NT1100B: Mirtazapine

March 3Mar 3

2 hours ago, NT1100B said:

Thanks @cheeky your a star, was just looking at the temperature in Aus☀️, have you ever been

to Wallongong? just seen it on the map and looks close, but probably 100 miles away. Anyway I hope

you are doing good Cheeky, and have had a decent day. wishing you all the best, have a nice evening.🤞

Take great care, B.🙏🤞💙

Yeah Wollongong is about an two hour drive from me , it's nice but a bit far from the city of Sydney were I grew up . I love the water so I try to live as close without having to pay the big price tag .
Spending time at the beach is really grounding for me and it my special place, more now that im going through this .

On Paxil since 1995. Seroquel added 2014 after withdrawal crash. History of too-fast tapers/reinstatements.

21 April 2025 taper two drugs at once

Paxil 4% Seroquel 3.5% per month

that ended up being too much and changed to one drug at a time

13 Jul 2025: 4% Paxil cut

29 Jul 2025: 5% Paxil cut

6 Aug 2025: began hold

Oct 2025: changed from liquid to powder and accidentally took 10x Seroquel dose for 2 weeks by mistake

23 Oct 2025: returned to liquid with accidental 4.7% Seroquel cut

Holding both drugs to stablize

Holding at Paxil 8.25 mg / Seroquel 6.5

Paxil taper

22/4 8.23 29/4 8.20 5/5 8.15 13/5 8.05 3/6 8 11/6 7.95

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March 3Mar 3

B you are never too old to learn!!

prior to this injury I was actually quite clever and switched on 🤓 🤣

until the brain fog and doom got me!!

but in all seriousness, last summer my mum paid for me to do the insomnia clinic CBT course which was expensive so I’m grateful to her!! and then I read about 3 books and they all seemed to say the same thing.

That your brain can get in to a pattern and a routine almost where it forgets how to sleep and you have to retrain it.

meds injury is of course something we just have to wait out…BUT helping it along a bit can’t hurt.

every book said the same thing…the only way to tell the brain its day time is to be outside in the light. For as long as possible each day. Ideally getting early morning light (through a window doesn’t count) it has to be the light outside and you have to do as long as possible to stimulate a pert of the brain (can’t remember the science)

And then aiming for sundown light as well.

worth a try, it won’t hurt to do it for a few weeks and see if your brain can learn that night is night and day is day!

Appreciate it won’t fix it all, but hey, gotta keep plodding and keep on keeping on

big hugs

rosie x

- Compazine injury following surgery used as an anti nausea drug Feb 2023, led to agitation and racing thoughts

- tried to cope med free, advised to start Prozac May 2023 20mg

- made me worse but was told to persevere, believe I had an adverse reaction.
- decided to taper after 6 months of use at 20mg. Went down over 14/15 months to 1.5mg.

- February 2025 came off 1.5mg due to feeling good and didn’t know this would lead to such strong WD

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March 3Mar 3

Morning B. Been wondering how you’ve been doing. Sounds like it’s still the

wave from hell. Hope things pick up for you soon, lord knows you’ve earned some respite.

Pokeys Topic

Pokeys Archived Dose hHistory

Current Medication:

2.5mg of nebivolol for BP

5mg Eliquis x2.

Vitamin D, 40mg Famotidine PRN

Magnesium glycinate ,5mg melatonin

20 March 2025 - Mirtazapine - 7.5mg (+41.5%)

20 Feb 2026 - Doxepin 29.6mg (0.6mg updose)

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6 hours ago, Fullhealing said:

are there moments when you feel a little better?

Hi @Fullhealing Today has turned out better, but only had about 4 reasonable days in the last 3 months.

The weather has been good today as well, but if we are in the wave from hell, as you know the weather means

nothing. So yes Full, today has been a bonus. But I am expecting to be back to horrendous by midnight.

Time, time, and more time needed. Mood has been Ok today, but Tinnitus loud as hell, left ear only, WEIRD.

