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On 1/19/2018 at 3:01 PM, Abilifyneedhelp88 said:

Hi Samantha,

 

I successfully tapered off Remeron 15mg three years ago. What i did was an olive oil base with pulverized remeron tablets.  The person I got info on for the recipe was Roy Katz who is a compound pharmacist.  I could not get a dr to agree with me to write the prescription for liquid so I made the liquid myself and decreased 1mg at  a time over several weeks. I think it took me a good 6 months to get off totally. But you should contact Roy and get the recipe for the liquid titration method. He is more than willing to talk with you about concocting your own. Google Roy Katz and give him a call to get the right amount of Remeron per mg of Olive oil. it is a liquid suspension and you can get an even amount of Remeron using a syringe. Hope this helps and Good luck with your taper. I do not suggest cutting them in half  or even cutting them at all. I got a pestle and bowl and pulverized them and then put them in the olive oil , then measured out the right mg with a syringe and took it that way. Do not try to get off this fast. Its a slow drawn out taper designed to give you as little side effects as possible..

 

On 1/19/2018 at 3:09 PM, samanthaelizabeth said:

How much Olive Oil?

 

 

On 1/19/2018 at 6:27 PM, Terry said:

 

People do just fine making a suspension with Remeron and water -- see the first post in this topic.

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Hello Everyone! I'm preparing myself for tapering off mirtazapine very soon. I have GEMINI-20 scale to weight my tablets, but I would rather prefer to use liquid mirtazapine and measure my doses with a syringe. I probably won't be able to get liquid mirtazapine from a pharmacy, so I have to make my own suspension. However, I'm little confused about that process. I have only orally disintegrating tablets. I want to make 15 ml suspension so that 1ml = 1mg. From what I understand I cannot dissolve the tablet only in water. Or can I? I need some suspending vehicle like Ora Plus https://www.amazon.com/PADDOCK-LABORATORIES-Ora-Plus-Suspending-Vehicle/dp/B000GGHSQM/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1545007008&sr=8-1&keywords=oraplus&fbclid=IwAR12cH9g3DPzRxU3iH3A5jPDsBQPmezkOt3tnG6sGUEosNJT4IID6uPGSFI.
So the process would look like this:
- I drop my tablet in the mixing tube then add 7.5 ml of water and shake it vigorously
- Then I add 7.5 ml. Ora Plus and shake it again
- I now have a 15 ml. solution. 1ml = 1mg of mirtazapine
- My first dose would be 13.5mg so I remove 1.5ml. of the solution with syringe 
- Drink the rest (13.5 ml. of the solution)

Do I have to crush the tablet into powder before dissolving them in water?
Has anyone used this method?
I'm still trying to figure out how to do it properly. Any advice would be greatly appreciated? Thank you.

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December 2014 to August 2018 I was on 30 mg Paroxetine.  Started tapering in January 2018
. Going twice from 30mg to 20mg in a matter of 2-3 days. Didn't work. Started again in February 2018.

Generally every 2 months I was making a big drop by 10mg in a matter of two weeks. I stopped taking it completely in August 11th, 2018.  My Symptoms include depression, anxiety, sleeping problems, apathy, anhedonia, photophobia, afterimages, other vision problems (hard to vocus my eyes), tinnitus, brain fog. The problems with my eyesight are especially annoying and scary.  After four months they have become more severe.

 

Currently: 15mg mirtazapine (since September 2014), 0 paroxetine

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On 4/10/2012 at 8:07 PM, Altostrata said:

Shelf-life after being opened is 6 weeks.

Hi Altostrata , does that mean when you open the pill container that mirtazapine caps should be discarded in 6 weeks? I have some from October. I have been discarding the liquid in 5 days. 

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Pens,

You could check the prescription label to see if there is an expiration date. 

I might check with the pharmacy/dispensary as well.  Ask them how long the capsules/tablets retain their potency.

Usually it's awhile......but Idk for sure.

 

I used oxcarbazepine caplets for quite some time, and they did not have an expiration date on the bottle.

 

Good question though.

I expect each medication and form, may have it's own expirary date.  Pharmacists are good resources for this type of information, or at least that's what I found.

