Mertazapine withdrawal: help please with the insomnia?

Treatment and medication
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Please help anyone who has recovered from taking Mirtazapine. I need advice.

Can anyone help me with what supplements or nutrition to take to help with sleep problems and mood stabilisation during withdrawal from long term mertazapine? I was on a low dose, 7.5mg, 10 years. Did a 3 weeks taper, but now I’m cold turkey, I’m week 3 now from last dose.

Symptoms are starting to ramp up now. Worst of it is sleep disturbance, bad insomnia, and the wobbly anxiety feelings I get due to lack of sleep. Other symptoms are manageable such as crazy itching skin, migraines and general sick feeling. These seem to pass.

The thing I’m

Not coping with is the insomnia and the anxiety and feeling of “Wobblies” which is anxiety and feeling like I can’t cope if I can’t sleep for several days in a row.

I think aboit giving up And going back on it when I can’t sleep for days.

what has helped others? I’ve heard about Noni juice, Does this work? Anyone know where to get it online? I’m trying CBD and withania (herbal medicine)

I’m trying medicinal mushrooms tea, with milk.

Healthy diet, no sugar no processed foods. Everything I’m trying is helping generally, but nothing is helping me to sleep well, yet.

any advice is appreciated? What has worked for others, how long did it take you to be able to Sleep properly? What natural remedy helps woth sleep or with accute anxiety?

I’m thinking of getting more mirtazapine so I can just have one dose if the insomnia gets too much to bare, to Get a good night sleep that night, then resume the next day without it . Would anyone say that’s not recommended? Better to Just keep going cold turkey? And not rely on taking a pill?

It’ feels hellish not sleeping for days on end and the nausea and anxiety that accompanies this is unbearable.

I’ve tried to Get off this drug before but couldn’t cope with withdrawals after 4 months I want back on the drug due to severe WD symptoms.

I’d like to be completely off medication for good now, I feel stronger and I want to be naturally able to cope with life, sleep, anxiety etc. It’s taken ten years, but I’ve healed most of the PTSD that caused me to need this medicine in the first place. So emotionally, I do feel ok. But I’m very worried about his WD affect my sleep.

if anyone has anything to recommend to me I’d be so grateful.

Thank you and God bless

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I am curious. Why are you trying to quit? 7.5 is a very low dose. I can’t imagine how much harm it can cause. To be able to sleep without it, have you tried others, melatonin, magnesium glycinate, antihistamines, or other sleep aids ?

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You’re right, 7.5mg is a good dose, and it definitely has helped me. I’m quitting because I don’t want to be on any medication anymore. I want to be free of taking medication. That’s my only reason. Actually this low dose of mert has been very good for me- my mental health has been stable, and I have had guaranteed sleep. The weight gain is the only bad side effect but I went to the gym to deal with that.

I hope I’m not making a mistake trying to quit, but I just don’t want to bd on any medicines. I want my body to regulate on its own.

The side effects of withdrawal are horrible though , and now I’m 4 weeks in (withdrawals really kick on properly after 3 weeks) I’m struggling. I’m questioning my decision to quit. But I’ll stick it out a bit longer and see if things get better.

I have tried melatonin but I didn’t think it worked that well on me but I’ll try it again.