So still some symptoms. Please keep taking it slow and easy, and stay strong. We will WIN.

Take great care, B.🙏🤞

2001-2021 Prozac 20mg

2020-2021 Tramadol 300mg

2022 April 15th Started Mirtazapine 15mg

2022 Sept 15 dropped to 7.5mg

2023 May 16th failed CT reinstated.

2023 June 30th tapering off

2025 Jan 7th Stopped all drugs.

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5 hours ago, Its-me-Rosie said:

Appreciate it won’t fix it all, but hey, gotta keep plodding and keep on keeping on

big hugs

rosie x

Hey thanks @Its-me-Rosie (((((((hugs)))))))) back. Yes I get what you mean 100%, I will soon be on my

morning walk when the daylight hours get longer, so with a bit more healing as well, I will get more daylight as

you say. So yes it will all come together. I suppose I have been quite ratty lately with the 3 month wave from hell

and getting more perturbed on VERY early awakenings with dire wave mind. Been out in the sun today as I lifted

this morning, and walked down town mid-day, but days like this are few and far between. 🤞 this gets better.

Take great care Rosie, and please stay safe, wishing you well, B.🤞🌷

2001-2021 Prozac 20mg

2020-2021 Tramadol 300mg

2022 April 15th Started Mirtazapine 15mg

2022 Sept 15 dropped to 7.5mg

2023 May 16th failed CT reinstated.

2023 June 30th tapering off

2025 Jan 7th Stopped all drugs.

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5 hours ago, Pokey449 said:

Morning B. Been wondering how you’ve been doing. Sounds like it’s still the

wave from hell. Hope things pick up for you soon, lord knows you’ve earned some respite.

Hi @Pokey449 how's it going Bud, I hope you are doing better my good man. Believe it or not

I have had a better day today😁 walked down town mid-day, cloudless sky and sunny☀️ all day.

I managed to get some DGL liquorice from H&B meant to be good for nausea 🤞on that one. Appetite

has been down, which is a major blessing, let's hope this LASTS. I NEED the excess weight GONE.

Bloody near killed me walking back uphill from town.🤬. Take things slow and easy Pokey, we are

with you all the way.

Take care, B.🤞

2001-2021 Prozac 20mg

2020-2021 Tramadol 300mg

2022 April 15th Started Mirtazapine 15mg

2022 Sept 15 dropped to 7.5mg

2023 May 16th failed CT reinstated.

2023 June 30th tapering off

2025 Jan 7th Stopped all drugs.

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Hi all, well a better day today thank god, I went out about 9am for 5 minutes and when out just felt

different somehow. Anyway about 11.30am I thought I would have a walk down town with a few jobs

I needed doing. So yes sunny ☀️day, cloudless sky it was really warm in the sun, 23c my T was saying.

Now how long this dirty window lasts is anybody's guess, Tinnitus in left ear has been loud as hell, but

most other things good. Low appetite which is a godsend, hell I WISH IT WOULD LAST. I could survive

a LONG time with a LOW appetite. When I became drug tolerant on Tramadol I lost 4 stone in a few months😁

they hardly recognised me at work. Zero appetite, IT WORKS.

So anyway, let's see what tonight's sleep reset does🤔 it will have been just another 1 day wonder, that I am

certain. Another 25 years and I might be OK🤞

Take care all, B.

2001-2021 Prozac 20mg

2020-2021 Tramadol 300mg

2022 April 15th Started Mirtazapine 15mg

2022 Sept 15 dropped to 7.5mg

2023 May 16th failed CT reinstated.

2023 June 30th tapering off

2025 Jan 7th Stopped all drugs.

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17 minutes ago, NT1100B said:

Hi all, well a better day today thank god, I went out about 9am for 5 minutes and when out just felt

different somehow. Anyway about 11.30am I thought I would have a walk down town with a few jobs

I needed doing. So yes sunny ☀️day, cloudless sky it was really warm in the sun, 23c my T was saying.

