Getting ready to wean off Mirtazapine via CITA medthod. Any supplements or vitamins to help?
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I am trying to be as prepared as possible to come off this drug. Have tried 2 other times unsuccessfully and am now ready to try the CITA method. Are there any supplements or vitamins that may help the withdrawal process? I have been on 7.5 for about 4 years. I also am on ativan (1mg 3x day) and want to get off them next.
Thanks for any help
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kathy56977
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1980 kathy56977
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I'm on 7.5mg too and also tried to come off it twice so I'm with you here! Cod liver oil and magnesium citrate were on my list and I believe they helped, although I stopped abruptly which is always the worst idea. Please keep us posted how're doing. Emanuel on this forum was trying the cita protocol but he's not posted in a long time, I wonder how he got on. Good luck!
kathy56977 1980
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London_ridge kathy56977
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kathy56977 London_ridge
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MillMoll kathy56977
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When I came of Mirt, I supplemented with magnesium oil spray, oral vit D3 spray, chromium( I read that chromium is depleted by Mirt) omega 3 krill oil, L.tryptophan and B vitamins. I would consider a good quality calcium plus vit k too. I just researched what vitamins and minerals Mirt depletes and took it from there. The magnesium is fantastic, does need balancing with calcium/vit k.
Good luck.
kathy56977 MillMoll
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Thanks for replying. I greatly appreciate any and all help and hope someone comes along who has come out the other side and is doing well!!! How did YOU come off of it?
MillMoll kathy56977
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Sorry for late reply. I would recommend you look at the Patrick Holford website (optimum health) he gives advice on optimum levels of vitamins. It does require some research. The B vits I take are a Homocysteine Modulator blend by Solgar.
I also eat lots of mackerel and salmon and avocados, anything considered to be brain food.
I came off Mirt cold turkey, I was on 45mg, I staggered my dies over a week or so but essentially I just stopped dead. It was a rash decision really, the withdrawal was horrendous. I still suffer insomnia almost 6 later. I will never take a medication like Mirt again. Thankfully the magnesium and vit d3 are maintaining my mood, I don't know how but they are. Good luck.
Nessie91 kathy56977
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hope 2015 is a better year for all of us.