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Hi everyone... can anyone help please. I need to start tapering my Mirtazapine, but the tablet is coated with a pink film. Has anybody made a liquid from Mirtazapine in this form (i. e coated in pink film). On the packet it says do not crush or chew. I'm praying someone has successfully made a liquid out of a similar tablet, as its my only option. 

Aug 2004 - Dec 2006: Aropax ( 20mg - 30mg). Aug 2007: Fluoxetine (for 3 weeks).

Sept 07 - July 12: Lexapro ( 10mg - 20mg). Pooped out July 12. Titrated down off Lexapro over 3 weeks and switched to Paroxetine (with Xanax to cover switch for 2 weeks).

Aug 2012 - Aug 2019: Paroxetine (titrated up to 20mg in first few weeks,, dose reduced to 15mg . for 7 years until it 'pooped out'.

4th Aug 2019 - Reduced dose of paroxetine to 10mg (for 1 day) - under phychiatrists directions. Last dose of paroxetine.

5th Aug 2019 - Switch to 15mg Mirtazapine.

5th Aug - 15th Aug 2019 - 15mg Mirtazapine plus intermitent use of Lorazapm (0.25- 0.5 . Also used 12.5mg Quetiapine for 3 nights for sleep.

23rd Aug 2019 - Ended up in crisis team. Mirtazapine increased to 30mg. Diazapam 10mg twice daily.

30th Aug 2019 - Mirtazapine 30mg + Diazapam reduced to 7.5mg twice daily

6th Sept 2019 - Mirtazapine 30mg + Diazapam reduced to 5mg twice daily

13th Sept 2019 - Mirtazapine increased to 45mg. Diazapam increased back up to 10mg twice daily.

20th Sept - 29th Sept 2019: Mirtazapine 45mg. Diazapam being reduced from 10mg down to 0mg this week (in 2mg increments couple of days).

30th Sept - Thursday 3rd Oct 2019: Mirtazapine 45mg. WORST ANXIETY EVER. Akathisia. Couldn't stay still. Suicidal idealization.

Friday 4th October - present: Reduced from 45mg to 30mg (straight drop to alleviate akathisia - reduction definitely helped alot but still not gone completely)

, Vit B6, Curcumin, Magnesium (no adverse effects from adding these supplements - have helped akathisia somewhat).

* Everything done from 23rd August under care of outpatient crisis team management.

 

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Q:  What type/brand of mirtazapine are you using?

 

Q:  What dose are they?

 

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On 7/23/2020 at 6:31 PM, ChessieCat said:

Q:  What type/brand of mirtazapine are you using?

 

Q:  What dose are they?

 

Hi @ChessieCat,

 

The box says APO-Mirtazapine (Apotex). 

 

They are 30mg

Aug 2004 - Dec 2006: Aropax ( 20mg - 30mg). Aug 2007: Fluoxetine (for 3 weeks).

Sept 07 - July 12: Lexapro ( 10mg - 20mg). Pooped out July 12. Titrated down off Lexapro over 3 weeks and switched to Paroxetine (with Xanax to cover switch for 2 weeks).

Aug 2012 - Aug 2019: Paroxetine (titrated up to 20mg in first few weeks,, dose reduced to 15mg . for 7 years until it 'pooped out'.

4th Aug 2019 - Reduced dose of paroxetine to 10mg (for 1 day) - under phychiatrists directions. Last dose of paroxetine.

5th Aug 2019 - Switch to 15mg Mirtazapine.

5th Aug - 15th Aug 2019 - 15mg Mirtazapine plus intermitent use of Lorazapm (0.25- 0.5 . Also used 12.5mg Quetiapine for 3 nights for sleep.

23rd Aug 2019 - Ended up in crisis team. Mirtazapine increased to 30mg. Diazapam 10mg twice daily.

30th Aug 2019 - Mirtazapine 30mg + Diazapam reduced to 7.5mg twice daily

6th Sept 2019 - Mirtazapine 30mg + Diazapam reduced to 5mg twice daily

13th Sept 2019 - Mirtazapine increased to 45mg. Diazapam increased back up to 10mg twice daily.