Now how long this dirty window lasts is anybody's guess, Tinnitus in left ear has been loud as hell, but

most other things good. Low appetite which is a godsend, hell I WISH IT WOULD LAST. I could survive

a LONG time with a LOW appetite. When I became drug tolerant on Tramadol I lost 4 stone in a few months😁

they hardly recognised me at work. Zero appetite, IT WORKS.

So anyway, let's see what tonight's sleep reset does🤔 it will have been just another 1 day wonder, that I am

certain. Another 25 years and I might be OK🤞

Take care all, B.

Hallelujah 👏✨ @NT1100B squeeze every second! hopefully it will stretches to your sleep as well!l very happy for you.

Edited March 3Mar 3 by Fullhealing

1998 forced on cipramil *no anxiety/depression background*

Over the years all kinds of SSRI/SNRI/antipsychotics/stabilizers due to apparently side effects/withdrawal

Many attempts to quit over the years with failure (extremely rapid taper followed by doctors' guidens)

Current attempt-Paxil 20 mg:

6/24 20 mg to 5 mg-severe AKA

9/24 Increase to 20-AKA continues

10/24 stopped completely-AKA out of control

11/24 Zoloft bridge attempt-25 mg to 75 mg+Seroquel-AKA continued-stopped them CT.

12/24 Back on Paxil 10mg (0.1789g)-some stabilization-from here tapered by about 30% each time (don't remember doses and dates).

2025 - 7.10 0.0558g (3.11mg)/7.11 3% 0.0541g (3.02mg)/4.12 1% 0.0535g (2.98mg)

2026 - 3.1 1.5% 0.0526g (2.93mg)/9.1 8.5% 0.0480g (2.68mg)/16.2 1.8% 0.0470g (2.62mg)/21.3 1% 0.466 (2.60mg)/23.4 2.2% 0.455g (2.54mg)/8.7 21.7% 0.0356.5g (2mg)/15.8 updose by 11.7% 0.0400g (2.23mg)

Supplements:

Magnesium Glycinate - started 28.5.26 1 capsule 200mg in the morning - Increased brain fog and muscle stiffness - stopped after two weeks.

Iron - liquid, quarter of recommended dose - increased anxiety and burning sensation - stopped after two weeks.

Saffron - started 8.7.26 1 capsule 30mg in the morning - pretty immediate improvement in terms of terror, body pain and sleep.

March 3Mar 3

Hi @NT1100B B. Glad you are feeling better and was able to get out among the living and get sunshine & fresh air. Wet and dreary here today. The weather matches how I feel. Woke up at 2am and that was it for the night 😢😤. Been waking with SOB. I’ve got a leaky heart valve, which I’ve had for a long time but hope that’s not what’s going on. Don’t think I could survive surgery now. Struggling with CPAP too.
So far I’ve spent my day in my recliner. Don’t feel well enough to do anything else. Was supposed to go to the health club today but didn’t think I’d be safe driving.
I just don’t get this. I was ok yesterday. Feel like hell today. Sick!! Chippy claims it’s the nature of waves & windows. Hope he’s right as I’m worried it’s more complicated than that in my case.
Take it easy. Hope your window widens

Pokey

Pokeys Topic

Pokeys Archived Dose hHistory

Current Medication:

2.5mg of nebivolol for BP

5mg Eliquis x2.

Vitamin D, 40mg Famotidine PRN

Magnesium glycinate ,5mg melatonin

20 March 2025 - Mirtazapine - 7.5mg (+41.5%)

20 Feb 2026 - Doxepin 29.6mg (0.6mg updose)

March 4Mar 4

18 hours ago, NT1100B said:

I do feel a bit of a turnip

You do have a way with words B. Glad that hasn't changed. 😅😂🤣

So glad you had a better day. I'm rootin for ya!

Sept 1993 Began paroxetine 20 mg for anxiety and depression- worked like a charm.

