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N2deep: A Better Tomorrow

N2deep
N2deep
in Introductions & Ongoing Recoveries

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Just figured I'd join the new club - link to my SA intro thread is below, though everything important about me is in my signature.
 

I want to thank those who've made the significant (I dare say heroic) effort to bring this forum into being and the many who will be taking part in volunteering here - as we cannot rely on heroic efforts ad infinitum. At least that's my takeaway. Since my drug hasn't caused me too much "excitement" lately, I mainly intend to help out here and there where I figure I can add some value.

 

https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/forums/topic/29633-n2deep-5-weeks-on-olanzapine-hoping-to-get-off/

Olanzapine (5mg) started June 2023 - This is the only drug I'm currently taking. I haven't used any other psych drugs.

After 4 weeks dropped to 2.5mg for 5 days then dropped to 1.25mg for 3 days (all on doctor's orders) - Severe withdrawal symptoms commenced. I then took a single dose of 3.75mg, then went to 2.5mg on July 19/23 and held.

Sept28/2023: -2.5%Oct5: -2.5%Oct12: -2.5%Oct19: -5%Oct29: -5%Nov10: 2.0mg Nov20: 1.9mg Nov30: 1.8mg Dec12: 1.75mg Dec22: 1.70mg Dec29: 1.65mg Jan 06/2024: 1.60mg Jan14: 1.55mg Jan25: 1.50mg Feb12: Updose to 1.55mg Apr25: 1.50mg May22: 1.45mg Jun5: 1.40mg Jun25: 1.35mg Jul24: 1.30mg Aug7: 1.25mg Aug21: 1.20mg Sept4: 1.15mg Sept18: 1.10mg Oct2: 1.05mg Oct18: 1mg Nov1: 0.95mg Nov15: 0.90mg Nov29: 0.85mg Dec18: 0.80mg Jan 17/2025: 0.75mg Feb5: 0.725mg Feb15: 0.70mg Feb26: 0.675mg Mar8: 0.65mg Mar19: 0.625mg Mar30: 0.60mg Apr10: 0.575mg Apr23: 0.55mg May14: 0.525mg Jun10: 0.50mg Jun24: 0.475mg Jul8: 0.45mg Jul23: 0.425mg Aug13: 0.40mg Aug31: 0.375mg Sept18: 0.35mg Oct7: 0.325mg Oct27: 0.30mg Nov17: 0.275mg Dec8: 0.25mg Jan 13/2026: 0.225mg Jan26: 0.2125mg Feb8: 0.20mg Feb 21: 0.1875mg Mar7: 0.175mg Mar22: 0.1625mg Apr4: 0.15mg Apr18: 0.1375mg May2: 0.125mg ... Aug9: 0.075mg Aug20: 0.07mg Aug 30: 0.065mg

I lack hubris and read academic literature - so it's safe to say I'm not a medical professional. Nothing I say should be taken as medical advice.

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    Thank you for crossing over and for joining here, and for updating your signature.

     

    I'm glad that lately you have been tapering reasonably ok lately.

     

    Helping out and adding value would definitely be appreciate by our members- as you pointed out, this place is a community and if everybody helps eachother a bit, it lightens the load.

     

    I hope that eventually you're able to write a success story here and that you extract some value from this place as well.

    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.

    Welcome to the forum!

     

    Im loving the 600RR in your avatar! Had one myself! 🙂 

    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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    Appreciate it, Luke! I think I'll wait quite a while after I'm off to write a success story - wouldn't want to have to retract. But I don't expect it as I'm gonna jump pretty low. 

     

    Chippy - Right on, man. All I've got is the picture 🤣... I'm late to the game but I'm leaning towards a ZX-4RR - as soon as I discovered that tiny inline-4 I figured I have to have it. Some day soon I want to make a pilgrimage to your neck of the woods as it's watching the Isle of Man TT, North West 200 etc. that made me want a sport bike in the first place. I'm really into road racing and you guys live in mecca - or close to it.

    Olanzapine (5mg) started June 2023 - This is the only drug I'm currently taking. I haven't used any other psych drugs.

    After 4 weeks dropped to 2.5mg for 5 days then dropped to 1.25mg for 3 days (all on doctor's orders) - Severe withdrawal symptoms commenced. I then took a single dose of 3.75mg, then went to 2.5mg on July 19/23 and held.