20th Sept - 29th Sept 2019: Mirtazapine 45mg. Diazapam being reduced from 10mg down to 0mg this week (in 2mg increments couple of days).

30th Sept - Thursday 3rd Oct 2019: Mirtazapine 45mg. WORST ANXIETY EVER. Akathisia. Couldn't stay still. Suicidal idealization.

Friday 4th October - present: Reduced from 45mg to 30mg (straight drop to alleviate akathisia - reduction definitely helped alot but still not gone completely)

, Vit B6, Curcumin, Magnesium (no adverse effects from adding these supplements - have helped akathisia somewhat).

* Everything done from 23rd August under care of outpatient crisis team management.

 

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1 hour ago, cathnz said:

The box says APO-Mirtazapine (Apotex). 

 

They are 30mg

 

https://www.drugs.com/imprints/apo-mi-30-11632.html

 

I suggest that you do a search for other members tapering mirtazapine and check out how they are getting their doses.

 

Use this as your search term in a search engine:  site:survivingantidepressants.org mirtazapine remeron mirt mirtazipine

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@cathnz

 

If the tablet is scored then the tablet can be broken in half and then the coating isn't going to be "sealing" the tablet which means that the coating isn't actually there for any reason to do with absorption of the drug.

 

You will need to find out if the tablets are immediate release.  You can find this out by asking the pharmacist.  I've done a search online and I haven't been able to find out this information.

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On 7/24/2020 at 10:15 PM, cathnz said:

Hi @ChessieCat,

 

The box says APO-Mirtazapine (Apotex). 

 

They are 30mg

Hi,

are you unable to get the orodispersible form of tablet? They are available in most countries as far as I am aware. There was a national shortage of them but this should have been resolved by now.

 

Amitriptyline 2010 (1 month), Sertraline (4 days), Fluoxetine Nov 18 (24 days).

Mirtazapine Dec 18 - April 19 - start 15mg, increase 22.5mg within 3 months. 

Mirtazapine April 2019 tapered SLOW until July 2020 - Hit withdrawal wall at 10mg

December 2020 updosed to 37.5mg (SEVERE symptoms) Jan to July, back to 22.5mg. 

Severe anxiety, bed bound, weight loss, SI

April 22 - introduced Venlafaxine 37.5mg.
Mirtazapine 22.5mg to 3.75mg (April to dec 22) - some withdrawal symptoms, increased to 75mg Ven.

3.75mg - 0mg mirtazapine 30th Dec 22.. holding 

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I've been on them for less than 2 weeks, 15 mg. Insomnia is my primary issue. Can I make the drop to 7.5 mg without the 10% tapering, with how short I've been on them? Thanks.

2020 July 28 - August 9: 15 mg Mirtazapine

Quit cold turkey. Experienced tiny brain zaps, dulled emotions, insomnia.

2020 September 2 - 4: reinstated with 7.5 mg Mirtazapine

2020 September 4 - 12: went back to 15 mg Mirtazapine

2020 September 13 - present: reduced to 7.5 mg Mirtazapine

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Hi @greyed,

 

You should first try a smaller drop, say 10-20%. Plasma levels will take around 5 days to stabilize, so I would avoid dropping again until you are sure symptoms are not too bad. Coming off these drugs needs to be done cautiously. People can have problems with very short term usage that lasts much longer than the time they were taking the meds.

 

Another thing is that you need to be especially careful with the last few milligrams. Often the biggest receptor occupancy drop occurs there. In fact, in many drugs the first 80% of the taper results in only a 10-20% drop in receptor occupancy, and then receptor occupancy falls off a cliff during the last few mg

 

Here is the full article by Horowitz and Taylor if you are interested: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(19)30032-X/fulltext

 

Edit: here is a link to the topic on dose dependency curves.

 

 

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Remeron - 2004-2005 (bad withdrawal)

Clonazepam - 2005-2018 (jumped around March)

Olanzapine - 2014- late 2017

Domperidone - 2008-2018

Many drugs in between including Lexapro, other benzos and z-drugs.

Still suffering post-withdrawal from Clonazepam (Klonopin), Olanzapine and Domperidone. 

