30Mg, to 15mg sleep worsening.
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As my title states, I've been on 30mg for quite sometime around 16 months, and I wanted to try going on 15mg so my doctor lowered my dose. He told me I should see an improvement in my sleep, but it won't help with my depression and anxiety as much. Which I was okay with, as I've made some fairly good progress with my depression and anxiety.
But, that leads me to why I'm posting I've only been on it for 5 days so far, but each night I'm barely getting 5 hours of sleep. I wake up, still feeling tired but I just can't fall back asleep, I toss and turn my eyes feel heavy but I just can't fall back asleep.
While on 30mg I was getting 8 to 9 hours. On 15mg I wake up, and I'm sweating randomly, my body feels disproportionate, like I close my eyes and my arms feel gigantic or small it's a hard feeling to describe, and for some reason it causes me anxiety.
I took 30mg of Mirtazapine around 3 and a half hours before bed and it worked wonders in falling asleep. But I find the 15mg acts a lot faster so I'm still trying to find the ideal time to use it. I can't see my doctor for another month as he's really busy so I can't report these changes to him at the moment, so I was hoping to know if it was normal for my sleep to worsen after lowering my dose, or if its maybe because my body isn't used to having such a low dose that it's possible these are some withdrawal symptoms?
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Jellbellkell andrew88102
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I've been on 45mg over a year & weaned myself from 30 to 15 mg.. I have the same symptoms only sleeping 4-5 hrs,, I'm guessing it's with you lowering the dose & your body's adjusting..
I'm sure ppl on here will give u good advice as they have with me when I felt at a loss..
Could u not phone your Dr If your symptoms worsen?? I would..
I'm sure you'll settle in time.. I'm trying to come off them altogether & it's the worse thing I've done !! With mirtaziphine horrid withdrawal symptoms 😱 but times a healer & it's a passing phase
pixie22 andrew88102
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keni andrew88102
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DrK andrew88102
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1) Its rather a discontinuation symptom.Taper it more slowly.
Reduce 3.75 mg at every 5th day tilll u reach 15 mg.
2) Paradoxically Mirtazepine 7.5 mg gies a better sleep than higher doses.
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Calmer andrew88102
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I wouldn't want to withdraw quite so quickly Andrew, GP's aren't always the best to advise on this rightly or wrongly). Â It seems one or two people on here are saying that the lower dose (15mg & belolw) give better sleep aid. I have only been on 15mg at any given time so I wonder if this means I have to cut by a quarter every 5 days. Â I wish you well Andrew - ring your doctor if in doubt.