2 Wochen ohne Mirtazapin, bisher

Behandlung und Medikation
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Hi everyone,

I thought I'd share my experience coming off of Mirt, as I'm still sort of battling the withdrawal effects right now. I tapered, admittedly, a little fast. I was on 30mg of Mirtazapine for 2+ years for anxiety. It was great for a while, but recently felt as though the drug has run it's course. I put on some extra weight, and felt like I never had energy, even though I was sleeping well.

After talking to my doctor, I decided to taper. I took 22.5mg for about a week, went down to 15mg for another week, then down to 7.5mg for another week. I wasn't really feeling any withdrawal symptoms during this time. Two weeks ago, I came off completely from 7.5mg. That first week, i could not sleep more than 2-3 hours a night. I've never had insomnia before, even before I was taking Mirt, and just chalked it up to the withdrawal and that eventually it would subside. My sleeping has been slowly getting better. Some nights better than others, bit I'm getting about 6-7 hours a night, which is fine by me.

I've definitely had some rebound anxiety, but am using a steady dose of ativan to control that, which has been a life saver. Not too worried about the ativan dependence, as a few years ago I was on a much higher clonazepam prescription that I eventually came off of (now THAT was hell)!

The most annoying withdrawal effect that I've been dealing with is the itching and rashes that I've suddenly developed. I have this eczema type rash that started while I was on the Mirt (never had skin problems before the Mirt), and has since spread lile wildfire, since coming off it a couple weeks ago. The itching is contributing to whatever insomnia that I have left, as I'm up all night scratching. Benadryl has helped somewhat, but was hoping maybe someone here has been through the same. Will these rashes eventually subside?

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Decko,

Ich bin selbst etwa zwei Wochen nach dem Absetzen von Mirtazapin, das ich 14 Monate lang hauptsächlich in einer Dosierung von 30 mg eingenommen habe, abgesetzt. Ich habe in einer Woche abgesetzt und komme mental ganz gut zurecht, aber mein Schlaf hat sich verschlechtert. Ich versuche, das gelassen zu nehmen. Ich habe Hydroxyzin, falls ich es brauche, aber ich versuche, komplett alles abzusetzen, und hoffe, dass ich durchhalten kann und sich mein Schlaf verbessert. Sechs bis sieben Stunden wie bei dir wären toll.

Haltet uns auf dem Laufenden, wie es euch geht, und hoffentlich geht es uns allen gut, die das Mirtazapin abgesetzt haben oder versuchen abzusetzen!

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Thanks Rob! Stay strong! Sooner or later (hopefully sooner), these withdrawal symptoms will run their course and we'll feel back to "normal" again!

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Just a quick update. I'm now 3 weeks without taking any Mirtazapine and starting to feel better. Sleep is still a little iffy, but it's getting better. The itching is still there, but manageable (taking a couple Benadryl before bed). Ive lost 25lbs in the three weeks I've been off of it!

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Decko,

Freut mich zu hören, dass es dir langsam besser geht und das ist ein enormer Gewichtsverlust für 3 Wochen. Meine schlimmsten Probleme waren Kopfschmerzen und trockene Augen, die wirklich nerven. Ich habe Hydroxyzin verwendet, um nachts besser schlafen zu können, aber ich hoffe, dass es nur eine Übergangslösung ist, bis die schlimmste Phase des Mirtazapin-Entzugs vorbei ist, was hoffentlich bald der Fall sein wird! Gute Besserung, Decko, und halte mich auf dem Laufenden.