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I read that those at risk of withdrawal syndrome are people who had been on the medication for at least a month, so if true, isn't applicable to me. I'm very uncomfortable with exposing myself to the drug for any longer and cannot trust myself with the tapering. If that means some withdrawal symptoms temporarily, I think I will be okay.

2020 July 28 - August 9: 15 mg Mirtazapine

Quit cold turkey. Experienced tiny brain zaps, dulled emotions, insomnia.

2020 September 2 - 4: reinstated with 7.5 mg Mirtazapine

2020 September 4 - 12: went back to 15 mg Mirtazapine

2020 September 13 - present: reduced to 7.5 mg Mirtazapine

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Hello everyone,

 

i was asked by the mods to share some informations about making liquid out of the NORMAL mirtazapine/remeron tablet (NOT the SolTabs).

First, mirtazapine is only slighty solutable in water and always immediate release, which means you have to make a suspension out of it (via suspension addon "Ora-Plus" OR stirring it well enough before drawing up your dose, a magnetic stirrer on low speed may make it easier). Like Brassmonkey said its "powder hanging in water like a cloud".

 

I found some german documents that state that the normal mirtazapine/remeron tablets can be made into a suspension ("normally" for patients who are not able to swallow and need a stomach probe). So i will just share these documents with you.

 

NOTE: These documents are in german, if you want to translate them, use this easy google translator for pdfs: https://translate.google.com/?hl=de&sl=auto&tl=de&op=docs

 

 

1: Document from german pharma manufacturer "1 A Pharma" http://www.1a-files.de/pdf/sondenboegen/mirtazapin_122009.pdf

 

-> "The tablet disintegrates in 15 ml of water within 7 minutes. A finely divided suspension forms. Alternatively, grind the tablet in a mortar and disperse in 15 ml of water. The suspension with a syringe pick up and apply. Rinse the probe with 10 ml of water before and after application."

 

 

2: Document from hospital pharmacy of the university of basel: https://www.crit.cloud/uploads/2/7/6/1/27612891/zermoerserbarkeit_tabletten.pdf

 

-> search for "Remeron" and you will find the 30/45 mg normal tablets. There is a sign "Z / S", which means it can be crushed and suspended.

It will say the alternative to this would be to use "SolTabs", so we can be sure the normal tablets are meant in the table.

 

 

3: Document from the central pharmacy of St.-Johannes-Hospital Dortmund http://qz-chemnitz.de/Teilbarkeit/arzneimittelliste_sonde.pdf

 

-> search for "mirtazapin" (without "e" at the end) and you will find the normal, coated mirtazapine tablets. In the table you see a Z which means it can be crushed and an A which means it can be suspended. The X indicates its possible, while the o would mean its not.

 

In the end i want to say that in the german taper forum, nearly everyone uses normal tablets to make a suspension for tapering, not the SolTabs (they dont seem quite common here, but they are available). So i just wanted to share you these informations and say its very possible to make a suspension out of the normal mirtazapine tablets.

 

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2020: 3-March -> started Mirtazapine 15mg;

3-March to 6-April -> approx. cutting to 0 mg; 6-April to 20-April -> ~ 7,5 mg; 21-April to 31-April -> 15 mg; 1-May to 13-May -> ~ 10 mg (approx.); 15-May to 19-July -> 15 mg (psychosomatic clinic) 19-July -> started taper (scale and file) 14 mg (-6,6%); 08-August -> 12 mg (-14,3 %); 27-August -> 10 mg (-16,6 %); 15-September -> 8 mg (-20 %, bad idea, heavy WD); 23-September -> 10.2 mg (+20 %, 102 mgpw)

2021: 12-April to 12-May -> crossover from solid pill to DIY liquid (water only), 10.2 mg, not stable; 10-September -> back to crushing and weighing, still 10.2 mg (102 mgpw)

2022: 13-March -> changed to DIY liquid with suspension vehicle, 10.2 mg

 

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Looking at the binding profile of mirtazapine, would it be reasonable to say that once you get to the lower doses it largely becomes a (very) strong antihistamine? Or is my understanding way off? Just wondered what some more knowledgable minds think?

