Re: Mirtazapine and Diazepam
Hi there I'm sorry that you are experiencing these problems. 7.5mg is not considered a maintenance dose of mirtazapine. The lowest dose is usually 15mg. I am taking mirtazapine at the moment at 30mg but I did withdraw from mirtazapine last year. Sorry to say the withdrawals for me were horrible. My anxiety went through the roof. I was experiencing severe panic attacks it felt like something was creeping under my skin. I also experienced terrible anxiety and sleep problems including sleep walking. I went back on mirtazapine and the next time I used valium to help with the withdrawal. I know that you are trying to withdraw from valium. Maybe you need the help of a psychiatrist to perhaps introduce a different anti depressant and then once you are stable on that to very slowly withdraw the valium. I think that increasing the mirtazapine and then decreasing it is doing you no good at all. These are my experiences of both mirtazapine and valium. I suggest that you contact your GP and let us know how you get on.
Re: Mirtazapine and Diazepam
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Originally Posted by
ElizabethJane
Hi there I'm sorry that you are experiencing these problems. 7.5mg is not considered a maintenance dose of mirtazapine. The lowest dose is usually 15mg. I am taking mirtazapine at the moment at 30mg but I did withdraw from mirtazapine last year. Sorry to say the withdrawals for me were horrible. My anxiety went through the roof. I was experiencing severe panic attacks it felt like something was creeping under my skin. I also experienced terrible anxiety and sleep problems including sleep walking. I went back on mirtazapine and the next time I used valium to help with the withdrawal. I know that you are trying to withdraw from valium. Maybe you need the help of a psychiatrist to perhaps introduce a different anti depressant and then once you are stable on that to very slowly withdraw the valium. I think that increasing the mirtazapine and then decreasing it is doing you no good at all. These are my experiences of both mirtazapine and valium. I suggest that you contact your GP and let us know how you get on.
Hi
Thanks for the reply.
I am not trying to come off diazepam, I have been on for 30 years so what's the point. I do not need a anti depressant, it was to enable me to take medication for constipation as it effected the diazepam. So I take your suggestion, basically to try and stay on 7.5mg and suffer for a few days, then hopefully stop. Trouble is the help drug is diazepam? In my experience GP's know very little about these drugs, they just dish them out like sweets. The times my GP has tried to push out citrolpam, when I am not depressed, maybe down but that is not the same. I asked all the right questions but did not read the leaflet with the mirtazapine. Thanks for letting me know your experience, so probably my increased anxiety and panic is due to mirtazapine. So if i can i will stay this level and ride out the storm..... funny it's 60mph gails at the moment anyway!
Regards
Marchant:winks:
Re: Mirtazapine and Diazepam
Hi Steve
I have been on Mirtazapine for 6 weeks now.
So far I have benefited from good sleeping habits and my weight is stable.
I am also concerned about stopping for the sleep benefits. For a couple of months previous I was getting little of sometimes no sleep.
My though is that you are taking valarian and mirt. I've read that that isn't
advisable. Maybe there's some conflict there.....
Cheers
Re: Mirtazapine and Diazepam
Quote:
Originally Posted by
ElizabethJane
Hi there I'm sorry that you are experiencing these problems. 7.5mg is not considered a maintenance dose of mirtazapine. The lowest dose is usually 15mg. I am taking mirtazapine at the moment at 30mg but I did withdraw from mirtazapine last year. Sorry to say the withdrawals for me were horrible. My anxiety went through the roof. I was experiencing severe panic attacks it felt like something was creeping under my skin. I also experienced terrible anxiety and sleep problems including sleep walking. I went back on mirtazapine and the next time I used valium to help with the withdrawal. I know that you are trying to withdraw from valium. Maybe you need the help of a psychiatrist to perhaps introduce a different anti depressant and then once you are stable on that to very slowly withdraw the valium. I think that increasing the mirtazapine and then decreasing it is doing you no good at all. These are my experiences of both mirtazapine and valium. I suggest that you contact your GP and let us know how you get on.
Hi
I have been on 7.5 mg of mirt for a week. As you have come off mirt in the past I wondered if it is ok to stop at 7.5mg. I have stopped for 2 days but do have bad anxiety [but expected this as you suggested]. The GP advised 3 weeks to come off this short course of mirt. He advised to increase the diazepam to help coming off. I just wondered how you managed it the second time? Timewise etc.
Thanks
Marchant
Re: Mirtazapine and Diazepam
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Originally Posted by
steve2009
Hi Steve
I have been on Mirtazapine for 6 weeks now.
So far I have benefited from good sleeping habits and my weight is stable.
I am also concerned about stopping for the sleep benefits. For a couple of months previous I was getting little of sometimes no sleep.
My though is that you are taking valarian and mirt. I've read that that isn't
advisable. Maybe there's some conflict there.....
Cheers
Thanks Steve for you posting.
I would be surprised if there is a contraindication with Valarian, as it has been given the OK from my GP but like all drugs there are side effects. Mirt does seem to be about the safest and have least side effects of A/D, and with the added bonus that it helps your sleep. I think it's a balancing act side effects against the good effects, thus quality of life, it's a personal choice.
Take care
Marchant