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Remeron and Lexotanil

I had a misfortunate issue , i thought that i had a problem with my anus sphincter because once i inserted a huge "toy" inside of it and i saw a  hemoroid which i got there after one year, i thought that it was a result from my action.

Well long story short i became very anxious because i logged on the internet  and red on proctological
sicknesses that you can get , and i became obsessed that i had damaged my sphincter,and i could not sleep for like 5-6 days , i thought that my sphincter was permenatly damaged and that i would feel it for the rest of my life and i would not be able to sleep.So i do this mistake . First i arrange an appointment with a psychiatrist , and THEN with a proctologist surger,because i thought that i had done permanent damage without first checking it with a surger proctologist.So i go the psychiatrist and he prescribes me Remeron antidepressant because i had insomnia due to my thoughts that my anus is damaged.

He didn't warn me about not to stop abruptly and he told me that i would take it for 1 week to 1 month and then "we will see".Also no mentioning about side effects.The result was me taking it for 2 days and being dizzy as hell, i took 30 mg x 2 days, i went to the Proctologist  after  and with certain examinations he told me that my anus is not damaged at all.Then my mind stopped being anxious and i thought that this nightmare has stopped.

So i thought " ok i am healthy i will sleep by my self today" and stopped remeron , after like 1.5 day i started having withdrawal symptoms , tachycardia,increased sensitivity to skin,blurred vision ,my muscles were like **** ,small tremor ,imbalance and feeling my head  abit .

I contacted the pdoc and he was like "there is no possibility that it's from Remeron" , a freaking lie , i stopped contact with him because i would probably kick his *** if i see him live again.


I contact another psychiatrist because i wanted advice on how to stop the remeron withdrawal and tell him the story and she was like "these symptoms are not from Remeron but it is because of your thinking and your anxiety, " she was so convincing that i almost believed her, my father was there with me and because i was whining that i could not sleep good enough he asked her that i needed something for sleep , and she gave me Lexotanil pills 6 mg , and she gave me the following program for 1 week,

6/6/6/3/3/1.5/1.5 miligrams for 1  week and then stop.


When i stopped my withdrawal symptoms from Remeron got worsened , i mean like all of them , my insomnia, blurred vision,increased sensitivity to Skin , tireness ,only tachycardia got a bit better, i feel all my head all the time.

So now i am living a nightmare , all my withdrawal symptoms are there and they don't go away by time ,

I am 23 years old and i am very sad because of one obsession that i had i first went to a pdoc instead of a normal doc. It was such a fatal mistake , i can't work, i can't focus good enough , i can't have a normal life , i can't sleep normally.

Is there anyone here that has been through these meds and got through them and can live without them normally ?


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I guess i have to try it at some point to see if it will help relieving withdrawal symptoms !
By the way , where can i find a "addiction specialist " :P
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711224 tn?1344771687
Hi Charos!
I really think you should see an addiction specialist or the dr that you are used to seeing, explain her/him what you are feeling and go from there. Unfortunately, we are all different, especially when AD's are concerned~ some will have no effect some will have only side effects... and concerning a tapering plan, that is really something personal, what I mean is it's about how comfortable you feel with the tapering. 30 mg is the "normal" dose for remeron, you start at 15mg and if there's no major side effect, most dr's would raise you to 30mg.
Hang in there. sophie.
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Hey Sophie these withdrawal symptoms were because i stopped remeron abruptly without tapering and because i took 2 x 30 mg doses . For example if i had taken 2 x 15 mg then perhaps i would have no withdrawal symptoms.

Can you please tell me on how long have you been on remeron med ? How many months and what were your starting -mid-tapering doses? I am interested to find out because i am thinking to start Remeron again and taper it slowly to see if my withdrawals will get better.
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711224 tn?1344771687
Wow, I never had that kinda side effects with remeron, I took it for months and stopped it coz of eight gain with a VERY small taper, 2 weeks or so and then I was done, no wd's, nothing, just difficulty to sleep but that's not new to me...
Please go to see a dr and talk about it.
Best of luck to you. sophie.
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I have no experience with these drugs but would strongly suggest you go see a general practitioner.  He will certainly help you get back on track.

Good luck~
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