Has anyone had experience tapering off Mirtazapine?

[Ldm247]

Trying to taper off Mirtazapine 30 mg while upping Sertraline to 100 mg from 50 and feeling not well at all. Anyone have any experience with these meds to share?

[formidible]

I've tried something similar and didn't feel well either. I ended up going back to the same dose of Mirtazapine. I was wondering why you are changing antidepressant? Is this on recommendation from your GP or your own choice? Mirtazapine is a different class of antidepressant completely to Sertraline.

[Ldm247 in reply to formidible]

Hi, thanks for your response, I was initially put on Mirtazapine to help me sleep which it did for awhile and then not so much. Dr upped my dose to help with depression and did not seem to help and I was still dealing with anxiety. So he decided to go a different route and went with Sertraline. He said to take half the Mirtazapine 30 mg for a week and then stop. I have only been on it four months.

[lillyofthevalley37]

Mirtazapine can be difficult to withdraw from for some people, it should be done very very gradually

[moggie8]

Yes it took me twelve months to do properley

[Ldm247 in reply to moggie8]

Did you quit anti depressants or go on another.

[moggie8 in reply to Ldm247]

No quit I think it was better for me if anxious now I know it's not the antidepressant did nothing except made me fat I was 45 KL now seventy can't lose it

[Dibbles56]

Hi Ldm247I would love to give you a response about your antidepressants but I really can’t remember what iv taken and how iv come off of them and how iv felt, my head is all messed up. This past year and a half iv been on about 8ish. maybe more different ones and none of them have worked I’m now on venlafaxine and pregablin, I phoned the mad doc yesterday because I’m not coping I’m either very depressed or angry/aggressive.I hope you manage with your tabs

[Ldm247 in reply to Dibbles56]

Thanks for your response.

[MohammedLife]

Actually, I'm taking it at night, but the problem is that when I get up in the morning my head hurts a lot, and I don't know if it's normal or not!

[Ldm247 in reply to MohammedLife]

Does it feel like pressure in your head, that is the feeling I have had a lot.

[MohammedLife in reply to Ldm247]

yes, Exactelly. it's like a pressure and I can't concentrate well😪

[Ldm247 in reply to MohammedLife]

Same here, I feel like it is partly due to the Mirtazapine. I am tapering down am at 7.5 mg starting today. Was on 45 mg January and February.

[MohammedLife in reply to Ldm247]

I guess you sleep to easy when you take it, isn't? because in my case, after ten minutes I sleep 😜😅😂

[Agora1 in reply to MohammedLife]

Hi MohammedLife and Welcome...

I too, fall asleep within minutes of hitting the pillow. I use Meditation throughout the day and before bed as well as breathing which relaxes me into a REM sleep. xx

[MohammedLife in reply to Agora1]

In fact, my roommate want to try because he says he doesn't sleep well and also because he told me yestarday that when I take the medicament I fall asleep right away😜😱 some times I have afraid to keep take it!

[moggie8 in reply to Ldm247]

Way too fast

[Sosu in reply to Ldm247]

Wow, how did you do it? Were you stabile when started the taper?

[moggie8 in reply to Ldm247]

I have head pressure and am not on any antidepressants that's symptom of anxiety