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Coming off mirtazapine

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gill50535
gill50535

I'm on day 5 since i took my last dose (7.5mg) of mirtazapine. I have gradually begun to feel a bit rubbish but nothing worse than a mild flu feeling so far. This may of course change. But one bonus is I've lost 4lb of the 21lb i put on during the 6 months i was on mirt. So yay!!! I will keep this post updated with withdrawal progress. But surviving so far. ❤️

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  • Calmer
    Calmer gill50535

    Posted

    Hi Gill

    It might be worth me mentioning that wd kicks in between 2 to 3 weeks and that jumping off at 7.5 is quite high (see David's reply).  Folk on here, as you can see from other discussions, recommend weaning off over quite a few months from 7.5.

    Anyway, we are all different, but if you were unlucky, and I'm praying you are not, and feel quite ill bear in mind the option of going back to 7.5 and weaning very very slowly.

    Wishing you a safe and happy decent, and wonderful SLEEP! x

     

    • gill50535
      gill50535 Calmer

      Posted

      thank you calmer, there are so many peoples journeys on here and i have read quite a few of them and you are right they all say wean off very slowly, but a lot i have read have weaned off really slowly and still suffered withdrawal after, i just think that if you're going to feel ill anyway i might as well just get it out of the way, also most of the people who seem to suffer really badly are those that have been taking it for years..i only took it for 6 months so i'm hoping to escape the horridness.. i have 2 friends that both came off MT after 6 months and just stopped dead from 30mg,one only got a headache for 4 days and the other just felt like he had flu for a week straight after stopping, no delayed withdrawal in either of them.. but everyone is different so i can't do anymore than see what happens. but i won't go back on it no matter how bad i feel i will just ride it out cos taking it again means i'm only delaying the withdrawal anyway.. i know it sounds stubourn, but i guess i'm just hoping i don't suffer and wont need to go back to it.. but i'll never say never just in case..and thank you i hope my decent is a smooth one..xx
  • Calmer
    Calmer gill50535

    Posted

    I hope all goes well, it would be great if you could keep us posted past the 3 to 4 week mark especially, it's not very often we get to hear the good stuff !!  I suppose only the people who are suffering the worst wd are on this forum.

    Wishing you well x

    • gill50535
      gill50535 Calmer

      Posted

      that's it, if you feel fine why post about, where as feeling bad means you look for the support. it would be nice to read some positive stuff too.. no wonder people are scared to come if when all they read are horror story's and warnings.. so yeah, i'll keep this post updated for the next few weeks. as of today though i feel so much better than yesterday.. so i'm hooing the withdrawal has peaked, but we'll see.. xx
  • susansasha
    susansasha gill50535

    Posted

    Is it definitely a withdrawal symptom? My doc said can take six weeks to normalise. Have u slept at all? X
    • david28533
      david28533 susansasha

      Posted

      Susan, you can tell your doctor that I was at 6 weeks 6 weeks ago, now starting 13. Nobody has a clue. It is what it is, and it takes what it takes, everyone's body is different and any guess is just that, a guess. If you tell someone a certain time, and then they still feel bad when that time has come and gone, it just adds anxiety to a situation that already has too much. Just my opinion. Godspeed to you all! David
    • gill50535
      gill50535 david28533

      Posted

      i agree david, my 2 friends only felt ill after stopping for a few days others on here have been weeks and weeks, but it's down to your own body, how long you have been on it etc... you just have to go with it and hope for the best.. dr's don't seem to have any clue about side effects, withdrawal i'm sure they all just make it up as they go along, but to answer your question susansasha i'm sleeping just fine, in fact i'm sleeping better now than i did on MT. but i never had an issue with sleep in the first place. xx
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