1st taper - Aug 1995 tapered over 3 weeks before getting pregnant- great at first, crashed at one month. White knuckled it through 2 miscarriages. Spring 1996 (?) Reinstated paroxetine 20 mg.

2nd taper- Spring 2008 tapered off paroxetine over 4 months. Summer 2008 crashed horribly, nearly incapacitated by WD; Summer 2008-Summer 2009 tried 4 different ADs, none as effective as paroxetine. Summer 2009 Reinstated 20 mg paroxetine, not as effective as previously.

3rd taper- Jun 19, 2019 began 10 mg paroxetine, 10 mg fluoxetine for one week. Jun 26 20 mg fluoxetine, 5 mg paroxetine for one week. Jul 3- 20 mg fluoxetine + lorazepam (0.5 mg) as needed up to 2x/day. Aug 12- 30 mg fluox; Sept 3- .5 mg clonazepam daily; end lorazepam; Sept 5- 40 mg fluox;

End of 2019- returned to paroxetine 20 mg/day most of the year, 30mg/day in the winter.

BEGIN 4th TAPER ATTEMPT: Jul 13 2025- 30 -> 25 mg; 10 Sept -> 22.5mg; 3 Oct -> 20 mg; 10 Oct -> hold 2 weeks; 2 Nov -> 19.5 mg; 9 Nov -> 19 mg; 16 Nov -> hold 1 week; 22 Nov -> 18.6 mg; 30 Nov -> 18.2 mg; 7 Dec -> hold 1 week; 14 Dec -> 17.8 mg; 21 Dec -> 17.5 mg; 28 Dec -> 17.1 mg; 4 Jan 2026 -> 16.7 mg -> hold 2 weeks ; 28 Jan -> 16.4 mg; 1 Feb -> 16.0 mg; 8 Feb -> 15.7 mg; 15 Feb -> hold 2 weeks; 1 Mar -> 15.5 mg; 8 Mar -> 15.2 mg; 15 Mar -> hold; 5 Apr -> 14.9.

Supplements: Vit D, Magesium L-threonate, Vit C, Zinc, Melatonin, Multivitamin

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March 4Mar 4

10 hours ago, NT1100B said:

well a better day today thank god, I went out about 9am for 5 minutes and when out just felt

different somehow. Anyway about 11.30am I thought I would have a walk down town with a few jobs

I needed doing. So yes sunny ☀️day, cloudless sky it was really warm in the sun, 23c my T was saying.

🎉🎉🎉

si happy to hear… I had a hard day so I guess we swapped. 😳🤣 I am totally okay with that….you needed a break. ❤️🙏

I am not a medical professional. My comments are based on my personal experience and information on SA.

Paroxetine-2002 onward-20mg/ Citalopram-2007-20 mg-straight switch from paroxetine-back to paroxetine after a month/ Sertraline -25 mg-Dec 2016- given for a month instead of paroxetine (doctor mistake) Oxazepam -10 mg-2016-twice weekly for a couple months for sleep/ Zopiclone -3.75-7.5mg-2020-2022-once a week for sleep/Paroxetine -20 yr+/ Dec2018-May 2022 20 mg/ May 2022 30mg/2022.07.28-2022.08.24 30mg to 0mg/ Prozac-10mg August 24-29 2022/Paroxetine -5mg-2022.11.28-2022.12.04/10mg-Dec 5&6/22/ Prozac-10mg-Dec 8&9/22/Paroxetine -5mg-2022.12.07 to 2023.07.01

TAPER-Paroxetine-2023-Jul 2-4.9mg/ Jul 21-4.8mg/Jul 28-4.73mg/Aug 4-4.65mg /Sep 21-4.58 mg/Oct 27-4.56 mg/Dec 5-4.54 mg/2024-Jan 2-4.52 mg/Jan 9-4.51 mg/Jan 17-4.49 mg/Jan 26-4.47mg/Feb 6-4.46mg/Feb 19-4.44mg /Apr 4-4.43mg/Apr 28-4.4 mg/May 5-4.39 mg/May 19-4.36 mg/Jul 2-4.34 mg/Jul 9-4.32mg/Jul 31-4.3 mg/Oct 1-4.29mg/Nov 27-4.25 mg/Dec 5-4.22mg/2025-Jan 5-4.17mg/Feb 2-4.1mg/Mar 7-4.07mg/Apr 23-4.04mg/May 23-4mg/Jun 22-3.99mg/Jun 30-3.95mg/Jul 18-3.92mg/Sep 25-3.9mg/2026-Mar 25-3.85mg

