7.5mg is more sedating than 30mg
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Hey all. I was on 30mg for one year due to anxiety. Last month I started tapering off because I hate how the med makes me feel. I'm currently down to 7.5mg each night and will be doing this for two-three weeks. For me, I've observed that 7.5mg is A LOT more sedative than 30mg! In the past when I took 30mg, it never really used to knock me out. Nothing too dramatic. But WOW - 7.5mg is very sedative! Within no more than 25 minutes of takung it, I fall onto the pillow, tired, and with a total lack of balance/coordination!
Why is this? I thought a smaller dose wouldn't have made me feel tired. What's your experience been like with this? Or, has 30mg been very sedating for you?
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julieheron sapphire14
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norma72045 sapphire14
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Take it at night . Take care. By the way it's not an easy drug to come of ,so I hope you have an easy ride.
sapphire14 norma72045
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norma72045 sapphire14
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Im down to 12.5mg from 45mg,and that's took me about 7mths.I have a lot of people I've spoke to on this forum,who have now come off it and have had great difficulty. I was given it for IBS 6-7yrs ago,so as Im WD the Tum pain gets worse than it was before I took it.
I'll give you one word of advice,that a lot of people on here have mentioned and that's when you start WD DONT go back up ride the storm untill it settles.And take your time.
Good luck and Take Care.
craig2828 sapphire14
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sapphire14 craig2828
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I suppose the process will be easier for some than others. I dropped to 15mg for two weeks, and am currently doing 7.5mg for two weeks. After that I will do 3.75mg for two weeks, then 3.75 for 6 days, then for 5 days, then 4, then 3, then 2, and so on until I'm off.
My doctor actually recommended that I take the process a lot slower, and by following his method it would take me about four months to come off the drug. But I don't want to wait that long. To be honest I'm so desperate to come off it because I'm very unhappy with my weight and how I feel. I created my own system that will allow me to come off it more quickly, and so far it's working okay for me.
I have not experienced any unbearable withdrawal symptoms. They've all been things I can control. I've noticed a few headaches, some tiredness, my usual junk food cravings, and feeling a tiny bit more anxious. If I experience more severe symptoms down the track I am quite willing to let them happen and push through them, because I just want to come off these drugs so bad. I think that with determination and willpower you will be able to come off this drug too. I hate the fact that I let myself become reliant on Mirt and that my body has been filled with an unnatural drug
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norma72045 sapphire14
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Calmer sapphire14
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Interesting to read your story and method of WD; glad to hear it's been ok so far. Are you using Mirt' in liquid form??
Thanks
wizard36 sapphire14
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At 7.5 it is more sedating due to the Histamine effect and had less effect on serotonin. I took my last dose 3 weeks ago
Good luck
sapphire14 wizard36
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Cheers, take care.
wizard36 sapphire14
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Yes took it really slow over six months, I was put on mirt for sleep and anxiety problems. And that was my main withdrawal symptoms plus sore tum but not to bad. Every one is different and I no people who just stopped with no problem. It really helped me out of a bad place but felt it was the right time to come off it.
I used melatonin and Phenergan when I couldn't sleep. And calms to help my anxiety.
Hope this helps
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