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For US members: Please report med to FDA Med Watch

Finni
Finni
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https://www.fda.gov/media/85598/download?attachment

Here’s the link to the form where you can report any harm or reactions to the Food and Drug Administration of the United States

Please do this!

For US members: Please report med to FDA Med Watch

2017 (May) - Ativan .5 mg (3 x Daily) 

2018 (Feb) - Mirtazapine 7.5 mg 

2018 (May) - Ativan to Valium - Switch - Can’t Remember how long it took -tapered to 3 mg of Valium

2024 (May) - Valium Tolerance

2024 (2 Nov) - Completed taper off Valium 

2024 (2 Nov) - Mirtazapine increased to 15 mg

2025 (Feb) - Ativan 0.25 mg (3 x Daily) - Became Paradoxical - Started weaning got to 0.11mg

2025 (Mar) - Ativan 0mg - CT In detox

2025 (April) Started Depakote 1500mg - In detox

2025 (April) - Depakote 500mg (2 x Daily) once home

2025 (Aug) - Completed taper off Depakote

2025 (Aug) - Akathisia surges throughout the day with calming in between

2025 (Sept) - Gabapentin (Micro Dose) - Was calming at first and then became paradoxical so stop

2025 (Oct) - Depakote - RI – (Two days of small dose) Became scared and stopped with WD & aka

2025 (Oct) - Seroquel 50 mg XR – 1 Week - more and more activating and increased aka

2025 (Oct) - Psychiatrist told me to stop it. But I took a few days of a smaller dose of IR then stopped - Not activating

2025 (Nov) - Hydroxyzine 2.5mg - it was paradoxical so stopped

2025 (1 Dec) - Mirtazapine 22.5mg - (2 Days) Was incredibly overstimulating started reducing to previous

2025 (3 Dec) - Mirtazapine 18.75mg

2025 (10 Dec) - Mirtazapine 16.87mg

2025 (22 Dec) - Mirtazapine 15mg

2026 (23Jan) - Mirtazapine 14.7mg

2026 (23 Jan) - Mirtazapine 1mg Panic dose

2026 (24 Jan) - Mirtazapine 15mg

2026 (25 Feb) – Mirtazapine 14.7mg (-2%)

2026 (18 Mar) - propranolol 2.5 mg one time

2026 (21 Mar)- Mirtazapine- 15 mg accidentally in sleepy state

2026 (22 Mar) - Mirtazapine 14.79 mg (more accurate scales) 

2026 (29 April) Mirtazapine 14.7 mg/.1020 g (on suggestion of Horowitz) immediate intense symptoms

2026 (30 April) Mirtazapine 14.79 mg (.1026 g)

2026 (23 May) propranolol 2.5 mg one time

2026 (01 June) Mirtazapine 14.79 mgdose was 5 hours late

2026 (22 July) Mirtazapine 14.76 mg

Intense electric activation, muscle tightness, autonomic surges, terror followed

2026 (23 July) Mirtazapine 14.79 mg return

 

 

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    Thank you @Finni !

    I’ll add this to my footer 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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    I’m having trouble pasting it into my signature for some resdon

    Oh wait I think you said you’re going to put it in your footer! 😆

    Thank you!

    Last night at my taper support circle with Angie Peacock she was urging us all to make this report

    Edited by Finni

    For US members: Please report med to FDA Med Watch

    2017 (May) - Ativan .5 mg (3 x Daily) 

    2018 (Feb) - Mirtazapine 7.5 mg 

    2018 (May) - Ativan to Valium - Switch - Can’t Remember how long it took -tapered to 3 mg of Valium

    2024 (May) - Valium Tolerance

    2024 (2 Nov) - Completed taper off Valium 

    2024 (2 Nov) - Mirtazapine increased to 15 mg

    2025 (Feb) - Ativan 0.25 mg (3 x Daily) - Became Paradoxical - Started weaning got to 0.11mg

    2025 (Mar) - Ativan 0mg - CT In detox

    2025 (April) Started Depakote 1500mg - In detox

    2025 (April) - Depakote 500mg (2 x Daily) once home

    2025 (Aug) - Completed taper off Depakote

    2025 (Aug) - Akathisia surges throughout the day with calming in between

    2025 (Sept) - Gabapentin (Micro Dose) - Was calming at first and then became paradoxical so stop

    2025 (Oct) - Depakote - RI – (Two days of small dose) Became scared and stopped with WD & aka

    2025 (Oct) - Seroquel 50 mg XR – 1 Week - more and more activating and increased aka

    2025 (Oct) - Psychiatrist told me to stop it. But I took a few days of a smaller dose of IR then stopped - Not activating

    2025 (Nov) - Hydroxyzine 2.5mg - it was paradoxical so stopped

    2025 (1 Dec) - Mirtazapine 22.5mg - (2 Days) Was incredibly overstimulating started reducing to previous

    2025 (3 Dec) - Mirtazapine 18.75mg

    2025 (10 Dec) - Mirtazapine 16.87mg

    2025 (22 Dec) - Mirtazapine 15mg

    2026 (23Jan) - Mirtazapine 14.7mg

    2026 (23 Jan) - Mirtazapine 1mg Panic dose

    2026 (24 Jan) - Mirtazapine 15mg

    2026 (25 Feb) – Mirtazapine 14.7mg (-2%)

    2026 (18 Mar) - propranolol 2.5 mg one time

    2026 (21 Mar)- Mirtazapine- 15 mg accidentally in sleepy state

    2026 (22 Mar) - Mirtazapine 14.79 mg (more accurate scales) 

    2026 (29 April) Mirtazapine 14.7 mg/.1020 g (on suggestion of Horowitz) immediate intense symptoms

    2026 (30 April) Mirtazapine 14.79 mg (.1026 g)

    2026 (23 May) propranolol 2.5 mg one time

    2026 (01 June) Mirtazapine 14.79 mgdose was 5 hours late

    2026 (22 July) Mirtazapine 14.76 mg

    Intense electric activation, muscle tightness, autonomic surges, terror followed

    2026 (23 July) Mirtazapine 14.79 mg return

     

     

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    42 minutes ago, Finni said:

    I’m having trouble pasting it into my signature for some resdon

    Oh wait I think you said you’re going to put it in your footer! 😆

    Thank you!

    Last night at my taper support circle with Angie Peacock she was urging us all to make this report

    I put it in your footer for you xxx

    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.

    •
    • Thanks 1

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