9am-paroxetine, 200mg mag bisglycinate/75 mg DGL if needed for refux/150 mg calcium citrate/algae oil for omega 3/ginger 400 mg as needed for nausea

"... your strength will be in keeping calm..."-Isaiah 30:15

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27 minutes ago, LostinCanada said:

si happy to hear… I had a hard day so I guess we swapped. 😳🤣 I am totally okay with that….you needed a break. ❤️🙏

Hi @LostinCanada I am sorry to hear of your hard day LIC, hell do they suck. Well I was right, it was just a 1 day wonder

I am back to 0 horrors this morning awake in terror at 2am.....so back to normal🤬 I hope today is a better day for you

LIC I am sending strength and prayers your way💪🙏

Take great care, B.🙏🤞💙

2001-2021 Prozac 20mg

2020-2021 Tramadol 300mg

2022 April 15th Started Mirtazapine 15mg

2022 Sept 15 dropped to 7.5mg

2023 May 16th failed CT reinstated.

2023 June 30th tapering off

2025 Jan 7th Stopped all drugs.

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1 hour ago, gardengirl2 said:

So glad you had a better day. I'm rootin for ya!

Thanks @gardengirl2 yes without a sense of humour life wouldn't be worth living. I hope you are doing

good GG, I am afraid I am back on a 0 at 4.30am🤬 I just bloody knew I would be.

Take great care Jamie, God Bless. B.🙏🤞💙

2001-2021 Prozac 20mg

2020-2021 Tramadol 300mg

2022 April 15th Started Mirtazapine 15mg

2022 Sept 15 dropped to 7.5mg

2023 May 16th failed CT reinstated.

2023 June 30th tapering off

2025 Jan 7th Stopped all drugs.

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10 hours ago, Pokey449 said:

Take it easy. Hope your window widens

Pokey

Hi @Pokey449 Sorry mate to hear of your woes, but YES it's the way the W+W goes. I am back in s**t mode

on a 0 again this morning 2 am awake after 4 hours broken sleep again.🤬 Pi**ed off.

Take great care bud, and please stay safe. B.

2001-2021 Prozac 20mg

2020-2021 Tramadol 300mg

2022 April 15th Started Mirtazapine 15mg

2022 Sept 15 dropped to 7.5mg

2023 May 16th failed CT reinstated.

2023 June 30th tapering off

2025 Jan 7th Stopped all drugs.

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Morning all, back off my 3.30am walk, awoke on a 0 after 4 hours broken sleep. So yesterday was

just a flash in the pan, I thought it would be, life is just a pain in the f*****g arse, it really is, how much

longer this goes on is really going to be down to my patience and how long that lasts.🤬

Going to lie down again....catch you later.

Take care, B.

2001-2021 Prozac 20mg

2020-2021 Tramadol 300mg

2022 April 15th Started Mirtazapine 15mg

2022 Sept 15 dropped to 7.5mg

2023 May 16th failed CT reinstated.

2023 June 30th tapering off

2025 Jan 7th Stopped all drugs.

March 4Mar 4

18 minutes ago, NT1100B said:

Morning all, back off my 3.30am walk, awoke on a 0 after 4 hours broken sleep. So yesterday was

just a flash in the pan, I thought it would be, life is just a pain in the f*****g arse, it really is, how much

longer this goes on is really going to be down to my patience and how long that lasts.🤬

Going to lie down again....catch you later.

Take care, B.

