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Thinking of coming off

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aaron41050
aaron41050

so iv been on venlafaxine and mirtazapine for 6 months now, currently on 150mg ven and 22.5mg of mirt, i saw some hope on 15mg of mirt but iv had little relief on 22.5mg should i drop back down to 15mg or come off the 2 drugs completely advice would be apprexiated

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  • sarah24378
    sarah24378 aaron41050

    Posted

    both are pretty hard to get off

    i am on both. 150mg of ven and 2.2 mg of mirt as been tapering of 45 for20 months.

    i would tread carefully. maybe drop to 15 and wait a couple of weeks.

    • aaron41050
      aaron41050 sarah24378

      Posted

      How do you mean hard to come off ? just curious as to what i can expect should i come off them or at least one of them

  • sandra01796
    sandra01796 aaron41050

    Posted

    Maybe give the increase a few more weeks and decide from there. If you see no improvement, you might want to consider a change in medication. It's worth giving it a try, I think.

    I'm afraid it sometimes takes a while to find the right one.

    • aaron41050
      aaron41050 sandra01796

      Posted

      doctor is taking me off mirtazapine keeping me on venlafaxine focusing on one medication instead of 2

    • sarah24378
      sarah24378 aaron41050

      Posted

      nasty withdrawal for some. i have had to taper from 45 to 2.2 over 20 months to be able to function. some people are fine but many have to slow taper.

  • sandra01796
    sandra01796 aaron41050

    Posted

    Yes, i am currently withdrawing from Venlafaxine and do have side effects but doesn't mean to everybody does.

    My symptoms are:

    It can make you feel like you have the

    flu where your bones really hurt, bones hurt.

    Muscle aches

    Electric like shocks.

    Brain zaps

    Irritability

    Ocular migranes and some really bad headaches

    My neck hurts and although it sounds odd, my throat does too.

    I have managed the decreases by coming off 12-15% each time and only move to the next decrease when I feel I'm ready and can manage it. It is doable.

    If you can't manage it, I believe you can change Venlafaxine for Fluoxetine which has a longer half life and withdraw this way.

    Remember, these are my symptoms, everybody is different

  • sandra01796
    sandra01796 aaron41050

    Posted

    I'm not working at the moment but that is also because I have a number of other health problems.

    However, I am able to function and

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