Glenrowan
Member
Hi all,
So I've been on two main types of antidepressants: the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), then mirtazapine. The SSRIs were good for both depression and (social) anxiety, whereas the mirtazapine was only really effective for depression. Both have their side effects that I don't like - which I won't go into.
Anyway, I definitely tried to go completely off SSRIs before but got brain zaps and fell back into depression. So then I kept taking them again.
Sometime later I switched to mirtazapine. Now I can't remember (bad memory and I've been on them a while) but I believe I once tried to go cold turkey off these and slipped back into depression again.
So I wanted to switch to moclobemide most recently, and the doc told me to go one week without mirt then start half dose of moclobedmide and ramp up to full dose. Since I was going drug free for a week, I thought why not see if I can go drug free altogether? So it's been about 4 weeks since I've gone cold turkey. The first week was probably the worst as I felt itchy and tired (which is odd because mirt is supposed to make you drowsy). But after that, I haven't feel as depressed as I was before. I'm hoping that I'm finally "cured". But I heard sometimes it takes 6 weeks for all the drugs to get out of your system. Does anyone have any experience of trying to go antidepressant-free, and having rebound effects (depression relapses after drugs have worn off)?
TL;DR - from anyone's experience, how long does it take before rebound symptoms occur after stopping antidepressants?
So I've been on two main types of antidepressants: the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), then mirtazapine. The SSRIs were good for both depression and (social) anxiety, whereas the mirtazapine was only really effective for depression. Both have their side effects that I don't like - which I won't go into.
Anyway, I definitely tried to go completely off SSRIs before but got brain zaps and fell back into depression. So then I kept taking them again.
Sometime later I switched to mirtazapine. Now I can't remember (bad memory and I've been on them a while) but I believe I once tried to go cold turkey off these and slipped back into depression again.
So I wanted to switch to moclobemide most recently, and the doc told me to go one week without mirt then start half dose of moclobedmide and ramp up to full dose. Since I was going drug free for a week, I thought why not see if I can go drug free altogether? So it's been about 4 weeks since I've gone cold turkey. The first week was probably the worst as I felt itchy and tired (which is odd because mirt is supposed to make you drowsy). But after that, I haven't feel as depressed as I was before. I'm hoping that I'm finally "cured". But I heard sometimes it takes 6 weeks for all the drugs to get out of your system. Does anyone have any experience of trying to go antidepressant-free, and having rebound effects (depression relapses after drugs have worn off)?
TL;DR - from anyone's experience, how long does it take before rebound symptoms occur after stopping antidepressants?