Morning mate. Yesterday was PROOF how things can and will be for you. Your patience is amazing. How you handle it lifts us all. As GG said there is always a way with words and an element of humour even at your worst. It inspires me to have a better attitude when I’m not good which helps me out sometimes. Just gotta keep plodding mate. Who knows how long for. These things have a habit of turning the corner all of a sudden.

Chippy

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 4Mar 4

Dear B,

I would have to agree you have a way with words and whilst I always worry about much you are suffering, your writing is brilliant. Your brain is still working well!!

Glad you at least had a short reprieve and as Chippy said things can improve all of a sudden. I read that with several other protracted withdrawal people on SA and this is certainly not a linear journey as we would all like it to be.

Hope the rest is nourishing and you feel ok at least when you wake. Keep going you have to get through this. The deglycyrrhizinated licorice sounds good and your gut and adrenals and more will love it I hope.

Tracey

Edited March 4Mar 4 by Tracey

Aug 2006 - Sertraline 25/50/75/100mg TO June 2019 - Reduced from 100mg to 50mg over a few months

Sept 2019 - Reduced from 50mg to 25mg lasted a week, then went back up to 50mg, after a few weeks back up to 100mg.

Oct 2021 - Reduced to 75mg, Dec 2021 (mid) reduced to 50mg , March 2022 - Reduced to 25mg

Oct 2022 - Reduce to 0mg (Immediate withdrawal crying, mood unstable, impending doom, digestive probs, tingling,numbness,burning, brain zaps, insomnia)

Feb 2023 - "Panic attack" lasting 14 hours, 2 weeks later start back on 25mg sertraline, 12 hours later severe 'panic attack' with chest pain, tachycardia, restlessness, hyponatraemia, impending doom, racing thoughts, akathisia mild. Taken to emergency.

March 2023 back up to 50mg (on medical advice), April 75mg, May 100mg. Back to 75mg within a few weeks due to feeling too stimulated and anxious.

Nov 2023 resume taper. 70, 65, 60, 55, 50 (March 2024)

April 45mg, May 41mg, June 37mg, July 34mg Aug 31mg, Sept 28mg, Oct 26mg, Nov 25mg, HOLD

Jan 1st 2025 24mg, Jan 12th 23.5mg, Jan 20th 23mg, Feb 20th 22mg, March 20th 21mg, April 14th 18.9mg, May 5th 17mg, May 28th 15.3mg, July 16th 13.7mg, Aug 26th 12.3mg, Sept 16th 10.5 mg, Sept 22, 10mg, Oct 7th 8.3mg, Nov 4th 8mg, Dec 1st 7.7mg, Dec 26th 7mg 2026 Updose to 7.2mg Mar 20th, Back to 7mg Mar 21. Currently holding

Other supplements: Fish oil, Mg citrate/glycinate 150-300mg per day, Ginkgo biloba daily, womens multi vit/min 3 times week, Vitamin C 1000mg night, valerian/passiflora as needed. B12 as needed. Bone support for osteopaenia (Ca/Mg, K, D)

March 4Mar 4

1 hour ago, NT1100B said:

LIC I am sending strength and prayers your way💪🙏

This is what makes you such a fantastic person…because despite all the hell, you always show up for everyone…..thank you so much. @Chippy gave us all such a great reminder….

24 minutes ago, Chippy said:

Yesterday was PROOF how things can and will be for you

Healing is happening even when it feels like crap.

💯♥️🙏👑✨

I am not a medical professional. My comments are based on my personal experience and information on SA.

