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wheretogonow: Introduction Topic

wheretogonow
wheretogonow
in Introductions & Ongoing Recoveries

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7 minutes ago, Raymond said:

@ it seems that you finally reached a stable condition with having only two symptoms left. I am not an expert, but I will suggest to continue holding until you have few months feeling stable. If next few weeks, you continue like this, maybe in three months resume taper and go very slow at your last mg. You might still get withdrawal symptoms but they should be very mild and resolved quicker....

Congratulations in reaching stability! I'm still struggling in 21 months....

These two symptoms were also the only one I had beside some heart racing in the morning. I only had these two. Believe me these two make my days horrible. It feels like every minute last like a week.

01-2018 fluoxetine 10 mg two weeks

02-2019 started Sertraline 150 mg with 10 sometimes 5 mg oxazepam for sleep- my sleep was not ok after 150 mg but I felt good

01-August 2025 in one moth quit Sertraline because of the symptoms (getting fat, tired and starting to feel some sadness)

12-2025 quit oxazepam

04-2026 because of major brain zap middle of the night started 25mg one week, up to 50mg next week and get depressed and quit. This was way too soon and a high dose.

I also started oxazepam again

17-Mei 2026 started 10 mg 3 days and 5 mg 2 days in the hospital.

21-5 quit Sertraline

I felt better after 5 days and then crashed again

27-6 quit oxazepam

9-8 RI Zoloft 1mg

31-8 RI Zoloft 2mg

I always take magnesium and fish oil

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      thank you both coming here is such a lifeline i would be so lost without this place and luke and chippy' words

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    50 minutes ago, Saar8srl said:

    These two symptoms were also the only one I had beside some heart racing in the morning. I only had these two. Believe me these two make my days horrible. It feels like every minute last like a week.

    Even though it's still difficults with the two symptoms, it's a lot better than having 10 symptoms. Every symptom has its challenges, but only two of 60 is progress.

    I believe tapering is recommended when you only have few manageable symptoms or feels the same for long time.

    I still have like 7 or 8 symptoms, but the one I don't like is burning sensation and fear/panic sensation.

    If you wait longer where you at, it will be better to come off in your last mg. Hardest part is between 5mg to 2mg....

    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%).

    I am only 18 days at 1mg . I Ri.

    01-2018 fluoxetine 10 mg two weeks

    02-2019 started Sertraline 150 mg with 10 sometimes 5 mg oxazepam for sleep- my sleep was not ok after 150 mg but I felt good

    01-August 2025 in one moth quit Sertraline because of the symptoms (getting fat, tired and starting to feel some sadness)

    12-2025 quit oxazepam

    04-2026 because of major brain zap middle of the night started 25mg one week, up to 50mg next week and get depressed and quit. This was way too soon and a high dose.

    I also started oxazepam again

    17-Mei 2026 started 10 mg 3 days and 5 mg 2 days in the hospital.

    21-5 quit Sertraline

    I felt better after 5 days and then crashed again

    27-6 quit oxazepam

    9-8 RI Zoloft 1mg

    31-8 RI Zoloft 2mg

    I always take magnesium and fish oil

    I need to ask @Chippy how to tapper off1 mg when I’m stabilized. I have the liquid and it’s very thick.

    01-2018 fluoxetine 10 mg two weeks

    02-2019 started Sertraline 150 mg with 10 sometimes 5 mg oxazepam for sleep- my sleep was not ok after 150 mg but I felt good

    01-August 2025 in one moth quit Sertraline because of the symptoms (getting fat, tired and starting to feel some sadness)

    12-2025 quit oxazepam

    04-2026 because of major brain zap middle of the night started 25mg one week, up to 50mg next week and get depressed and quit. This was way too soon and a high dose.

    I also started oxazepam again

    17-Mei 2026 started 10 mg 3 days and 5 mg 2 days in the hospital.

    21-5 quit Sertraline

    I felt better after 5 days and then crashed again

    27-6 quit oxazepam

    9-8 RI Zoloft 1mg

    31-8 RI Zoloft 2mg

    I always take magnesium and fish oil

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    1 minute ago, Saar8srl said:

    I am only 18 days at 1mg . I Ri.

