Posted by Darryl Sanford on May 7, 2004, at 19:07:51
I took mirtazapine from April 2003 until November, a period of about 7 months. It seemed to help the odd physical sensations I was having that were attributed to depression, but also gave me bizarre dreams that seemed as bad. I just decided to stop after 7 months, and did that by cutting down to half a dose for a couple of weeks, then stopping entirely. I didn't have withdrawal effects as far as I could tell.
The odd sensations never entirely left (things like burning in the chest and wrists) but I've learned to live with them. Taking psychoactive medicines distrubs me because I keep monitoring my thoughts and wondering "is this me or just the medicine." Does anyone else have this aversion to taking medicine? Does anyone just eventually get well without taking something?
Darryl
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