Withdrawal with Mirtazapoine Liquid

Thank you very much, it's so kind of you to acknowledge my journey, so far.  I will stay in touch, good or bad !  

How long did you take to wd Sunbird and how was it for you?  Did you follow a slow plan too?

I'm glad to hear things are looking up for you, and I hope you are sleeping well also, many seem to take a while to get their proper sleep pattern back.

Sending kindness back to you, and a warm wish for the future.

C  x

Thank you for your good wishes.

I think my WD was swifter than advised as I just wanted to get rid of the awful side effects I was experiencing on mirt.

I went from 30mg to 15mg staying on this dose for 6 weeks.

Then down to 7.5mg for 5 weeks.

At 5 weeks I had an emergency appointnent with GP as very rapid pulse and  

extremely high blood pressure.

I was given a higher dose of Atenolol than I usually take and was told my condition was due to anxiety and WD but no advice or help given.

How ever he seemed glad that I was doing WD!

I then decided to just stop mirtazapine.

It has been very tough some days and I must say that lack of sleep is probably the worst sympton as well as the brain zaps and feeling sick and no energy!

How ever I knew it would be difficult due to the posts from those who are suffering WD but as I recalled the dreadful suffering when I stopped Effexor cold turkey a few years ago I knew this could not be as bad!

So I did it my way!

Each day there is small improvement and last night I slept for 5 hours which was good.

I walk my dog each day, drink lots of water and try to eat small healthy meals.I did not gain weight and have lost a few pounds since WD.

Just under 8 stone and 5ft.

I was not depressed and was put on Mirt for anxiety and to help me sleep.

It did nothing for anxiety and I think it made me worse but was great for sleep and I loved the weird dreams!

I think positive thinking helps so much and I know you too know the benefits of 'watching our mind' Calmer.

Thank you for saying you will keep in touch as I will be thinking of you and sending positive thoughts your way!

Sunbird xx

It sounds like you too know of the nasty wd Mirt' can bring; insomnia is my worst fear but I hope that I can get some Phenergen for a sleep aid if necessary - have you tried it?  

Yes I agree totally, positivity has to be our goal, learning to feed our minds through the Mindfulness path, along side CBT is, in my opinion, the only way ~ I truly believe that getting down to basics, and the tiny drip drip feed of seeing life in a positive manner, is the new antidepressent.  Through meditation this can be achieved more easily; we cannot spend out whole lives under the mental cosh of AD's.

Sunbird I am sorry for your suffering, you are on your way to becomming free of the Mirt' madness, I hope youu can find peace to enable your sleep to improve.  I am more than happy to keep in touch ~ are you on facebook at all?  There is a Mirt wd support group, totally secret (unlike one other on facebook), you can't search or find ours.  I think you will recognise a few familiar friends from this forum.

Wishing you well, as always.

C  xx

Thank you for your kind thoughts.

I feel that quality of sleep may be improving very slowly.

I have not tried Phenergen and to be honest I am now a bit wary of starting a new drug until I know mirtazapine is out of my system.

I just go to bed and hope for the best!

Trouble is I have quite bad arthritis in my knee and I think this contributes to me not having good quality sleep.

I am reading a good book at the moment  Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Gunaratana.

Very helpful and easy to understand.

I am so glad to know that the facebook group is doing well.

Even though it would be good to see familiar friends as I miss their posts on here I do not do Facebook but many thanks for invitation Calmer.

So glad you continue to post on here!

Best wishes for your WD Calmer,may your journey be smooth.

Sunbird xx