Effexor

Since February 2024 in anhedonia caused by the long use of AD

February 2024-March 2025 drug after drug after drug... 70 rTMS sessions, 8 ketamin infusions-nothing worked

March 2025 CT upon doctor "advice" from Desipramine, Viibryd, Lithium at high doses all together in 6 days

Since then awful withdrawal: unbearable anxiety, panic attacks, adrenaline rushes, hot flashes, muscle pain over all the body, insomnia, depression, intrusive thoughts, brain fog

Current tapering Mirtazapine : December 29,2025-3 mg, February,15, 2025-2,7 mg, February,28-2,5 mg, March,8-2 mg, March,14-1,5 mg, March,20-0 mg

March 18Mar 18

13 hours ago, Richie said:

Haven’t posted guys been in a wave, dont know what set it of but been feeling very low.

Just part of the process mate. You’ve been doing great. I know it’s hard to remember this in a wave. Another window in its way mate.

I’m not a medical professional and cannot offer medical advice. I only offer my thoughts as support. Please speak to your health practitioner about your care. This is a peer site where we support each other on our taper/recovery journeys.

If you are from the UK please make sure you fill in a 'Yellow Card' report for the MHRA. It is you doing your bit to help make a difference.

Please take the time to do it today 🙂 https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk

For US members details here.

March 20Mar 20

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This week has been really bad. Like really bad, crazy si deep deep depression it’s hard to hold on at this point. Feel like I’ve got worse

Mirtazapine for 3 weeks august 2025 15mg made me numb didn’t know why took an overdose of 10x 15mg tablets.

reinstated at 11 weeks due to symptoms and inpatient stay.

currently on 3.75mg mirtazapine

symptoms/ anhedonia, slightly blurred vision, tinnitus, toxic naps

depression, anxiety, pins and needles

March 20Mar 20

19 minutes ago, Richie said:

This week has been really bad. Like really bad, crazy si deep deep depression it’s hard to hold on at this point. Feel like I’ve got worse

Hey @Richie, So sorry to read this. Windows and waves. Remember how good you have been feeling?! It is TOTALLY normal to feel you get worse at points.

Often this is when the most healing is happening. BIG window coming your way mate.

I’m not a medical professional and cannot offer medical advice. I only offer my thoughts as support. Please speak to your health practitioner about your care. This is a peer site where we support each other on our taper/recovery journeys.

If you are from the UK please make sure you fill in a 'Yellow Card' report for the MHRA. It is you doing your bit to help make a difference.

Please take the time to do it today 🙂 https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk

For US members details here.

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