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Coming off mirtazapine/Remeron

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taylor32016
taylor32016

hey everyone

i have severe health anxiety, general anxiety and panic disorder.

I am on mirtazapine, seroquel and zoloft. I am tapering off mirtazapine as I have gained so much weight.

I have two doctors (in the same practice), one of them wanted me to stay on mirtazapine and the other wants me off it so I'm torn.

I've been on 45mg mirtazapine for over a year.

my doc has told me to do the following plan:

30mg for 2 weeks

15mg for 2 weeks

7.5mg for 2 weeks

then stop.

I'm so scared I'm gonna die from withdrawals. I'm day 2 going from 45mg to 30mg. I've been super anxious. and have physical symptoms (they're my anxiety/panic symptoms)

I think I'll be ok once I know that withdrawals won't actually kill me.

people have told me that I'm tapering too fast and I am worried if I see my doc he won't suggest a slower way of getting off of it. I'm worried I'm tapering too fast and it's gonna kill me.

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  • sasical72
    sasical72 taylor32016

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    Hello,

    I would tapper as slow as you possibly can, not because it will kill you otherwise, simply because it will minimize withdrawal symptoms x

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