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NT1100B: Mirtazapine

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Hey B, I saw a post from you on SA right before Christmas. I got caught up with notifications there today. I have been more involved here for about a little over a month. Plus at that prior time, I had all of that hormonal stuff going on—very low energy, unlike me.


Today, I posted back to you on SA, and am so glad we are connected here on AR. Just wanted you to know about it before the SA site closes out tomorrow.
I’m happy for you to be getting somethings sorted out and that you seem to be doing a bit better. Six hours of sleep is a good sign! Take care my friend!

2 Tim 1:7 For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice (fear); but rather of power and love and self-control (a sound mind).

The Whole Story About Me

--Current Rx: since 2000-2025 Levothyroxine discontinued late Sept 2025 under DO supervision--no menstrual cycle for 2 months, Hypothalamus PMG brought it back and has been regular ever since under functional chiropractor =o) thank God for holistic medicine

2017-current Remeron/Mirt. recent taper schedule here: crushed pills 0.45mg May 30, 2025; 0.4mg Sept 14, 2025; found out 0.4mg weighed is actually a dose of 0.44mg Dec 19, 2025 and now using compounded Rx; 0.41mg Feb 27, 2026; 0.39mg April 3, 2026, 0.38mg May 8, 2026, 0.37mg June 28, 2026.

--Supplements: Standard Process-Whole Food Folate, Prolamine Iodine Plus, B Vitality w/ CoQ10, Zypan, RNA, Cataplex E, Symplex F, and Immuplex (sort of like a multi but for Oct-Apr) when needed; Biotics Research- Mg-Zyme 100mg; Omega-3 Oil, Black Currant Seed Oil, Vitamin D3/K2 drops; sometimes Seeking Health methyl free multi vitamin and elderberry zinc gummies

**Love my work, fitness, polyvagal exercises (includes yoga-style poses for nervous system regulation), prayer/Inner Healing Prayer, holistic health, somatic therapies, lovingkindness, forest therapy, singing, helping others, spending time in nature and with family and friends.

Anti-histamine Withdrawal Video-Explains a lot (This is not me.)

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    NT1100B

    Hi all, as I just said to LIC, I have miraculously lifted to a 7.5 this afternoon, calmer than I have been in a long time. Now if it's sleep reset to a 0 tonight, then so be it, that's out of my

  • HopePerseveres2.0
    HopePerseveres2.0

    @NT1100B, you WILL win this fight. You are trying to do too much of this alone. Part of successful healing is to not be isolated too much. If you do call the crisis center, ask them for help, not nece

  • Its-me-Rosie
    Its-me-Rosie

    Sorry to hear your wave is ongoing. I know from my extensive past googling 🙄 an watching every success story out there on Angie’s page, that some of the people she interviewed say they were just

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14 hours ago, Its-me-Rosie said:

one day this will be lifted and life will🙏

Thanks @Its-me-Rosie immensely, much appreciated. I am very sorry to hear you are in a wave again Rosie,

god it sucks. I was I bit better yesterday but that's now gone, 4 hours broken sleep last night and I am on a 1 again.

So yes this gets more the trying it really does. But like you say, spring next and hopefully BETTER days coming 

for us ALL. I am wishing for your wave to disappear very SOON. 

Take care and stay strong,           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.

17 hours ago, Its-me-Rosie said:

2 eggs a day is meant to be around 70% of daily vitamin D so try to get some eggs in you, if you can! Hope the nausea has eased.

 

I eat 3-4 a day.

 

Perhaps that's why I'm such a ray of sunshine.

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.

13 hours ago, Luke said:

 

I eat 3-4 a day.

 

Perhaps that's why I'm such a ray of sunshine.

Just like your signature has some humor too…🙃🤣

2 Tim 1:7 For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice (fear); but rather of power and love and self-control (a sound mind).

The Whole Story About Me

--Current Rx: since 2000-2025 Levothyroxine discontinued late Sept 2025 under DO supervision--no menstrual cycle for 2 months, Hypothalamus PMG brought it back and has been regular ever since under functional chiropractor =o) thank God for holistic medicine

2017-current Remeron/Mirt. recent taper schedule here: crushed pills 0.45mg May 30, 2025; 0.4mg Sept 14, 2025; found out 0.4mg weighed is actually a dose of 0.44mg Dec 19, 2025 and now using compounded Rx; 0.41mg Feb 27, 2026; 0.39mg April 3, 2026, 0.38mg May 8, 2026, 0.37mg June 28, 2026.

