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Hi guys, hope you all doing well.
Haven't posted in a long time. Had horrendous insomnia withdrawing from mirt for a good 3 months, Drs told me to stop cold turkey as no wd!! Managed to get through that very difficult period & finally started sleeping well for roughly 6wks, now insomnia seems to have returned, if I get 2hrs solid a night then that's a 'good night' but just cannot cope on that, has anyone experienced the same & any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Best wishes to all
Brandy xx
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evergreen Brandy964
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Brandy964 evergreen
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Hope you're keeping well x
evergreen Brandy964
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Calmer Brandy964
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It 'might' be protracted wd, but firstly I would try the Phenergen or something similar for sleep aid to see if you can reestablish a sleep pattern without Mirt.
I've read of many protracted wd's after cold turkey. Some have to go back to just 3.75mg and ween off at snail pace from there after a month or two. Think it may be your body/neurons craving the Mirt.
Hope you feel relief soon, nothing worse than insomnia.
Brandy964 Calmer
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I've been having magnesium baths with little results 😁
I've tried herbal sleep aids, lavender oil on my pillow, nothing seems to be helping!
Very reluctant to go back on any dose of mirt after having got through the crazy wd, Ie..stomach cramps, itching, sweats etc
I'll try a pharmacist tomorrow & see what can be recommended.
Hope you're well x
Calmer Brandy964
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It's just a matter of finding that missing link to help you sleep. Some swear by Magnesium Citrate (2 x 400 mg before bed), personally I take my magnesium in food stuffs, as I'm a firm believer in trying naturally first. Although the food stuffs are the type that dieters would try to avoid !!! coinsidence maybe but I wonder if thats why the trouble sleeping with some. Whoilemeal bread, figs, potatoes, All bran, avacado, green leafy like spinach, pumpkin seeds, nuts & seeds.
Some of the others are using magnesium flakes for a foot soak, I've not tried this, but if it works for you, then why not.
x
Brandy964 Calmer
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I try to eat as healthy as poss but will def be trying nuts & seeds, I'll keep trying with the magnesium baths. Keeping my fingers crossed that this is the last blip from mirt wd.
Thankyou so much for advice, much appreciated x
betsy0603 Brandy964
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How long this will all go on is very individual and has to do also with how high your top dose was and for how long you were on it.
It truly helps to understand this so that when you have symptoms, you can tell yourself "this is not me, it's withdrawal and it will pass."
I use magnesium glycinate, 400 mg morning and at bedtime. It is well tolerated, doesn't impact the gut negatively. Also, 2 grams of fish oil is recommended with vitamin E as well.
It may well be worth reinstating a very small amount, like 2 mg, to see if that cures your sleep situation, and then do a micro taper from there. Remeron is a brute to get off of. Depending on where you live, you might be able to get the SolTabs which disolve and so can be used to make a liquid for tapering. I know folks in the UK can get a liquid version from the pharmacy.
Brandy964 betsy0603
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Hope you're keeping well x
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