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Mirtazapine low dose for lifetime

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Rish000
Rish000

Hi All

I had the sinus surgery and I was suffering from head pressure for 4 years. It started affecting my sleep and my doctor prescribed me antidepressants. I started feeling well. I tapered the medicines and could not sleep for a month. As a result, I went back on antidepressants escitalopram (10 mg), klonopin (0.5mg) and mirtazapine (7.5 mg) in may 2015. Last year I tapered off escitalopram and klonopin completely. This year I reduced the mirtazapine dosage from 7.5 to 3.75 mg and life has been hell since then. My doctor advised me to take 11.25 mg for a while but it isn't helping either. My head pressure has returned. I can't sleep for more than 4 hours. Can't concentrate on my work. It has already been 2 months I didn't sleep properly. Decreased amount of sleep is causing anxiety and I m unable to enjoy my life.

I want to start taking another drugs along with mirtazapine and taper them out. Then I want to continue on 7.5mg mirtazapine for rest of my life. I m just 26. What do you guys think?

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  • sarah24378
    sarah24378 Rish000

    Posted

    So you have withdrawn from mirt before and this did not happen you just could not sleep ?

    Not sure if I read it right ?

    • Rish000
      Rish000 sarah24378

      Posted

      I started taking AD pills in 2012 and Mirtazapine was not there. I stopped taking them in 2015 and coudn't sleep for a month. Then I started taking Mirth and other AD from may 2015. I started doing really great in my life and successfully tapered other AD medications except Mirt. This year I decided to taper Mirt.One week after I reduced the Mirtazapine dosage from 7.5 to 3.75 mg I couldn't sleep the whole night. Then I was unable to function properly in the office which further incresed my anxiety. It has been 2 months now and I haven't slept properly. I was the brightest performer in office but now I am unable to do even basic things in the office. Don't know how long I am gonna live this hopeless life. 

    • john55349
      john55349 Rish000

      Posted

      Why are you tapering the mirt if it's helping you?  It's causes unsatiable hunger and water retention in me, but I'm willing to deal with that because it's helping me along with other AD.

    • Rish000
      Rish000 john55349

      Posted

      I forgot to mention that after a sleepless night my doctor increased my dose from 3.75 mg to 11.25 mg but that's not helping either.

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