--Supplements: Standard Process-Whole Food Folate, Prolamine Iodine Plus, B Vitality w/ CoQ10, Zypan, RNA, Cataplex E, Symplex F, and Immuplex (sort of like a multi but for Oct-Apr) when needed; Biotics Research- Mg-Zyme 100mg; Omega-3 Oil, Black Currant Seed Oil, Vitamin D3/K2 drops; sometimes Seeking Health methyl free multi vitamin and elderberry zinc gummies

**Love my work, fitness, polyvagal exercises (includes yoga-style poses for nervous system regulation), prayer/Inner Healing Prayer, holistic health, somatic therapies, lovingkindness, forest therapy, singing, helping others, spending time in nature and with family and friends.

Anti-histamine Withdrawal Video-Explains a lot (This is not me.)

Hello B! So good to see you! I was super sad to check SA for the last time tonight. Really heartbreaking after getting to know folks these past few months. Alas, here we are! I'll be keeping an eye on you. ☺️🌻

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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1 hour ago, gardengirl2 said:

Alas, here we are! I'll be keeping an eye on you. ☺️🌻

Good of you @gardengirl2 That will be very good thanks.

Stay safe and 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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Morning all, just said goodbye to SA which is very sad. I spent, a recon up.....over 2000 hours on there. A long time.

But thanks to Luke & Chippy, here we are at the brilliant AR. Life moves on, nothing stays the same, and hopefully we

are moving and healing with it. So a bit damp on my 4.30am walk this morning. 4 hours broken sleep and on a 2. So not

horrific, but not good either. I have a long long way to go before I see any improvement.  So yesterday I got my food shop

done OK and gradually lifted to a 4 after mid-day.

 

Not good, but not too bad either, I don't seem to be having any BIG lifts anymore. All part of PWD I suppose, it's all just 

guesswork, as we are all different and healing is so slow and irregular. But time keeps moving, the day weeks and months

pass by, February ALREADY and being a short month always goes fast. So yes that's the irritating thing with PWD it just

doesn't seem to change. So it's onwards we will plod.

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.

Hey B

 

Yes a bit like first day of a new school isnt it.

 

I was over on SA at the last moment. It was weird, one minute I could post, next minute I couldn't.

No fireworks just quietly went offline. You can barely tell. 

 

Glad to see a trend here. 4 in the afternoon 2 in the mornings. Seems roughly you've been doing a tiny bit better recently. Got it crossed things are taking a turn in the right direction. Heaven knows its about time right!

 

Hope you improve throughout the day again. 

 

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.

10 minutes ago, NT1100B said:

Morning all, just said goodbye to SA which is very sad. I spent, a recon up.....over 2000 hours on there. A long time.

But thanks to Luke & Chippy, here we are at the brilliant AR. Life moves on, nothing stays the same, and hopefully we

are moving and healing with it. So a bit damp on my 4.30am walk this morning. 4 hours broken sleep and on a 2. So not

horrific, but not good either. I have a long long way to go before I see any improvement.  So yesterday I got my food shop

done OK and gradually lifted to a 4 after mid-day.

 

Not good, but not too bad either, I don't seem to be having any BIG lifts anymore. All part of PWD I suppose, it's all just 

guesswork, as we are all different and healing is so slow and irregular. But time keeps moving, the day weeks and months

pass by, February ALREADY and being a short month always goes fast. So yes that's the irritating thing with PWD it just

doesn't seem to change. So it's onwards we will plod.

Take care all,                   B.🤞👍 

Hey B, sorry you're not seeing great improvement (yet) but glad at least that you're not extremely low.

It will get better, have a blessed day.

 

Edited 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.

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3 minutes ago, Chippy said:

Hope you improve throughout the day again. 

 

Chippy

Thanks @Chippy yes, me too. Yes we have left SA and you and I are at the very beginning  of the forum list👍

That should stay that way now as well. Sad to be gone.....BUT here we are.