    Sept28/2023: -2.5%Oct5: -2.5%Oct12: -2.5%Oct19: -5%Oct29: -5%Nov10: 2.0mg Nov20: 1.9mg Nov30: 1.8mg Dec12: 1.75mg Dec22: 1.70mg Dec29: 1.65mg Jan 06/2024: 1.60mg Jan14: 1.55mg Jan25: 1.50mg Feb12: Updose to 1.55mg Apr25: 1.50mg May22: 1.45mg Jun5: 1.40mg Jun25: 1.35mg Jul24: 1.30mg Aug7: 1.25mg Aug21: 1.20mg Sept4: 1.15mg Sept18: 1.10mg Oct2: 1.05mg Oct18: 1mg Nov1: 0.95mg Nov15: 0.90mg Nov29: 0.85mg Dec18: 0.80mg Jan 17/2025: 0.75mg Feb5: 0.725mg Feb15: 0.70mg Feb26: 0.675mg Mar8: 0.65mg Mar19: 0.625mg Mar30: 0.60mg Apr10: 0.575mg Apr23: 0.55mg May14: 0.525mg Jun10: 0.50mg Jun24: 0.475mg Jul8: 0.45mg Jul23: 0.425mg Aug13: 0.40mg Aug31: 0.375mg Sept18: 0.35mg Oct7: 0.325mg Oct27: 0.30mg Nov17: 0.275mg Dec8: 0.25mg Jan 13/2026: 0.225mg Jan26: 0.2125mg Feb8: 0.20mg Feb 21: 0.1875mg Mar7: 0.175mg Mar22: 0.1625mg Apr4: 0.15mg Apr18: 0.1375mg May2: 0.125mg ... Aug9: 0.075mg Aug20: 0.07mg Aug 30: 0.065mg

    I lack hubris and read academic literature - so it's safe to say I'm not a medical professional. Nothing I say should be taken as medical advice.

    2 hours ago, N2deep said:

    Chippy - Right on, man. All I've got is the picture 🤣... I'm late to the game but I'm leaning towards a ZX-4RR - as soon as I discovered that tiny inline-4 I figured I have to have it. Some day soon I want to make a pilgrimage to your neck of the woods as it's watching the Isle of Man TT, North West 200 etc. that made me want a sport bike in the first place. I'm really into road racing and you guys live in mecca - or close to it.

    Cool! So you just starting out riding?

     

    Ive been off for a number of years. Was bike mad for a long time. I don’t know the ZX4RR but as I said I’m not up to speed with newer models. 
     

    I'd love to visit the TT one day. Used to really like watching the IOM coverage. Was very into MotoGP. It’s got a bit dull now for me or though I’m pleased to Marquez back in top. Miss the old guard there Rossi, Edwards, Lorenzo and all that. 
     

    Guy Martins my hero man. 

    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.

    • Author

    I don't have a bike - if I do get one that Kawasaki mentioned is top of the list. Yeah, Guy Martin is quite the endearing character - the Fred Dibnah of road racing! I saw a video of him a while back showing off his Rolls-Royce Merlin engine he's got in his garage ... worth watching even just for his little anecdote about the time he revved it a bit too high, if you haven't seen it.

    Olanzapine (5mg) started June 2023 - This is the only drug I'm currently taking. I haven't used any other psych drugs.

    After 4 weeks dropped to 2.5mg for 5 days then dropped to 1.25mg for 3 days (all on doctor's orders) - Severe withdrawal symptoms commenced. I then took a single dose of 3.75mg, then went to 2.5mg on July 19/23 and held.

    Sept28/2023: -2.5%Oct5: -2.5%Oct12: -2.5%Oct19: -5%Oct29: -5%Nov10: 2.0mg Nov20: 1.9mg Nov30: 1.8mg Dec12: 1.75mg Dec22: 1.70mg Dec29: 1.65mg Jan 06/2024: 1.60mg Jan14: 1.55mg Jan25: 1.50mg Feb12: Updose to 1.55mg Apr25: 1.50mg May22: 1.45mg Jun5: 1.40mg Jun25: 1.35mg Jul24: 1.30mg Aug7: 1.25mg Aug21: 1.20mg Sept4: 1.15mg Sept18: 1.10mg Oct2: 1.05mg Oct18: 1mg Nov1: 0.95mg Nov15: 0.90mg Nov29: 0.85mg Dec18: 0.80mg Jan 17/2025: 0.75mg Feb5: 0.725mg Feb15: 0.70mg Feb26: 0.675mg Mar8: 0.65mg Mar19: 0.625mg Mar30: 0.60mg Apr10: 0.575mg Apr23: 0.55mg May14: 0.525mg Jun10: 0.50mg Jun24: 0.475mg Jul8: 0.45mg Jul23: 0.425mg Aug13: 0.40mg Aug31: 0.375mg Sept18: 0.35mg Oct7: 0.325mg Oct27: 0.30mg Nov17: 0.275mg Dec8: 0.25mg Jan 13/2026: 0.225mg Jan26: 0.2125mg Feb8: 0.20mg Feb 21: 0.1875mg Mar7: 0.175mg Mar22: 0.1625mg Apr4: 0.15mg Apr18: 0.1375mg May2: 0.125mg ... Aug9: 0.075mg Aug20: 0.07mg Aug 30: 0.065mg

    I lack hubris and read academic literature - so it's safe to say I'm not a medical professional. Nothing I say should be taken as medical advice.

