Hi all , im just new to this group so please excuse me if i dont explain myself well ..i have been on mirtazapine for 14 years ( cant believe it ) but have tried unsuccesfully lots of times to reduce it ( i dont even seem to be able to get to 15mg very easily ) last time i tried i lost about 10 ilbs in a fortnight and could not sleep and ended up looking like something from a horror film ! i am now trying to taper real slowly by just reducing to 22.5 mg twice a week ...has anyone else tried this method succesfully please ? also does anyone else find they feel different if taking 2 x 15 mg tablets from 1 x 30 mg tablet ....the dr assures me it is the same dose there is no difference but i definitely can tell difference ....
I tried 3 months getting from 15 to 7.5. Worst 3 month of my life I've now had to go back up.
It's doing nothing for me but ain't got the strength to stop it as i know how u feel with the wd side effects
I was told on cita to go 10per every 2-6 weeks depends on each person. I took 2mg off every month pretty much. it seems awful to get off depending on the person and time on it.
Go really slow and dont rush it. If u can handle the wd just keep pushing. I'm Wanting off after a year of he'll on it . I just feel groggy and eat crap and hsve constant anxitey. Weather it's me or the drug I have yet to work that out. I try keep why hydrated and my mind bus. Hope you tackle it lad and beat it am sure theres plenty more advice on here tho :-)
Hi Shez thanku so much for getting back ..could you tell me a bit more re the 10 per every 6/8 weeks ..does that mean im doing it to slow only reducing by 7.5 mg twice a week ?? The way you have described your experience is me to a T but my dr says its in my mind most people can just reduce from 30 to 15 no prob ...and so on ...
Hey kal I was only on low dose 15mg they tried to get me to keep upping but It blew my face off I just couldn't function. So I stayed on the 15 as it was all I could hack. It helps me sleep and eat crap and feel groggy. Not sure what else haha
I just took around 2mg off every 2-6 weeks I was ok ar around 3 week to reduce another 2mg I got a little tabelt cutter from boots. many people seem to go down in 1/4 every few weeks. There was a proper guide from cita online. I went really slow as as i was very sensitive to reducing. It's easier to cut down on fhe higher dose it just gor hard ar the half way mark for me. I'm sure there's others that can help am just going off my own personal experiences haha