    You are doing Great.....I wish I be at 1mg. 21 months and still at 4.68mg....8m still struggling. Although symptoms are manageable, I might just wait longer until I only get one or two symptoms. Hard to predict.....

    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%).

    I just started at 1mg. Hoping that I could function whit my mental health . What are your symptoms?

    01-2018 fluoxetine 10 mg two weeks

    02-2019 started Sertraline 150 mg with 10 sometimes 5 mg oxazepam for sleep- my sleep was not ok after 150 mg but I felt good

    01-August 2025 in one moth quit Sertraline because of the symptoms (getting fat, tired and starting to feel some sadness)

    12-2025 quit oxazepam

    04-2026 because of major brain zap middle of the night started 25mg one week, up to 50mg next week and get depressed and quit. This was way too soon and a high dose.

    I also started oxazepam again

    17-Mei 2026 started 10 mg 3 days and 5 mg 2 days in the hospital.

    21-5 quit Sertraline

    I felt better after 5 days and then crashed again

    27-6 quit oxazepam

    9-8 RI Zoloft 1mg

    31-8 RI Zoloft 2mg

    I always take magnesium and fish oil

    1 hour ago, Saar8srl said:

    I just started at 1mg. Hoping that I could function whit my mental health . What are your symptoms?

    All my symptoms are on and off and only morning hours. Some days better than others, it symptoms

    Muscle pain

    Headache

    Burning sensation

    Stomach bloating and gases

    Anxiety

    Fear sensation

    Tinnitus

    Muscle pitches

    Sadness

    Lack of motivation

    Lack of concentration

    No interest

    Bad mood

    Chest pressure

    Slowness

    Cortisol spike

    And probably many others, but they are not all at once and they are weaker too, but I'm still getting them...

    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%).

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    Hang in there . How long are you in WD? You don’t have low mood and depression?

    01-2018 fluoxetine 10 mg two weeks

    02-2019 started Sertraline 150 mg with 10 sometimes 5 mg oxazepam for sleep- my sleep was not ok after 150 mg but I felt good

    01-August 2025 in one moth quit Sertraline because of the symptoms (getting fat, tired and starting to feel some sadness)

    12-2025 quit oxazepam

    04-2026 because of major brain zap middle of the night started 25mg one week, up to 50mg next week and get depressed and quit. This was way too soon and a high dose.

    I also started oxazepam again

    17-Mei 2026 started 10 mg 3 days and 5 mg 2 days in the hospital.

    21-5 quit Sertraline

    I felt better after 5 days and then crashed again

    27-6 quit oxazepam

    9-8 RI Zoloft 1mg

    31-8 RI Zoloft 2mg

    I always take magnesium and fish oil

    @Saar8srl @Raymond could you please move this conversation over to @Saar8srl's thread?

    You've not done anything wrong but let's try to keep @wheretogonow's thread mostly to their recovery journey. Some side topics are ok but we've reached a point where we've got a full page of nothing to do with @wheretogonow.

    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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    7 minutes ago, Luke said:

    @Saar8srl @Raymond could you please move this conversation over to @Saar8srl's thread?

    You've not done anything wrong but let's try to keep @wheretogonow's thread mostly to their recovery journey. Some side topics are ok but we've reached a point where we've got a full page of nothing to do with @wheretogonow.

    I am sorry. Remember it for the next time. Thanks.

    Edited by Saar8srl

    01-2018 fluoxetine 10 mg two weeks

    02-2019 started Sertraline 150 mg with 10 sometimes 5 mg oxazepam for sleep- my sleep was not ok after 150 mg but I felt good

    01-August 2025 in one moth quit Sertraline because of the symptoms (getting fat, tired and starting to feel some sadness)

    12-2025 quit oxazepam

    04-2026 because of major brain zap middle of the night started 25mg one week, up to 50mg next week and get depressed and quit. This was way too soon and a high dose.

    I also started oxazepam again

    17-Mei 2026 started 10 mg 3 days and 5 mg 2 days in the hospital.

    21-5 quit Sertraline

    I felt better after 5 days and then crashed again

    27-6 quit oxazepam

    9-8 RI Zoloft 1mg

    31-8 RI Zoloft 2mg

    I always take magnesium and fish oil

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