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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4 minutes ago, Fullhealing said:

Hey B, sorry you're not seeing great improvement (yet) but glad at least that you're not extremely low.

It will get better, have a blessed day.

 

Thanks @Fullhealing It will be what it will be, But yes I am wishing you a GOOD one as well. Slow and easy.

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.

30 minutes ago, NT1100B said:

BUT here we are.

As you said and I said on my goodbye post on Friday. Nothing stays the same. Including all this suffering. We will heal. 

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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1 minute ago, Chippy said:

As you said and I said on my goodbye post on Friday. Nothing stays the same. Including all this suffering. We will heal. 

We will @Chippy It's just battling with the pwd mind, It can really lie to us.

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.

I'm improving a lot, even though there's more to go.

 

I was incredibly severely harmed, and I believe that if it is possible for me to improve, it is for many others too, in time.

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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26 minutes ago, Luke said:

I was incredibly severely harmed, and I believe that if it is possible for me to improve, it is for many others too, in time.

Thanks @Luke that's EXCELENT news, VERY inspiring mate. VERY well done👍

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.

3 hours ago, NT1100B said:

Thanks @Chippy yes, me too. Yes we have left SA and you and I are at the very beginning  of the forum list👍

That should stay that way now as well. Sad to be gone.....BUT here we are.

Take care,         B.🤞👍

I just looked and we are. I was the last ever post! 😆

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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Hi again folks, well I have lifted to a 5 today strangely, I didn't think I would early this morning, so there 

you go. Now I have been down memory lane today reading my own thread on SA. Interesting, I got reminded

about the yellow card, SO I went ahead on a GOV website and filled one in, saying MIRT had destroyed my life.

 

Down in black and white now, with my name and address on it so I am down for the counting. So yes I am up to

July, and between 4-7 so I was doing better then than I am now. I was more cheerful then as well. What has it done

to me?????   So yes but today has been the best day in months, WILL this last?.....I don't know. I certainly would hope

it's more than one day, BUT it's always the dreaded sleep reset.  

 

Oh well I can live in hope, I have been in a wave for over 70 days, so I might have a slim chance of getting a bit more

good 🤞So it's the car recall on Wednesday, I would be happy if I was just good on that one day, that would do me 

for now. So I will see what happens tonight and just keep gently plodding on.

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.

1 hour ago, NT1100B said:

Hi again folks, well I have lifted to a 5 today strangely, I didn't think I would early this morning, so there 

you go. Now I have been down memory lane today reading my own thread on SA. Interesting, I got reminded

about the yellow card, SO I went ahead on a GOV website and filled one in, saying MIRT had destroyed my life.

 

Down in black and white now, with my name and address on it so I am down for the counting. So yes I am up to

July, and between 4-7 so I was doing better then than I am now. I was more cheerful then as well. What has it done

to me?????   So yes but today has been the best day in months, WILL this last?.....I don't know. I certainly would hope

it's more than one day, BUT it's always the dreaded sleep reset.  

 

Oh well I can live in hope, I have been in a wave for over 70 days, so I might have a slim chance of getting a bit more

good 🤞So it's the car recall on Wednesday, I would be happy if I was just good on that one day, that would do me 

for now. So I will see what happens tonight and just keep gently plodding on.

Take care all,          B.👍

70 days, gosh that's so tough but your holding so well, im so very pleased you had a good day today, I wish it would last long and hoping your nights will improve as well, you really deserve a good rest from all of it.

Sending good vibes your way.

 

 

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.

2 hours ago, NT1100B said:

Hi again folks, well I have lifted to a 5 today strangely, I didn't think I would early this morning, so there 

you go. Now I have been down memory lane today reading my own thread on SA. Interesting, I got reminded

about the yellow card, SO I went ahead on a GOV website and filled one in, saying MIRT had destroyed my life.

 

I'm glad that you lifted somewhat.

 

Thank you for making a report, it is definitely worth it. They also do often manually read them.

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 hours ago, Fullhealing said:

I wish it would last long and hoping your nights will improve as well, you really deserve a good rest from all of it.

Sending good vibes your way.

Thanks @Fullhealing Awake at 1am again 4 hours broken sleep, back on a 1 and feeling bad yet again. Sleep reset.

