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Withdrawal and extreme fatigue?

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alexisacula
alexisacula

I am inching closer and closer to 7.5mg [slowly] but today I woke up, despite getting a fair amount of sleep and I am so sluggish I can’t do anything. 

Is this normal for withdrawals? Naturally it’s causing anxiety because I’m not normally this sluggish at all. Is this something I should be expecting as I wean?

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  • kaz_52274
    kaz_52274 alexisacula

    Posted

    Ive noticed the more i taper down the more sluggish i am x
    • steven70656
      steven70656 kaz_52274

      Posted

      Hi Kaz, hope you’re keeping well. I was wondering what dose of the Mirt your on now and how long you’ve been tapering for.

      I’m on 15 mg and thinking of tapering off

    • kaz_52274
      kaz_52274 steven70656

      Posted

      I was on 45mg for about 6 months i tapered down to 30mg for 6 weeks now ive tapered again to 15mg since last saturday. Ive read all the horror storys but ive been absolutely fine so far ..... touch wood 🤞🤞

  • kaz_52274
    kaz_52274 alexisacula

    Posted

    How you getting on im tapering down too x
    • steven70656
      steven70656 kaz_52274

      Posted

      What dosage of Mirt  are you at now Kaz and have you had any withdrawals yet ?
    • kaz_52274
      kaz_52274

      Posted

      Ive put on over 2 stone 🙈🙈

    • steven70656
      steven70656 kaz_52274

      Posted

      I’m at 7.5mg now. Getting some weird dreams and some disrupted sleep.  I’ve put on a bit of weight as well. I don’t tend to eat much before 6 PM but then eat like a horse afterwards. Definitely caused by the Mirt.   Are you going to lower your dose anymore  ?
    • kaz_52274
      kaz_52274 steven70656

      Posted

      Yeah im going to cut in in half n go down to 7.5mg n hopefully still be ok just dont feel as if im losing the weight tho. But at the end of the day my mental health is much more important ive been doing ok tapering compared to some of the horror stories on here x
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