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mirtazapine withdrawal is cold turkey not an option?

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lesley99443
lesley99443

hi folks again....im really at a loss as what to do...i really want to stop taking these meds immediately and am thinking of not taking any more from now....could you tell me please if anyone did not suffer badly from going cold turkey....is there anyone out there that did it successfully......need some advice qucikly.....thanks for looking...

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  • Jellbellkell
    Jellbellkell lesley99443

    Posted

    Hi

    I tried my Dr's method & it made me worse!! That's how I came across this site from these wonderful ppl who saved me & they advised to take it slow.. I'm now down to 7-5mg from 45 mg I'm going to half that mid May for 4 week then stop all together.. Everyone's diff so just go off your gut instinct as I'm doing.. Stay strong hunni ❤️ Let me know how you get on xx

    • Jellbellkell
      Jellbellkell

      Posted

      Would like to add wish they did rehab to come off it quicker!! As I have 2 teens I'm a single mum & a house to run.... 😫😱 wish they'd print the warning effects before I started these horrid meds!!!!.
    • lesley99443
      lesley99443 Jellbellkell

      Posted

      thank you so much and agreed the people on here are wonderful its the best place ive found for common interest and advice and such nice people......thanks for your sound advice ...really appreciate it and go safe yourself  xx
    • lesley99443
      lesley99443 Jellbellkell

      Posted

      i hear you there should be a rehab for coming off these evil lil pills....take it easy...
  • suzie78191
    suzie78191 lesley99443

    Posted

    lesley,

    don't do it cold turkey.  try 22.5 for a week or 2 which is what i should be doing

  • david28533
    david28533 lesley99443

    Posted

    Lesley, this is my second reply. If you are not in a hurry, as in someone who is having bad side effects, etc., then stretch it out as long as it takes to be kind to yourself. The main reason that I went cold turkey was that the first time that I tried was last year, and my doc did 45 to 30 x 2 weeks, to 15 x 2 weeks, to stop. The withdrawal was so bad that my GI doctor told me to go back on it at 7.5. When a year had past, and I was having side effects due to a heart problem, I figured that if the first doc stopped at 15, then stopping at 7.5 should be easier. So without consulting my GI doc, I just stopped. 4 or 5 days later the misery started. I called my GI doc to see if there was anything that I could do to get some relief. She advised that I should go back on the 7.5, and she would set me up with a taper. I told her that I had spent a week off the stuff and was going to try to tuff it out. I literally HATE the word Mirtazapine, and promised my wife that I would never put another one in my mouth. The same wife that was up with me in the middle of the night when I was sitting in the bed crying, and couldn't stop. The choices that I made have resulted in over 8 weeks at this point, of pitiful, painful, horrible suffering. Things are much better now, but still not out of the woods yet. I'm in the good times / bad times part of the trip, which I hope is near the end. My main issues at this point are abdominal painful cramps, nausea, fatigue, and unpredictable anxiety attacks, which has shortness of breath as a main symptom. I hope that this has been at least a little bit helpful. Good luck, David
    • lesley99443
      lesley99443 david28533

      Posted

      thank you david..my main concern is the lack of sleep you might experience did this happen to you...the rest of the symptoms sound awful enough but dont think i could cope without sleep as well...regards 
    • david28533
      david28533 lesley99443

      Posted

      I am sorry to have to tell you this, but that was initially my biggest problem. Everything else was made worse by the fatigue from lack of sleep. I can't remember how long that part of it lasted befor it got better, and I have seen others who said that it wasn't that bad, but it was really tough with me. Again, I wish you luck.
    • lesley99443
      lesley99443 david28533

      Posted

      thanks David was fearing that would be the case....bummer i must say thanks for replying...wish you well
    • suzie78191
      suzie78191 david28533

      Posted

      I don't know what to do .. I took a sleeping pill.  I wish they had started me on something else ... although the Mirtz up to 15 was good for me for sleep. I don't know if I can stand trying another antidepressant ..
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