Posted by Maritza on January 3, 2009, at 0:00:09
In reply to Re: mirtazapine/remeron updates?, posted by AnitaDean on January 2, 2009, at 23:10:44
Hi I want share a very scary situation that happened to me this evening to hopefully prevent the same from happening to anyone else. I have an old prescription fo Tylenol #4 that I take once in a long while for back and neck pain. I had major surgery on my c-spine 2 years ago and was given this prescription. Recently I was given a prescription for Sporonox (Itraconazole) to treat a yeast infection. I beleive I have this yeast infection becuse Mirtazipine blocks stomach acid secretion, changing the ph of the stomach and intestines. So I began this new medication today. It slows the liver's abilityt o metabolize certain drugs, such as mertazipine, thereby increasing their clearance time. So tonight I took my dose of Mirtazipine (7.5mh). Then I had a cigarette. (Yes I smoke). Within minutes I developed severe, crushing mid-sternal chest pain and began panting for air. I felt extremely hot and began breaking a sweat. I also felt dizzy and light headed. This continued for about 10 minutes. i feel about normal now, but I debated on calling 911. Maybe I should have. What I think happened based on info I just read on Drugs.com, is that the Sporonox increased the concentration of Mirtazipine in my system and the Tlenol & Codeine mix resulted in CNS and respiratory depression. Add smoking to this-- and I'm lucky to be here sharing this. I feel like Mirtazipine is going to kill me somehow. My pharmacist and doctor know all of my prescriptions, yet, I really think that if i had taken the Tylenol/ codeine any closer to when I took the mirtazipine, I probably would be in the hospital right now (or God forbid worse). This is no joke. I took the Tylenol/codeine at 11:00 am and mirtazipine at 9:30 pm. Please check all of your prescriptions at Drugs.com or another PDR type resource. Benzos or narcotics and mirtazipine put you at a high risk for a heart attack from CNS/ respiratory depression.
Maritza
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