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Mirt withdraw advice please

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angela87295
angela87295

Hi group

Advice if u can please, been on mirt 8 mnth, 15 for 3 mnth an 30 for 5,

Seen my pdoc last week to reduce, he said alternate 30-15-30-15 for a week so I'm on 15, I'm so anxious of withdrawals , please help, has anybody done it this way? So scared, this damn pill .....

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  • Calmer
    Calmer angela87295

    Posted

    Angela Hi, do listen to Pixie, there is lots of advice on this forum if you look for it regarding wd.  But in a nutshell, to withdraw 10% every 3 or 4 weeks OR WHEN YOU FEEL STABLE OR BALANCED again (yes that important), youu can stay on each lowered dose for as long as necessary.

    There is no rush but to wd too quick could totally undermine your confidence and health.  The manufacturers of this don't tell you this on the leaflet, and doctors (we seem to agree on this forum) don't know very much regarding how to wd unfortunately for everyone's mental health!!

    Sorry to sound harsh, but ... feeling strong about it really.

    Wishing you well.

    • angela87295
      angela87295 Calmer

      Posted

      Thankyou for ur reply Calmer much appreciated, it's always good to get a different opinion isn't it, cos we r the ones who know, not the docs unfortunately, r u still on mirt too? Thanks for ur advice Hun

      Best wishes to you xx

  • Becky110709
    Becky110709 angela87295

    Posted

    Hey, I recently reduced my dose from 30mg to 15mg. I was on 15mg for 2 years before I slowly withdrew from it over the space of a year.

    (I did this by going from taking it every night to every other night for a month, then every 3 nights for 3 months, then every 4 nights for 4 months) then I stopped completely. I had no withdrawal symptoms at all reducing the dose, until I stopped completely, then I developed itchy skin for about 3 weeks. I'm telling you this because a lot of people withdraw by reducing the dose (from 15, to 12, to 7 etc) but this is just another way to think about doing it :-)

    Anyway about 3 months later my depression came back. I was on 15mg for 2 months then upped the dose to 30mg. I was on that for 6 months & decided that I wanted to reduce the dose because I was constantly exhausted!

    So I went to the doctor who at first told me to just start taking the 15mg again, then when I told her I still had loads of 30mg pills left, she told me to alternate for a week & then take 15mg only.

    When I got home, I decided to just take the 15mg instead of alternating- I didn't see the point in playing around with the doses, confusing my body. And I figured that if I had a hard time, Then I could alternate the doses.

    Like you, I searched for people's experiences at reducing from 30mg to 15mg- I couldn't really find much & the stuff that I did find was pretty off putting.

    I'm glad to say that I haven't had any withdrawal symptoms at all. I still have an appetite & I can still sleep. I sort of tortured myself because I've been waiting for the bad side effects but they haven't come. I've read that sometimes withdrawal can be delayed, but it's been 4 weeks today since I've been taking 15mg again so I'm hoping that I'm past it- you never know though.

    Some people say that it's best to take it slowly & others say that going from 30mg to 15mg is easy and that it's going from smaller doses to minute doses which are the most difficult.

    My suggestion to you is that you just start taking the 15mg and then if you can't handle that start alternating. Make sure you speak to your doctor because they'll know best and make sure you do what's best for you!

    Sorry for my long answer, but I hope it answers all of your questions.

    Hope however you decide to do it that it's easy for you!

    Lots of love x

    • angela87295
      angela87295 Becky110709

      Posted

      Hi Becky

      Thanks so much for ur reply it's a massive help, yeh my doc said to alternate for a wk then stay on 15, an just so scared of gettin any withdrawals , sounds daft eh, it's good to hear u had no withdrawals, fills me with confidence, I should ov reduced by now 😡 I beat myself up all the time too, stupid pill, thankyou so much an please stay in touch, I'm just afraid of takin the first step but can't stay like this forever, big hug to u xx

  • Nettie1705
    Nettie1705 angela87295

    Posted

    Hi all,

    yes I agree withdrawing of Mirtz is really hard and horrible.  I went great for the first week, but now I'm into week 3-4 and I feel really sh*tty, the itchies are driving me crazy and insomina, spinning head and neasua and stomach cramps, diarrohea etc, it feels like all the hold depression/anxiety symptoms again which I haven't had for years.  I have lots 4.5 kilos though in 3 weeks probably because most of my food is going straight through me and I'm eating alot less, mirtz definitely made me constantly hungry, so the weight loss is my main motivation factor to keep going, but gees it's hard, I'm seeing my pdoctor tomorrow again to try and get some advice on what to do, i'm not working at the moment, but I wouldn't be able to, just looking after myself and my son 50% of the time is hard enough for me.  I never realised how hard this drug is to get off, i am seriously thinking about going back on it just so I feel well again, but then i'll get fatter again grrrr!!!!  cheers nettie in Aussie.

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