Welcome to our community. Please fill in the following template as a way of introducing yourself, and helping others to understand your background and situation.
Where are you from (country)?
Netherlands
How did you find this forum (Google search – if so, what search terms? Via link from a forum or website – if so, what page? Other?)
Google
What is your current age, height, weight?
28,140 pounds
What specific drug did you use (finasteride, dutasteride, saw palmetto, isotretinoin/Accutane, fluoxetine, sertraline, citalopram, leuprorelin, etc…)?
Mirtazapine
What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)?
15mg
What condition was being treated with the drug?
I used it for sleep problems my gp assured me if I dont like it I could easy stop it never had any experience with psych drugs. Never was depressed.
For how long did you take the drug (weeks/months/years)?
After I want to stop it after 3 months I got very sick. I went back on it for a few months and after that I tapered it for 5 months.
How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start the drug?
27,january 2018
How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit?
28,january 2019
How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)?
Tapered off
How long into your usage did you notice the onset of side effects?
I feel like my body never accepted the mirtazapine. When I went on it I experienced brain shiver and light flashes when I would go to sleep.
What side effects did you experience that have yet to resolve since discontinuation?
I now got complete loss of personality,anhedonia,cant think,full pssd and many other symptoms.
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Sexual
[x] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive
[x] Erectile Dysfunction
[ ] Complete Impotence
[x] Loss of Morning Erections
[x] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[x] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[x] Watery Ejaculate
[x] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] Inability or Difficulty to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[ ] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility
Mental
[x] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[x] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[x] Confusion
[x] Memory Loss / Forgetfulness
[x] Stumbling over Words / Losing Train of Thought
[ ] Slurring of Speech
[x] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[ ] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[x] Severe Depression / Melancholy
[x] Suicidal Thoughts
Physical
[ ] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[ ] Testicular Pain
[ ] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[x] Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[ ] Weight Gain
[ ] Gynecomastia (male breasts)
[x ] Muscle Wastage
[x] Muscle Weakness
[ ] Joint Pain
[x ] Dry / Dark Circles under eyes
Misc
[ ] Prostate pain
[x] Persistent Fatigue / Exhaustion
[ ] Stomach Pains / Digestion Problems
[ ] Constipation / “Poo Pellets”
[x] Vision - Acuity Decrease / Blurriness
[x] Tinnitus (ringing or high pitched sound in ears)
[ ] Hearing loss
[x] Increased hair loss
[x ] Frequent urination
[ ] Lowered body temperature
[x] Other (please explain)
Hundreds of eye floaters,visual snow,after images,hyperacusis,my face Is destroyed.
I get mouth eczema I never had that.
What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug?
Nothing yet im to scared to try anything I only used fish oil.
If you have pre or post-drug blood tests, what hormonal changes have you encountered since discontinuing the drug (please post your test results in the “Blood Tests” section and link to them in your post)?
Anything not listed in the above questions you’d like to share about your experience?
Tell us your story, in your own words, about your usage and side effects experienced while on/off the drug.
Sorry but English isnt my first language.I used mirtazapine for one year. When I look back my body never accepted the drug but when I stopped it the first time after 3 months I got very sick. After I went back on it ive never been the same. Im off for 6 months now and everything keeps getting worse. It never stops. Since last month I became extreme fatigued like my eyelids are very heavy and tired and I cant keep them open. Im even to tired to talk to people this scares me so much because I cant do anything. I got 2 little boys and it breaks my heart because I cant even play with them anymore and they dont get it. I was always busy with them. My whole life is a mess now I cant do anything and im about to lose everything. Since last month I look very bad the lose skin in the face people talk about on this forum I got that also.I always looked extreme young people thought I was 18 when I was 25 but now my face is a mess. How is it possible mirtazapine caused the same problems that finasteride causes? Ive lost my complete personality. Everything that I ever liked my hobby’s and everything means nothing to me now. I also dont get stressed anymore or angry. I got no sense of time anymore. Something that happens an hour ago could happened 3 weeks ago I dont know anymore. My memory is very bad. I got to think very hard when people ask me what I did yesterday. And I got the sexual side effects also but thats nothing for me compared to the mental effects. I dont know what to do anymore. I feel and look like an elderly who is 90 years old. And what worries me the most that its progressive. My other symptoms are severe eye floaters,after images,very blurry vision,my skin turns very red and leaves marks when I touch it, my tongue is all white and I got mouth eczema. I got hair loss and my hair is very dry. I cant feel hunger anymore. I dont know what to do anymore. What are your thoughts about this? Most people on the forums who got this symptoms never get any better or they are dead. But I want to live.