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MIrtazipine withdrawel. I have been suffering insomnia for months. Will it end

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llorc
llorc

I have read old posts on this subject and am wondering whether the problems people had were resolved and how long it tool

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  • toria_07298
    toria_07298 llorc

    Posted

    i recovered 😃 x

    • llorc
      llorc toria_07298

      Posted

      PLEASE please tell me how long you had insomnia Did it improve slowly over how long a time Mine is getting worse It started as soon as I went up from 15 mg to 30 After 7 weeks I went down to 15 and then down to 7.5 I took the last pill 6 weeks ago I am desperate Any help much appreciated I have no life and I am so frightened I am an elderely woman DOCTORS deny this can be result of MIRT but I never had insomnia in my life I feel it must have caused brain damage Sorry to bother you with long mail

    • toria_07298
      toria_07298 llorc

      Posted

      aw dont say sorry i dont mind at all, ive taken mirtazapine 3 times, twice for a few years and once short term, the insomnia rectified each time, your brain just needs to reach that point, have you ever tried epsom salts in a bath? x

    • llorc
      llorc toria_07298

      Posted

      thanks so much TODAY IN DESPAIRI AM NOT COPING SO FRIGHTEN D CI C ANT BELIEVE YOU HAVE TAKEN THE TROUBLE TO RESPOND . Could you say how long the insomnia lasted

    • toria_07298
      toria_07298

      Posted

      hi, it was 5 months before i fully recovered x

    • llorc
      llorc toria_07298

      Posted

      Hi Toria and TAC I am being a pest I know but you and Tac are the only people who have given me honest information. the doctor who prescribed the MIRT after I experienced a tragic family event says that it is impossible that MIRT has caused this awful insomnia. I have had no understanding and no solutions from the medical profession.

      I guess I just have to live with it and the anxiety it causes. I will try epsom salts and lavander oil Did either of you use sleeping pills I havnt found melatonin helpful.

    • tac
      tac llorc

      Posted

      i did not try sleeping pills as the dose of the melatonin 7 half mg was originally s pecifically fir sleep and i did not want to go that route again seems like yours was just fir anxiety and it seems because of lack of sleep as was so in my case you r of course anxxious it is a vicious circle which i can relate to!! my suggestion to u is maybe to try another dr i am not a dr and would hate to give u incorrect info can only talk from my experience please try get professional help maybe from different therapist sleep deprivation is awful good luck

    • toria_07298
      toria_07298 llorc

      Posted

      your brain just needs to get back to base and your sleep will improve x

  • tac
    tac llorc

    Posted

    mine took bout 4 months after i stopped takeng mirt awful withdrawels ut now i am sleeping not as deep as when on drug but am sleeping hang n there it foes get better

    • llorc
      llorc tac

      Posted

      thank you so very much for your replyWas it 4 months before you saw any improvement or 4 months before you were back to normal Also how long were you on MIRT and what dose

      thanks so much again

    • tac
      tac llorc

      Posted

      i was on for 4 years on 7 half mg for sleep it helped for bout 4 years then stopped helping so i decided to wean off my dr did not want me too but i had had enough i cut the pill every week till i was not taking anything it was hell i had very bad withdrawels for bout four months after that time it SLOWLY began to improve but i perservered i took 1 mg of melatonin to help me sleep for a while the stopped i walked every day drank tons if water had epsom salt baths at night drank camomile and sleepytime tea at night rubbed lavendar oil on my feet and eventually it got out of my system hope this helped u got this! stay strong sending healing thoughts your way

  • llorc
    llorc

    Posted

    Did you use any medication to help with the insomnia

  • llorc
    llorc

    Posted

    dear TORIA and TAC THANKYOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR KIND RESPONSES. THEY ARE VERY HELPFUL.IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU SUFFERED A LONG TIME BEING AWAKE FOR MOST OR ALL OF THE NIGHT IS SO HARDI AM SUFFERING FROM FEAR AND ANXIETY THAT IT WILL NOT END I ONLY QUIT MIRT 6 WEEKS AGO I WAS ON IT FOR 13 WEEKS BETWEEN mainly 15 and 30 mgm for anxiety but it caused sleep issues after I WENT TO 30 I WAS GIVEN IT FOR ANXIETY! NEVER HAD SLEEP PROBLEMS BEFORE AS I WAS NOT ON THE MED FOR LONG I COULDNT UNDERSTAND SUCH WITHDRAWEL PROBLEMS

    • tac
      tac llorc

      Posted

      maybe melatonin would help while u having wihdrawels speak t o your dr first

    • toria_07298
      toria_07298 llorc

      Posted

      it will rectify i promise and you can always message me if you need to talk x

    • llorc
      llorc toria_07298

      Posted

      THATS REALLY KIND ARE YOU IN THE UK OR USA

      THANK YOU

    • llorc
      llorc tac

      Posted

      I have tried melatonin it didnt seem to help but I will try again

      THANKS so much for taking the trouble to communicate I am reasured that it will endI will have to toughen up and deal with it I was totally unaware of withdrawel symptoms from antidepressants

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