hi folks again....im really at a loss as what to do...i really want to stop taking these meds immediately and am thinking of not taking any more from now....could you tell me please if anyone did not suffer badly from going cold turkey....is there anyone out there that did it successfully......need some advice qucikly.....thanks for looking...
Plz take it easy lesley. I know you dont wanna take m anymore but going cold turkey might make it even worse if possible at all. Speak ro your doctor. Havent you seen the horror stories of people coming of m too quick. Be strong girl !!!
cheers bozzer yes your right probably not a good idea was gonna stop tonight but maybe wont thanks to your comment......cheers mate...will be strong...many many thanks!!
We ll have an imagenary bottle of wine tonight..pretend we re drunk !!!!
OMG sounds like a recipe for disaster according to nearly everyone who jumped off too quickly ... did you read David's story ... he's on week 9 of virtually cold turky and he is really really suffering.
I wish you well with your wd, everyone seems to recommend the CITA method.
I went cold turkey from 7.5. I had been on Mirt for over 7 years, and spent most of that time on 45 mgs. It was awful, but if I had it to do over, I don't know what I would do. Probably taper to 1/2 of 7.5 for a month. But I will say this, if I started having WD symptoms, I would stop the medicine at that point and ride it out. If you have the stamina to deal with the withdrawals, the sooner you get that stuff out of your body, the sooner your body will start to adjusting to being without it, which is the withdrawals that you will be suffering. This is all my opinion, and that is all. I had stated in a previous post that I wish that I had tapered, but since then I have seen so many people start tapering, and are having withdrawals during the taper. I am at 8 weeks, and still aren't over it. I just got tired of the side effects, and driven by anger I swore that I'd never take another one. David
I wouldn't recommend it. I was on 15mg and went cold turkey, initially I was fine but then it all hit me at once: depression,stomach issues and overwhelming anxiety. I am a lot better now but for awhile I was just sidelined and unable to feel normal. I wouldn't do it but if you have to, be prepared to ride it out. Eventually you will get better.
Hi
I tried my Dr's method & it made me worse!! That's how I came across this site from these wonderful ppl who saved me & they advised to take it slow.. I'm now down to 7-5mg from 45 mg I'm going to half that mid May for 4 week then stop all together.. Everyone's diff so just go off your gut instinct as I'm doing.. Stay strong hunni ❤️ Let me know how you get on xx
Would like to add wish they did rehab to come off it quicker!! As I have 2 teens I'm a single mum & a house to run.... 😫😱 wish they'd print the warning effects before I started these horrid meds!!!!.
lesley,
don't do it cold turkey. try 22.5 for a week or 2 which is what i should be doing
Lesley, this is my second reply. If you are not in a hurry, as in someone who is having bad side effects, etc., then stretch it out as long as it takes to be kind to yourself. The main reason that I went cold turkey was that the first time that I tried was last year, and my doc did 45 to 30 x 2 weeks, to 15 x 2 weeks, to stop. The withdrawal was so bad that my GI doctor told me to go back on it at 7.5. When a year had past, and I was having side effects due to a heart problem, I figured that if the first doc stopped at 15, then stopping at 7.5 should be easier. So without consulting my GI doc, I just stopped. 4 or 5 days later the misery started. I called my GI doc to see if there was anything that I could do to get some relief. She advised that I should go back on the 7.5, and she would set me up with a taper. I told her that I had spent a week off the stuff and was going to try to tuff it out. I literally HATE the word Mirtazapine, and promised my wife that I would never put another one in my mouth. The same wife that was up with me in the middle of the night when I was sitting in the bed crying, and couldn't stop. The choices that I made have resulted in over 8 weeks at this point, of pitiful, painful, horrible suffering. Things are much better now, but still not out of the woods yet. I'm in the good times / bad times part of the trip, which I hope is near the end. My main issues at this point are abdominal painful cramps, nausea, fatigue, and unpredictable anxiety attacks, which has shortness of breath as a main symptom. I hope that this has been at least a little bit helpful. Good luck, David
ha ha..cheers to that bottle of wine...wish i was drunk...the 15mg are winking at me and saying give it a go.....bit alice in wonderland really!!...take care you......
cheers does sound like a bad idea..have yet to read davids story just logged on working my way through the kind and helpful commehnts...........im not sure what the CITA method is will check it out.....guess it means weaning off.....thanks for replying...really appreciate it...take care
thank you so much and agreed the people on here are wonderful its the best place ive found for common interest and advice and such nice people......thanks for your sound advice ...really appreciate it and go safe yourself xx
cheers sandy after reading all these comments its not a good idea to go cold turkey.....not sure im ready for that awful ride so think weaning off has to be the one for me.......thanks so for the advice...take care
Good luck....let us know how u got on.
Are you on 30 mg or 15mg at the moment
cheers david....7 years is a long time to take those things....no wonder you had such a hard time,,,completely understand what you are saying that if you get withdrawals from tapering then you might as well ride it out....very useful information and i thank you for that........i guess you have to reach that point where you are driven by anger to do it...i would love to reach that stage really soon....i thank you so much for your time and words of advice...
You are welcome. I feel so bad for those on this site who are at the start of trying, for whatever reason, to get off those things. Prayer helped me, as did this website. Keep us informed, and if there has ever been a time in your life to use every resource you have for support, now is the time. Regards, David
cheers will do im on 30mg at mo....just taken 15mg im jumping in at the deep end...watch this space.....lol....hey ho here i go...nice one!!
thanks david yes i feel bad for everyone on here too ...i didint realise it was so much of a problem but getting some great advice and support....yep ive been praying for the first time in years i must say...and yes now is the time to use every resource....i have no family so this is heping but thankfully i do have the most amazing friends around me for those i am blessed...kind regards