I am now on my 3rd day without taking Mirtazapine. The main problem is the insomnia which has come back quite badly. I dropped from 30mg to 15mg early in Jan this year. Then after about a month dropped to a day on and a day off. I felt really bad - anxious and of course the insomnia was bad. So I went back to 15mg until a few days ago when I just decided to come off it. So far so good. My mood is OK, ever so slightly hypomanic. But stable. I am working - always have done on Mirtazapine. I will miss the last year of sleeping like a baby, but it I wanted off this stuff. I want to be in full command of all my faculties!
I will post again to keep you updated.
Hello Andy Pandy I am also withdrawing from mirtazapine. I have been taking half a tablet for ten days and now I begin to take half a tablet for ten days then stopping completely. Has your GP agreed to you stopping abruptly without any withdrawal period? I have struggled with increased anxiety but have traded that for being more alert. I have also had headaches and pains in my head. Are you taking any other medications? My sleep was disrupted at first but apart from difficulty getting off to sleep no problem there. Are you planning to go onto another anti depressant or withdrawing because you feel WELL. Pooh.
Hi PoohBear. I have not told my psychiatrist or GP - naughty I know, but I was due to come off them in April but felt that with all the life situation things going on I needed to stay on them. My psychiatrist seemed OK when I told her in January that I had come down from 30mg to 15mg at Xmas. Last month when I saw her she was OK that I stayed on them. My next visit isn't till August. I have felt that they somehow slowed me down mentally, and they caused a certain degree of ankle joint pain. I had terrible sugar cravings (wine gums!!) and realised I was putting weight on fast again. In January I had tried to stop but the drop from 30mg was too much. This time I have dropped from 15mg to nothing. The last 2 nights have been OK re insomnia but I have felt quite anxious since last night and bitten my nails down! I haven't felt depressed at all, if anything a little hypomanic (I am cyclothymic). I enjoy the mental alertness again. Will post again in a few days.
Hi Andy I agree with you about feeling more alert as I feel that too. Unfortunately I have felt more anxious too and am experiencing something resembling panic attacks. Hopefully these are just symptoms of withdrawal and will end soon. I start alternate nights of tablet taking tonight for ten nights and then stop. Will try to keep a diary of how I'm feeling to show to the psychiatrist in early June. Do you keep a diary Andy?