I was on Mrtazapine for 6 months and then started tapering with lots of ups and downs. It took 2 years because of many devastating family issues in between. I was down to 0.2 ml and i was doing really well and thinking of stopping. During this time i contracted bronchitis and allergice asthma. Doctors put me on antibiotics, and then on Prednisone 20 mg for 5 days tapered down to 10 days because i could'nt breathe. I wish i had never taken it. Now my insomnia and resulting anxiety and depression are back in full swing. I have raised the mirt again and taking Lorazepam 1mg on top of it for anxiety. Doctor said it is one of the side effects of Prednisone and gave me another AD and i refused. I wanted something herbal and now I have started taking St. John's Wort 900mg. It will take a couple of weeks to take effect, meanwhile i am struggling with insomnia and co. and not able to to go to work. So if you already have problems with insomnia, please be careful with taking corticosteroids. They are life savers for many but at the same time come with very undesirable side effects.
Hi! Hope you are doing better.I didn't reply because I've had several days off for vacation,doctor visits.I seem to be adjusting to the Mirtazapine/Gabapetin combination as I'm not having the continuous dreams and I am sleeping better.I also I am less foggy during the day.I've only been on the higher dosage about 10,11 days now,so I'm praying I am in fact adjusting.God Bless You,Bob
Hi Bob,
I'm glad Mirtazapine agrees with you. Except for sleep, i got really depressed and totally spaced out on Mirtazapine. So i had to reduce it. I still take a ridiculously small amout in the evenings and somehow it helps me with anxiety and sleep, most of the time. I am now taking St. John"s wort 900 mg, but i kept getting horrible nightmares every night. So i reduced it today to half. I don't take Lorazepam anymore. Thank God! I pray and hope you feel better soon. I have dr. appt on Monday. Wonder what my blood results say. I pray and hope for relief soon.
hI. Been on 30mg 2 1/2 weeks now,15 in the morning and 15 at night.i seem to be doing alright but it's hard to tell for sure yet sdince I'm being tapered off Paxil(20mg) twice a day and now after thinking for the last 6 months that I was having a very bad IBS problem,which I'm sure is partially true, the docs, after having a CAT scan done a month ago,say oops you also have a hernia.Now I work in a warehouse for 30+ years and you can imagine how badly that has hurt with all the bending and lifting and thinking I was going crazy!! Bob