Paroxetine-2002 onward-20mg/ Citalopram-2007-20 mg-straight switch from paroxetine-back to paroxetine after a month/ Sertraline -25 mg-Dec 2016- given for a month instead of paroxetine (doctor mistake) Oxazepam -10 mg-2016-twice weekly for a couple months for sleep/ Zopiclone -3.75-7.5mg-2020-2022-once a week for sleep/Paroxetine -20 yr+/ Dec2018-May 2022 20 mg/ May 2022 30mg/2022.07.28-2022.08.24 30mg to 0mg/ Prozac-10mg August 24-29 2022/Paroxetine -5mg-2022.11.28-2022.12.04/10mg-Dec 5&6/22/ Prozac-10mg-Dec 8&9/22/Paroxetine -5mg-2022.12.07 to 2023.07.01

TAPER-Paroxetine-2023-Jul 2-4.9mg/ Jul 21-4.8mg/Jul 28-4.73mg/Aug 4-4.65mg /Sep 21-4.58 mg/Oct 27-4.56 mg/Dec 5-4.54 mg/2024-Jan 2-4.52 mg/Jan 9-4.51 mg/Jan 17-4.49 mg/Jan 26-4.47mg/Feb 6-4.46mg/Feb 19-4.44mg /Apr 4-4.43mg/Apr 28-4.4 mg/May 5-4.39 mg/May 19-4.36 mg/Jul 2-4.34 mg/Jul 9-4.32mg/Jul 31-4.3 mg/Oct 1-4.29mg/Nov 27-4.25 mg/Dec 5-4.22mg/2025-Jan 5-4.17mg/Feb 2-4.1mg/Mar 7-4.07mg/Apr 23-4.04mg/May 23-4mg/Jun 22-3.99mg/Jun 30-3.95mg/Jul 18-3.92mg/Sep 25-3.9mg/2026-Mar 25-3.85mg

9am-paroxetine, 200mg mag bisglycinate/75 mg DGL if needed for refux/150 mg calcium citrate/algae oil for omega 3/ginger 400 mg as needed for nausea

"... your strength will be in keeping calm..."-Isaiah 30:15

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March 4Mar 4

1 hour ago, NT1100B said:

Morning all, back off my 3.30am walk, awoke on a 0 after 4 hours broken sleep. So yesterday was

just a flash in the pan, I thought it would be, life is just a pain in the f*****g arse, it really is, how much

longer this goes on is really going to be down to my patience and how long that lasts.🤬

Going to lie down again....catch you later.

Take care, B.

Just remember B , it was better yesterday so it's proof your going to get there . Ride this wave out

On Paxil since 1995. Seroquel added 2014 after withdrawal crash. History of too-fast tapers/reinstatements.

21 April 2025 taper two drugs at once

Paxil 4% Seroquel 3.5% per month

that ended up being too much and changed to one drug at a time

13 Jul 2025: 4% Paxil cut

29 Jul 2025: 5% Paxil cut

6 Aug 2025: began hold

Oct 2025: changed from liquid to powder and accidentally took 10x Seroquel dose for 2 weeks by mistake

23 Oct 2025: returned to liquid with accidental 4.7% Seroquel cut

Holding both drugs to stablize

Holding at Paxil 8.25 mg / Seroquel 6.5

Paxil taper

22/4 8.23 29/4 8.20 5/5 8.15 13/5 8.05 3/6 8 11/6 7.95

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1 hour ago, cheeky said:

Just remember B , it was better yesterday so it's proof your going to get there . Ride this wave out

Thanks @cheeky you are so kind, yes it's just they have been so brief in this over 3 month now horrific

wave. Feeling like death warmed up now, and thinking I just can't be bothered with this very much longer.

NOT WORTH IT. Sorry for the wave mind rant, but that's the way I now feel🤬

I hope you are doing better Cheeky you have a heart of gold, please take it SLOW and easy.

Take care, B.🙏🤞🌷

2001-2021 Prozac 20mg

2020-2021 Tramadol 300mg

2022 April 15th Started Mirtazapine 15mg

2022 Sept 15 dropped to 7.5mg

2023 May 16th failed CT reinstated.

2023 June 30th tapering off

2025 Jan 7th Stopped all drugs.

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2 hours ago, Tracey said:

Hope the rest is nourishing and you feel ok at least when you wake. Keep going you have to get through this. The deglycyrrhizinated licorice sounds good and your gut and adrenals and more will love it I hope.

