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.
Oi! Espero que você esteja melhor. Não respondi porque tive vários dias de folga para férias, visitas ao médico. Parece que estou me adaptando à combinação de Mirtazapina/Gabapentina, pois não estou tendo sonhos contínuos e estou dormindo melhor. Também estou menos confuso durante o dia. Só estou na dosagem mais alta há cerca de 10, 11 dias agora, então estou rezando para que eu esteja me adaptando de fato. Deus te abençoe, 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.
Olá. Estou tomando 30mg há 2 semanas e meia agora, 15 pela manhã e 15 à noite. Parece que estou indo bem, mas é difícil ter certeza ainda, já que estou sendo desmamado do Paxil (20mg) duas vezes ao dia. E agora, depois de pensar nos últimos 6 meses que estava tendo um problema muito ruim de IBS, do qual tenho certeza que é parcialmente verdade, os médicos, depois de terem feito um CAT scan há um mês, dizem "ops, você também tem uma hérnia". Agora trabalho em um armazém há 30+ anos e você pode imaginar como isso tem doído com todo o dobrar e levantar, e pensando que estava ficando louco!! Bob