Pinkvanillastar Remeron tapering

[Pinkvanillastar]

I am on Remeron 15mg and librium 10 mg 4 x daily since December when I was detoxed off 6mg daily prescribed Ativan, taken for 30 years in just 10 days! Now, I need to get off both these drugs but am wondering if Remeron is the same as the other AD in that I should taper not ct it and do it before tapering the librium any more? My present Dr told me I could ct Remeron. :-/

Im CONFUSED,feeling ill from?? and gaining weight daily from Remeron :-(

Thank you!

[Meimeiquest]

My understanding is yes....you should go off Remeron first, and by slow taper. Thankfully the side effects are usually dose-related, so hopefully they will resolve before you are completely off the drug. You can search for Remeron in the tapering section. Sadly, you have too many travel companions on the Remeron withdrawal path. Because you have been through benzo withdrawal extra caution is advisable. Welcome aboard!

[strawberry17]

Here you go:

 

http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/2028-tips-for-tapering-off-remeron-mirtazapine/?hl=remeron

[Pinkvanillastar]

THANK YOU so much for replying!! I am just so frightened and have no support.

GOD bless, Gale

[strawberry17]

Pinkvanillastar, why don't you go into the Introductions forum and start a post in there about yourself, and include a signature like this:

 

http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/893-please-put-your-withdrawal-history-in-your-signature/

 

You'll find you're not alone and will have plenty of support here.

 

Strawb

[Altostrata]

Welcome, Pinkvanillastar.

 

Here's your topic, you can post questions and reports about your personal taper here.

[Pinkvanillastar]

I have been on Remeron 15 mg daily for 2 years. My Dr thinks I am possibly having adverse reaction to it...chest pain shortness of breath especially on exertion in the slightest.I am also holding on a taper off value am at 16 mg daily.He wants to put me on another AD Lexapro while coming off Remer on as he thinks I "need"one. I want to just come off the Remeron but how do I do it asap and still be safe?

Thank you!!!

[mammaP]

Hi Pinkvanilla, welcome to SA. I moved your post to the introductions forum, this is your thread and here for

you to add to whenever you like.

I think you are right to avoid starting another AD.  You can get off remeron 

safely by tapering. I know that you are having  side effects but they tend to be dose related and lessen as

the dose lowers.  We recommend a 10% reduction with 4 weeks between cuts to give the nervous system

time to adjust to the lower level of the drug.  Your doctor will be thinking that you will relapse when you stop

the remeron and your original depression will return but it has now been proved that it is not the case. 

People suffer from withdrawal and not relapse, and a slow taper avoids this. 

 

Here is the topic for tapering remeron  http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/5301-tips-for-tapering-off-remeron-mirtazapine/

 

It would be great if you could put your medication history in your signature strip, here is how to do that. 

http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/893-please-put-your-withdrawal-history-in-your-signature/

[mammaP]

I found that you have an existing intro thread so have merged them so that they are in one 

place. If you click on your profile, then topics, you can find your old threads when you have been away 

for a while.