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    4 hours ago, N2deep said:

    I don't have a bike - if I do get one that Kawasaki mentioned is top of the list. Yeah, Guy Martin is quite the endearing character - the Fred Dibnah of road racing! I saw a video of him a while back showing off his Rolls-Royce Merlin engine he's got in his garage ... worth watching even just for his little anecdote about the time he revved it a bit too high, if you haven't seen it.

    Yeah I’ve seen it. He’s a national treasure for sure! 

    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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    On 3/3/2026 at 2:17 AM, N2deep said:

    Appreciate it, Luke! I think I'll wait quite a while after I'm off to write a success story - wouldn't want to have to retract. But I don't expect it as I'm gonna jump pretty low. 

     

    SA used to have a rule that success stories were to be written after a minimum of a year off of medications.

     

    At the present, we have no such rule. However, I think you're right to wait a good while to make sure it is a success. I think a rigid year off is quite a long time if someone had a long, slow taper that was mostly uneventful before 0mg.

     

    The problem is, you do want to encourage people to come back and write them- if they've been living drug and withdrawal free for such a long time they might not.

    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.

    • Author
    On 3/4/2026 at 3:00 AM, Luke said:

     

    SA used to have a rule that success stories were to be written after a minimum of a year off of medications.

     

    At the present, we have no such rule. However, I think you're right to wait a good while to make sure it is a success. I think a rigid year off is quite a long time if someone had a long, slow taper that was mostly uneventful before 0mg.

     

    The problem is, you do want to encourage people to come back and write them- if they've been living drug and withdrawal free for such a long time they might not.

    Totally agree. I'll definitely write one, it's the least I can do.

    Olanzapine (5mg) started June 2023 - This is the only drug I'm currently taking. I haven't used any other psych drugs.

    After 4 weeks dropped to 2.5mg for 5 days then dropped to 1.25mg for 3 days (all on doctor's orders) - Severe withdrawal symptoms commenced. I then took a single dose of 3.75mg, then went to 2.5mg on July 19/23 and held.

    Sept28/2023: -2.5%Oct5: -2.5%Oct12: -2.5%Oct19: -5%Oct29: -5%Nov10: 2.0mg Nov20: 1.9mg Nov30: 1.8mg Dec12: 1.75mg Dec22: 1.70mg Dec29: 1.65mg Jan 06/2024: 1.60mg Jan14: 1.55mg Jan25: 1.50mg Feb12: Updose to 1.55mg Apr25: 1.50mg May22: 1.45mg Jun5: 1.40mg Jun25: 1.35mg Jul24: 1.30mg Aug7: 1.25mg Aug21: 1.20mg Sept4: 1.15mg Sept18: 1.10mg Oct2: 1.05mg Oct18: 1mg Nov1: 0.95mg Nov15: 0.90mg Nov29: 0.85mg Dec18: 0.80mg Jan 17/2025: 0.75mg Feb5: 0.725mg Feb15: 0.70mg Feb26: 0.675mg Mar8: 0.65mg Mar19: 0.625mg Mar30: 0.60mg Apr10: 0.575mg Apr23: 0.55mg May14: 0.525mg Jun10: 0.50mg Jun24: 0.475mg Jul8: 0.45mg Jul23: 0.425mg Aug13: 0.40mg Aug31: 0.375mg Sept18: 0.35mg Oct7: 0.325mg Oct27: 0.30mg Nov17: 0.275mg Dec8: 0.25mg Jan 13/2026: 0.225mg Jan26: 0.2125mg Feb8: 0.20mg Feb 21: 0.1875mg Mar7: 0.175mg Mar22: 0.1625mg Apr4: 0.15mg Apr18: 0.1375mg May2: 0.125mg ... Aug9: 0.075mg Aug20: 0.07mg Aug 30: 0.065mg

    I lack hubris and read academic literature - so it's safe to say I'm not a medical professional. Nothing I say should be taken as medical advice.

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