Re: I am sensitive to medication so I need some advice. Thanks!
Originally Posted by
erik1979
After taking 7.5mg for 7 weeks due to sleep problems I tapered of in 4 weeks. The reason that in slept poorly was due to stress and physical complaints due to illness. I am not yet cured and it remains unclear when this will happen.
As I understand it you are being treated by a psychologist for the stress. How long have you been seeing the psychologist? What does he/she have you working on to help you better manage your stress levels and do you think this is working?
So after 6-7 weeks, I felt good. This dose helpt me a lot with sleeping but it also improved my mood.
Mirtazapine is a sedative which dampens stress by sedation and helps you to sleep both of which can improve mood. I suspect you gained the most from sleeping better.
Despite realising that this medication has brought me a lot, I would prefer to be on as low a dose as possible so that I can eventually taper more easily.
As per above, I think the main assistance you're getting from the med is the improvement in sleep.
It is usually no more difficult to taper from a high dose than a smaller one. Withdrawal symptoms are typically at their worst when tapering off the last few milligrams, not at the high end cuts.
My idea is to stick with 7.5 at least for 1 month and then taper very slowly to avoid as many side effects as possible.
I suspect that no matter how slowly you taper off you will soon be back to where you were a week ago. Your problem isn't that you tapered off the med too quickly, or incorrectly, but that nothing has really changed in the underlying condition and as soon as you have a sleepless night you'll be right back where you started.
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