Tracey

Thanks @Tracey I am like death warmed up again, a barely 1 day wonder yesterday, I have had about 3-4 slight

reprieves out of an over 3 month living hell wave. A different league from last year, wave much longer lasting and

a vast amount more vicious, it's almost like starting a NEW withdrawal 20x more evil. NOT GOOD.

I hope you are ok Tracey and not in too much trauma, keep taking it mega slow, and pamper yourself at all times.🤞

Take great care, and please stay safe, B.🙏🤞💙

2001-2021 Prozac 20mg

2020-2021 Tramadol 300mg

2022 April 15th Started Mirtazapine 15mg

2022 Sept 15 dropped to 7.5mg

2023 May 16th failed CT reinstated.

2023 June 30th tapering off

2025 Jan 7th Stopped all drugs.

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2 hours ago, LostinCanada said:

Healing is happening even when it feels like crap.

💯♥️🙏👑✨

Thanks @LostinCanada WELL I am certainly not feeling like healing is happening at the moment LIC.🤬

I really do feel like death warmed up. Now I am not disputing the idea that healing is taking place, BUT

can anyone explain why after 14 months off I feel twice as bad as when I first stopped. With my new

hip replacement I was back to WORK in 3 MONTH.....so it really does make you feel NOTHING is happening,

I honestly do feel I am getting worse rather than better. Honestly not sure how much longer I will tolerate THIS.

Sorry for being blunt LIC, you have a heart of gold, and I am wishing you all the best. But ME....

Take great care, B.🙏🤞💙

2001-2021 Prozac 20mg

2020-2021 Tramadol 300mg

2022 April 15th Started Mirtazapine 15mg

2022 Sept 15 dropped to 7.5mg

2023 May 16th failed CT reinstated.

2023 June 30th tapering off

2025 Jan 7th Stopped all drugs.

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3 hours ago, Chippy said:

Who knows how long for. These things have a habit of turning the corner all of a sudden.

Chippy

Thanks @Chippy much appreciated mate, and I get you, but life is so S**T I really do feel like I am

coming to the end, I cannot foresee anything of anything worthwhile in ANY way whatsoever, everything is

just doom & gloom, body is f*****d, bank balance is f*****d, car is f****d, nothing left Bud.....

Take great care, B.

2001-2021 Prozac 20mg

2020-2021 Tramadol 300mg

2022 April 15th Started Mirtazapine 15mg

2022 Sept 15 dropped to 7.5mg

2023 May 16th failed CT reinstated.

2023 June 30th tapering off

2025 Jan 7th Stopped all drugs.

March 4Mar 4

55 minutes ago, NT1100B said:

NOT WORTH IT

17 minutes ago, NT1100B said:

Thanks @Chippy much appreciated mate, and I get you, but life is so S**T I really do feel like I am

coming to the end, I cannot foresee anything of anything worthwhile in ANY way whatsoever, everything is

just doom & gloom, body is f*****d, bank balance is f*****d, car is f****d, nothing left Bud.....

Take great care, B.

It will be worth it mate! Shut that wave brain down, it chats nonsense to us! HANG IN THERE MY FRIEND YOU HAVE SO MUCH TO GIVE! THIS WILL PASS!

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 also hope B gets better.

From 27. February 2025 - 15. April 2025 Mirtazapine 15 mg (tried quitting CT 3 times before reinstating after one day, successful CT on attempt 4)

(2 weeks in that timeframe my dose was upped to Mirtazapine 30 mg, I don't remember the exact date when the dose was upped and in which timeframe I took it.)

15. April 2025 - 29. April 2025 Lorazepam 0,5 mg

15. April 2025 - 20. August 2025 on Olanzapine 5 mg

20th of August 2025 - 04. September 2025 tapered off Olanzapine (5 mg to 2,5 mg to 0 mg)

Off all meds since 05. September 2025.

NT1100B: Mirtazapine

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