Coming off Mirtazapine - extremely tired
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Hi all,
For about 8 years I was on high doses of Anafranil (225mg) and 15mg of Mirtazapine. I've been slowly reducing the amounts for over a year (!). Now I'm down to only 7.5 mg Mirtazapine. I am feeling a bit better mentally (more color in my life :-)) but am generally feeling very tired. Working full time and being a father of two little children, I am able to get about 7.5 hours of sleep per night (average), but wake up extremely tired and feel that my body needs at least 10 hours... Unfortunately, I just don't have those 10 hours... I am quite the zombie during the day and wondering if anyone else has experienced this, if this is definitely a withdrawal symptome or not? I assume that if this is part of withdawal, I should push forward and get it over with but am a bit afraid to go ahead. I remember, many years back, when I was on Mirtazapine only, that it did make me very tired. Funny that with the two drugs together I was less tired than now...
Any advice would be extremely helpful. Thanks!!!
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evergreen violet1975
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kal22 evergreen
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evergreen kal22
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So next step I planned was 1.875mg every other day for a week and then off. However, when I dropped my first dose I got terrible withdrawals; high anxiety, heart palpitations, heart pain, and restless les syndrome in every part of my body as well as crawling skin on my scalp, so I had a rethink. Some GPs will give you a liquid for tapering but I made my own and am now cutting by 0.1mg a day and I have had no WD symptoms apart from being slightly irritable.
Good luck, and don't be scared. I have tapered quite fast compared to many and it has been relatively easy. You may have to go more slowly, and that's fine. You need to find the pace that is right for you.
evergreen
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Calmer evergreen
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kal22 evergreen
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kal22 evergreen
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evergreen kal22
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kal22 evergreen
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violet1975 evergreen
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You said you made your own liquid for tapering. May I ask how you did this?
evergreen violet1975
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kaz50966 violet1975
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evergreen kaz50966
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kaz50966 evergreen
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Calmer kaz50966
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It is an incredibly strong psycotic AD though, I perservered and it was good for my insomnia which lead to anxiety.
Wishing you well, stay with us, let us know how you go on. x
kaz50966 Calmer
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evergreen kaz50966
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