100% successful remeron withdrawal!
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This is for everyone wondering about Remeron withdrawal. First off let me say stop with all these horror stories giving people false hope! I was one of them! I have withdrawal from 7 medications since August of last year, Zyprexa, Depakote, propranolol, Seroquel, Valium, Remeron, and Lamictal. I did all these myself and help of my faith, but back to remeron. I was on 15mg of Remeron for 11 years. Now it was much easier than I expected, but did have trouble with nausea, loss of appetite, insomnia, and anxiety. Now I cut the 15 to 7.5 for 2 weeks, for 5 days I had heightened anxiety, and for 2 weeks insomnia, and nausea. Now the nausea, and insomnia were easy. Zofran once a day, and Phenergan to sleep with melatonin. I’m also prescribed Klonopin so anxiety wasn’t much a problem. The best thing to do to beat insomnia, because it has been 2 months and I still kinda have it but take Benadryl at bedtime with gabapentin and melatonin. But don’t replace Remeron with another sleeping pill. Get off it with melatonin and Benadryl, and exercise. I’m only on 300mg of gabapentin, and that’s my next drug to taper off of, and I have found a way to get off that with no withdrawals. But that’s for another post. So do not listen to these stupid horror stories, I have gad, and I came off it smoothly, but you will need medication for nausea, and nothing better than Phenergan for night and Zofran for the day. I promise you, it was simple and I was on it for 11 years,2 weeks on 7.5 then jumped off. Do this on easy weeks. It’s not bad
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rossg1234 Kmj523
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All thsoe terrifying stories are the reason why i won't take it further i did try less than half of mirtazapine woke up next day completely ill for the entire day didn't like it but worse was the scary stories was hard enough to get me to take fluoxetine but seems like fluoxetine is nothing compared to mirtazapine
john94307 rossg1234
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I've been on fluoxetine for nearly 12 years. I have had minimal side effects. I take 20 mg/day. Night and day compared with mirtazapine. Mirtazapine was very hard for me to take. Caused many significant side effects, even at 7.5 mg. No longer taking it. So you are correct, fluoxetine is a walk in the park compared with mirtazapine.
Kmj523 rossg1234
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Morning_Rain Kmj523
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You should not be promising people you can assist them in getting off mirtazapine by taking a long list of various drugs you took (list below), one of them being a VERY addictive benzo - klonopin.
And that they can do it in a very short time (2weeks). They could end up in protracted withdrawal that lasts years, or kindled or hospitalized or worse.
1. Zofran
2. Phenergam
3. Benadryl
4. Melatonin
5. Gabapentin
6. Klonopin
christine15542 Morning_Rain
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My issue here is this list of drugs required to “successfully” stop using one drug namely remeron/mirtazapine can hardly be described as a success. Many patients would be unable to obtain such a pharmacy of medication in the UK from a responsible physician and more to the point, would not wish to do so. My opinion is based on 12 months of interactions with fellow suffers and assorted professionals.
Best wishes to you.
Morning_Rain christine15542
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1000% co-signed with you on this, Christine! We’re very much in alignment.
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KMJ
I think we realize your “intentions” were for the good of people. And that’s very honorable and shows your compassion because you were excited to share your positive results.
But your account & story is very much the exception, and advising others to follow your lead could result in irreverseable dier consequences for them and their families. I apologize if I seemed firm with you.
God Bless
Kmj523 Morning_Rain
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Ps I also stated don’t take sleeping pills to get off this drug, replacing this drug with another isn’t the way.
kathrina50399 Kmj523
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Kmj523 kathrina50399
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Morning_Rain Kmj523
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KMJ
First, I’m very happy for you in discontinuing mirtazapine. However, if I were you I would be a bit cautious because withdrawal can still show-up even after 4-6 mos post discontinuance, although I hope and pray that isn’t the case for you.
Otherwise, I would assume you “may be” in the lucky group who does not experience acute long lasting withdrawals.
I have been reading and researching mirtzapine and it’s withdrawals for well over 3 years. Your post is setting unreal expectations for the very large percentage of people who do indeed experience acute mirtazapine withdrawal.
Your example and recommendations for folks to do a 50% redux and hold for a couple weeks is not only reckless but could cause someone in the unlucky group to spiral into a crisis and eventual suicidal state.
Everyone is different when it comes to this drug. It is very potent and unpredictable which the medical and mental health community sadly fails to acknowledge or recognize.
Anyone contemplating or attempting to withdraw from mirtazapune should do so in an informed and very cautious harm reduction approach. This drug is no joke and has destroyed many lives.
Kmj523 Morning_Rain
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Morning_Rain Kmj523
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You wrote:
“I have withdrawal from 7 medications since August of last year, Zyprexa, Depakote, propranolol, Seroquel, Valium, Remeron, and Lamictal.
*I did all these myself*”
Then in a later post, you wrote:
“I did this under supervision.”
Which is it? 🤪
Kmj523 Morning_Rain
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Kmj523
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Morning_Rain Kmj523
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The point about mirtazapine withdrawal is a person does not know if they’re in the “unlucky group” until it’s too late if they follow reckless advice like you’re dishing out (large 50% percent drops and fast 2 wk taper time).
And the idea you’re equating mirtazapine withdrawal to having the flu in terms of how easy it is to solve, really does show me any further conversation we have is futile.
I wish you luck and really hope you continue to feel better each day. But please refrain from recommending everyone jump off mirtazapine as you had done. Because again, you may be the exception and not necessarily the rule.
Kmj523 Morning_Rain
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Morning_Rain Kmj523
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KMJ
I actually am in the midst of it (both a failed fast mirtazapine taper/reinstatement in 2015 courtesy of my inept ex-provider & now a harm reduction taper).
I also belong to several Mirtazaapine withdrawal support groups. A few are FB-based, one where I Admin, dealing solely with mirtazapine withdrawal.
We created it because there was so much suffering and such a great need for “substantive” support, not just hand holding.
So you’re not surprisingly so very wrong on so many counts.
Kmj523 Morning_Rain
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Morning_Rain
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Umm, absolutely no thank you. I’m doing great with my taper now that I know quite a bit more about mirtazapine withdrawal.
Again, I would strongly encourage you to refrain from telling people to jump off at such high percentage drops (50%) and such short taper schedule (2 weeks), and also using drugs (some addictive) to assist in such reckless taper practices.
Also, I see you are advising someone in this post that they are on a high dose of mirtzapine (30mg).
30mg is NOT a “high” dose of Mirtazapine.
This is how mirtazapine is prescribed for future reference:
- 15mg and below is prescribed for insomnia, eating disorders (anorexia, etc.)
- Above 15mg is prescribed for anxiety and/or depression
So 30mg is a normal dose for what it is prescribed for, not high.
Kmj523 Morning_Rain
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Lol 😂😂😂😂😂 7.5 is for insomnia, lower the dose, the more sedating it is😂😂😂 45mg is the max, so yes 30mg is a high does, 2nd to the highest lol, and if you want to succeed with your taper, and get off of it then get off the internet, quit reading horror stories, and fueling your fear of trying to come off of it. Please call your dr or pharmacist for accurate information, like I said you can find anything on the internet, and if the internet was based on actually real facts, then Advil will be banned.
And ps
Lewy body dementia Is what killed robin williams
Morning_Rain Kmj523
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Just like “you did all this tapering on your own” and then changed it to “it was completely supervised”.
Please refrain from telling people how to taper in such a reckless manner. I worry what may happen to those poor souls if they follow your advice.
Just try to be more open to the idea that your story and your experience is not the rule, but the exception. Thank so much.
Kmj523 Morning_Rain
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