Aged 46. Is it perimenopause?

The Mirtazapine forum has lots of helpful tips om withdrawing from Mirt. Deminhydrinate, the tablets they give for motion sickness helps with nausea. Drink lots of Chamomile tea or make a tea with a mixture of Fennel, Cumin, Chamomile, Lemon Balm and Pepper Mint. Be careful with what you eat. You might not have much appetite anyway. If nothing helps and it gets worse, you might have to reinstate the last dose of your Mirt. like I did.

Thanks for the advice. Are you still on the low dose. I was on 15 then 7.5 now nothing x

I went way slower than that. I am now taking .95 mg, which might seem like a ridiculously small dose, but it does make a difference for me. Next i am going to make a liquid suspension of Mirt and reduce it .1 ml at a time. May be every month.

I'm on 3.75 don't know if it's doing anything for me but I can't handle the other AD's I've tried.

I had that queasy all the time worse cooking or being in the vicinity of food. It was worse than when I was pregnant.

Extra strong mints, I always wondered why little old ladies always had them in their bags to offer lol.

I thought it was the action of sucking something and as I hated peppermints I tried a few other boiled sweets but peppermint worked best for me.

What hrt are you on?

Hi Chris,

Oestrogel and Utrogestan they are bio identical. I do get a monthly bleed again on it but that's a small price to pay.

Hi zigange

Please can I ask what you did to combat the dizzies, was it HRT?

Thanks. Donna x

Hi Donna,

Yes the HRT has made the dizziness better, it worked quite quick for it within 2 weeks but returned along with nausea and yuk taste in my mouth for about 2 weeks at 6 to 8 weeks in.

I almost stopped taking it at that point because I for a few days I was back to a place that was how sick and horrible I felt in peri, the fact that libido and depression/anxiety had got so much better plus the fact the doctor had told me maximum benefits may not be felt until three months kept me going.

I then had a week or so where things would come but be gone again quite quickly like they did when I was early peri.

By ten weeks I wasn't having anything the taste went away I had that so long I didn't think I'd ever be free of it.

Now at 4 months in I can still say I feel better today than I did yesterday but the bad day is nothing and would have been a good day 5 months ago (if you see what I mean).

I do still have sleep problems but i have had more better nights than previously, I have a painful shoulder that hasn't gone away other aches have though.

Thank you so much for your reply. I had a really bad day yesterday, I honestly thought I was dying. I suffer horrendously from heavy bleeding (query endometriosis and adenomyosis) so I thought it was the loss contributing to the dizzies. I had to buy liquid iron yesterday and I'd ran out of B12, that'll teach me to become complacent about stocking up on my vitamins lol. I still feel weak and woozy today but hopefully the iron will kick in soon. Thanks again x

Thanks zig im trying to get livial at docs but on ads at moment

Where do you find ginger tea?

Hi Kathy,

I made it, peel and finely slice a couple of inches then simmer in a pint or so if water for 5 min.

I used to do a couple of pints and put the rest in the fridge and drink it cold too. I found it a bit hot until I got used to it but then started making it stronger and stronger. I really love the throat sting it does now.

I also found a good quality ginger cordial which does the same I still drink that regularly.

You can add a little sugar if you like (no milk obviously).