burningbright: Mirtazapine Taper

[burningbright]

Hi all, 38 year old father of 2 here. Been on psych drugs since 2000 starting with Paxil. Have been on and off them for years. Seroquel did a number on me as I was taken off it abruptly. Ended up in the hospital, didn't sleep for a week, and had severe akathisia. Mistakenly a moth or so after, I went with my doctors advice and started Mirtazapine mostly because I wasn't sleeping because of the quick stopping of Seroquel. It worked and I felt pretty good for a month. Since then I have had all the side effects. I quickly came to the conclusion that these meds are doing more harm than good so I started a taper, did it pretty rapidly and was feeling pretty good until I hit 3.75mg, then I stopped completely and all hell broke loose. I was off for about a week and a half but the anxiety, depression and histamine reaction was too much to bear so I reinstated at 1.88mg and leveled off in Sept 2021. I did a few small tapers using a homemade liquid and I am currently at 1.75mg but haven't made a change in about a year. I got a big promotion at work and am terrified to taper at all but I really want to get off of this.

[Altostrata]

Welcome, @burningbright

 

How are you feeling on 1.75mg?

 

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[burningbright]

15 minutes ago, Altostrata said:

Welcome, @burningbright

 

How are you feeling on 1.75mg?

 

To help us out, follow these instructions Please put your drug and withdrawal history in your signature You may need to use a computer to do this.

Thank you. I will be sure to get on a computer to do this. I am feeling emotionless, have a hard time thinking as well as speaking clearly, constantly fatigued, and have gained quite a bit of weight. 

[Altostrata]

What times o'clock do you take your drugs, with their dosages? Is the fatigue better or worse at particular times of day?

[burningbright]

12 minutes ago, Altostrata said:

What times o'clock do you take your drugs, with their dosages? Is the fatigue better or worse at particular times of day?

I take lamotrigine 25mg in the morning and then 25mg before bed. And the mirtazapine at 9pm. I'm usually fatigued all day. Sometimes I'll have a few days in a row that are better but it is usually short lived, when I wake up I usually can tell how my day is going to go.  

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