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on mirtazapine 7.5 for 8 months WANT OFF

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marion70011
marion70011

8 months is enough I want off need advice on how to do this stoppage.

I was going to do 7.5 every other day for a week or two the 7.5 every third day for a week or two and continue lengthen the amount of days I take it till I am completely off....will this work or do I do cold turkey just stopping completely day one???

From what I read nothing is easy.

Thanks

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  • bob69285
    bob69285 marion70011

    Posted

    No it is not easy. I reduced my intake slowly by cutting the pill in to smaller pieces and then making the gaps between taking wider. 4 months later I am off the drug but my sleep problems are back to normal and I have not lost the weight I put on. Sorry I cannot give you any good news
    • marion70011
      marion70011 bob69285

      Posted

      Bob

      Thank you for your input

      My 7.5 tablet is so small I don’t think i will be able to cut it for a lower dose.

      Sorry to hear the sleeping problems are still a issue and that the weight gain is not going away.

      Glad you are at least off of it....hope I will soon be too.

    • lloyd_28589
      lloyd_28589 marion70011

      Posted

      Hi Marion , hope your well ? ? I hava tablet cutter from Chemist / Pharmacy they don't cost much but are very accurate and sharp ideal for cutting into halves.. take care an best wishes Lloyd from Oz

  • kaz_52274
    kaz_52274 marion70011

    Posted

    Im tapering off from 45mg to 30mg to now 15mg ive had no problems so far hope this helps. X
  • bob69285
    bob69285 marion70011

    Posted

    I used a razor blade to cut a 15mg in to 4 pieces = 3.75 each
  • bob69285
    bob69285 marion70011

    Posted

    I cannot say I was ever anxious. My problem was and still is the ability to drop off to sleep and stay asleep for 7 hours without waking up. On a good night I manage 6 but in bits
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