This happens without fail every night. Cortisol and Histamine I would say. How long to correct the balance who knows.

I will just see how my day pans out. I hope you are doing OK and not in too much horrible trauma.

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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Morning all, so here I am again typing at 2am, awake on a 1 at 1am after 4 hours broken sleep. Sleep reset in

action yet again. It goes on and on and on. I was hoping after lifting yesterday that I might be lifted out of the

70 day wave, but again it's just been a short respite. This means finding a new job is still no longer possible yet.

 

This is wearing one down the longer it goes on, normality is what we are striving for, and it just seems impossible.

Now I know this is wave thinking because my outlook yesterday was stronger. Nausea back today, Tinnitus loud,

bowl movements still very irregular, twice already from midnight, it's just insanity.

 

Never in my life have I experienced anything as horrific and long lasting as this horrible nightmare. This tests a person

to the very limit. Survival is all it is, the brief spells like yesterday are good, but knowing it's almost like an illusion and

won't last, becomes more obvious every time we are knocked down again. Is it a pointless battle?

 

The wave mind does view it as pointless, with no chance of escape, I really do hope I lift again because at the moment

I am very flat and negative, no sign of escape. Reading my SA thread yesterday, July last year I was in a better state 

than I am now, THAT doesn't look good.

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.

2 hours ago, NT1100B said:

Morning all, so here I am again typing at 2am, awake on a 1 at 1am after 4 hours broken sleep. Sleep reset in

action yet again. It goes on and on and on. I was hoping after lifting yesterday that I might be lifted out of the

70 day wave, but again it's just been a short respite. This means finding a new job is still no longer possible yet.

Hey mate

 

Damn reset again. Sorry B. It’s all just part of it isn’t it. Nothing we can do. I’ve found this too that it keeps doing the sane thing over and over. But eventually as it heals it changes. Still lots of healing to do here but yes it will change for you over Time…. As we know. Time is the healer. 
 

2 hours ago, NT1100B said:

the brief spells like yesterday are good, but knowing it's almost like an illusion and

won't last, becomes more obvious every time we are knocked down again. Is it a pointless battle?

Yes not only have you been lifting in the day but the trajectory of this is upwards too! It is certainly not a pointless battle my friend. 
 

2 hours ago, NT1100B said:

The wave mind does view it as pointless, with no chance of escape, I really do hope I lift again because at the moment

I am very flat and negative, no sign of escape. Reading my SA thread yesterday, July last year I was in a better state 

than I am now, THAT doesn't look good.

Yes ignore the wave mind mate. It’s lying to you. The healing journey isn’t linear. We see BIG waves a year out you are not the only one. Your system knows how to heal and is working very hard to do this for you. You will get there even though it doesn’t feel like it!

 

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

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14 minutes ago, Chippy said:

You will get there even though it doesn’t feel like it!

 

Chippy

Thanks @Chippy for the encouragement, I need it this morning as I am very flat. Typical with the car recall coming

up, it's like sods law to be in poor condition for that. The tediousness of this healing, up slightly then knocked back,

really does get to us. Reading my thread yesterday up to July I was a lot more positive, and regular 6-7, yes on 3s 

as well but nothing as bad as this. Oh well lets see what S**t gets thrown up today. 

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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So yes, back off my walk, going back to bed was a waste of time, I didn't sleep or get settled none. So I am now

on a 0, and feeling totally crap, the statistics show I am getting worse. Yesterday was a reasonable lift but not

like the lifts last year. I cannot remember when I was last on the Motorbike, months ago I just have motivation for

nothing. I am just an empty shell. No way to live whatsoever, just a continuous nightmare.

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.

10 minutes ago, NT1100B said:

Thanks @Chippy for the encouragement, I need it this morning as I am very flat. Typical with the car recall coming

up, it's like sods law to be in poor condition for that. The tediousness of this healing, up slightly then knocked back,

really does get to us. Reading my thread yesterday up to July I was a lot more positive, and regular 6-7, yes on 3s 

as well but nothing as bad as this. Oh well lets see what S**t gets thrown up today. 

Take care,        B.

We’re all with you B. You’ve got this 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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