Does anybody self-medicate with Citalopram or Mirtazapine?

[AverageJoe]

If so chuck me a pm. x :h

[Bruunhilde]

Does anybody self-medicate with Citalopram or Mirtazapine?

No, have you?

[AverageJoe]

Does anybody self-medicate with Citalopram or Mirtazapine?

In the past.. before working up the nerve to speak to my doctor

People have been kind enough to donate stuff to me, just wanted to return the favour if anybodies currently spending money on these meds! Have spare

[Guest]

Does anybody self-medicate with Citalopram or Mirtazapine?

I thought trading meds wasn't encouraged on the forum?

[AverageJoe]

Does anybody self-medicate with Citalopram or Mirtazapine?

Just trying to save someone some money very specific meds for a very specific situation! Otherwise they'd just be going in the bin - wasteful!

[Bruunhilde]

Does anybody self-medicate with Citalopram or Mirtazapine?

Not just wasteful, but bad for the environment. Joe, if no one takes you up on it, I think you might be able to find a central repository for them so they don't end up in landfills and in the drinking water.

[Guitarista]

Does anybody self-medicate with Citalopram or Mirtazapine?

Reported George.

No ads here please.

[neophyte]

Does anybody self-medicate with Citalopram or Mirtazapine?

hi joe

i haven't self medicated with citalopram. but i have self medicated with mirtazapine was also taking zoloft another SSRI. my results were quite good, my GAD almost vanished once the 7th day mark hit on mirtazapine. At the time i was taking 15mg mirtzapine nad 50g zoloft. both baby doses

i didnt want to sit around and tweek my brain chemistry on my own so i went to a psychiatrist. he actually said that adding in mirtazapine was a good idea and gave me a script of my own.

i now take 150mg of effexor and 30mg of mirtazapine. still early days with the effexor, but the mirtazapine works wonders with effexor as well

effexor + mirtazapine and ssris + mirtazapine are known as two of the heroic combos. Heroic combos | Psycho-Babble

mirtazapine features several times in the combos, perhaps there is something special about it

[Wilson1]

Wow, this sounds great. Add in some Baclofen and take 5 scripts a day, several times per day, and you might be cured of something. Incredible that no ONE person will stand up against this illogical and harmful post. Can any of you imagine someone literally suggesting this 5 medicine combo and not being called out for it?

One thing that we all have to try and understand is that the same person is having a conversation with himself using different avatar names -on a public forum. Many of you just quite simply don't have the information that I do to know what I am saying is true. This is very sad to read this type of misinformation on our forum.

[neophyte]

why bring up this old post?

who said 5 scripst a day? the drugs hes referring to are anti depresants, completely different mechanism to baclofen, theres no harm in combining them especially an SSRI

like i said, he should just go see a psychiatrist, he was fine with me taking baclofen plus my other meds, all i take now is lexapro and baclofen

[Wilson1]

why bring up this old post?

who said 5 scripst a day? the drugs hes referring to are anti depresants, completely different mechanism to baclofen, theres no harm in combining them especially an SSRI

like i said, he should just go see a psychiatrist, he was fine with me taking baclofen plus my other meds, all i take now is lexapro and baclofen

Well NEO, looks like you grew some 'things' over night. I was hoping to draw your attention to this madness.

[Umpalumpa]

why bring up this old post?

who said 5 scripst a day? the drugs hes referring to are anti depresants, completely different mechanism to baclofen, theres no harm in combining them especially an SSRI

like i said, he should just go see a psychiatrist, he was fine with me taking baclofen plus my other meds, all i take now is lexapro and baclofen

Hi Neophyte

Can you say why leexapro? I haven't heard of it before. How dos it differ from other SSRi's and Mirtazapine?

[neophyte]

um i dont understand your post, what madness, and what growth do you speak of lol

umpa, Escitalopram i.e. lexapro is different from other ssris, all ssris are different, there is a common misconception that all they do is block the serotonin reuptake transporter SERT, leading to more serotonin in the post synaptic cleft leading to a mood boost. they do indeed all do this, however each SSRI has different pharmacological profiles, take zoloft for example, its normally branded as an SSRI but really it called also be called a dopamine reuptake inhibitor. many bind to serotonin subtype receptors giving different effects. SSRIs are some of the safest anti depresants to take, and you should try a few before going on say an SNRI.

mirtazapine is in a call of its own, it doesnt prevent the reuptake of any of the monoamines but binds to a bunch of different serotonin receptors, its often combined with ssris and other anti depresants that work on a different mechanism of action because it has synergistic effects, this is based on the book stahl's essential psychopharmacology. he came up with the so called heroic combos that when combining meds there are synergistic effects, you will see mirtazapine as often used as a combination.

reason why i wanted to use mirtazapine in the first place is that i read a few anecdotal reports that SSRIs can cause alcoholism, i became an alcoholic when i was on zoloft, before that i never had a problem with alcohol, that said i wasn't working in an office which lead to me having high stress and i found solace in alcohol. so whats to blame? mirtazapine also binds strongly to histamine receptors so its great for sleep, i had problems with insomnia so it made sense at the time. it lead to weight gain and made me feel like a zombie, i had no emotions so i stopped taking it.

Lexapro itself is a more "pure" SSRI, it blocks SERT, binds to a few serotonin subtypes and thats about it, doesnt effect noradrenaline or dopamine, this one works well for me, i only take a small dose now 5mg, when people usually start on 10 mg

[idefineme]

interesting way to start up a 2+ year old thread. Seems rather desperate. Whatever.

@Neophyte, sounds like you've found what works for YOU, which is more than most people can hope for. Keep up the great work, and please keep coming back to inspire others searching for their own individual plan, whatever it may be.

[Umpalumpa]

lol

Thanks @Neophyte. That helps. I had heard about SSRIs increasing the risk of alcoholism so was reluctant to use them in alcoholism. I'll look into it and maybe get a a prescription. One side effect of some of these is hair loss, unfortunately, except for Effexor/Venlafaxine.