25/8/2020 - 15/9/2020 - 15mg mirtazapine

16/9/2020 - 30mg mirtazapine

17/9/2020 - 22/9/2020 - 7.5 mg mirtazapine

23/9/2020 - 6/10/2020 - 3.75mg mirtazapine

7/10/2020 - 15/10/2020 - 7.5 mg mirtazapine

16/10/2020 - 20/10/2020 - 15 mg mirtazapine

21/10/2020 - 22/10/2020 - 7.5 mg mirtazapine

23/10/202 - 26/11/2020 - 15 mg mirtazapine

27/11/2020 - 10/12/2020 -13.5 mg mirtazapine

11/12/2020 - 17/12/2020 - 12 mg mirtazapine

18/12/2020 - 26/12/2020 - 11.75 mg mirtazapine

 

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On 9/17/2016 at 6:25 PM, JanCarol said:

 

Also, I wanted to let you know that mirtazapine was one of the drugs I have experience with - I was only on low dose amounts for sleep (at below 15-30 mg, mirtazapine acts more as an antihistamine, makes you sleepy.  Weirdly, the less you take, the sleepier you get!).  

 

 

On 3/7/2016 at 2:22 AM, JanCarol said:

 

Mirtazapine is a unique drug, in that the less of it you take, the more sedating it is.

 

7.5 mg is more sedating than 15, and 15 is more sedating than 30.  Also, it can be sedating at higher doses until you get used to it.  Then, as you acclimate, as Fresh said, it becomes more activating.  I think it is a receptor thing - at low doses 7.5-30 it hits this antihistamine channels, but 30 and higher it hits the neurotransmitters.  You are right on the line.  It could be sedating, it could be activating, it could be both.

 

 

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@ChessieCatthanks. That was pretty much my understanding.

 

So, as you taper down you’d effectively be going from withdrawing from an antidepressant (acting on serotonin and norepinephrine) to eventually withdrawing from something which is largely an antihistamine? I’m just speculating and very probably oversimplyfying.

25/8/2020 - 15/9/2020 - 15mg mirtazapine

16/9/2020 - 30mg mirtazapine

17/9/2020 - 22/9/2020 - 7.5 mg mirtazapine

23/9/2020 - 6/10/2020 - 3.75mg mirtazapine

7/10/2020 - 15/10/2020 - 7.5 mg mirtazapine

16/10/2020 - 20/10/2020 - 15 mg mirtazapine

21/10/2020 - 22/10/2020 - 7.5 mg mirtazapine

23/10/202 - 26/11/2020 - 15 mg mirtazapine

27/11/2020 - 10/12/2020 -13.5 mg mirtazapine

11/12/2020 - 17/12/2020 - 12 mg mirtazapine

18/12/2020 - 26/12/2020 - 11.75 mg mirtazapine

 

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I do not think it is worth wasting the mental energy trying to figure out how something "works" when it comes to psychiatric drugs but about what is happening to us by noticing the symptom pattern.  You are now aware that another member has experienced the drug causing sleepiness at lower doses so if a similar thing happens to you then you can assume that it is probably the drug causing it and not something else.

 

When we know about something then we are less likely to get stressed because of not knowing/understanding and we can often find ways to work around it and/or cope with it.

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See Post #1 of this topic.  There is a quote from a research paper regarding the drug being more sedating at lower doses.

 

Also note that mirtazapine has a long half life (also mentioned in Post #1) which means that it might take longer (7-10 days) for withdrawal symptoms to appear after making a reduction.

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@ChessieCat thanks again.

 
I’m definitely finding the lower the dose, the quicker it seems to induce sleep. Sleep is still fitful and I wake early feeling less than refreshed, but it does seem to have improved slightly as the dose has reduced.

25/8/2020 - 15/9/2020 - 15mg mirtazapine

16/9/2020 - 30mg mirtazapine

17/9/2020 - 22/9/2020 - 7.5 mg mirtazapine

23/9/2020 - 6/10/2020 - 3.75mg mirtazapine

7/10/2020 - 15/10/2020 - 7.5 mg mirtazapine

16/10/2020 - 20/10/2020 - 15 mg mirtazapine

21/10/2020 - 22/10/2020 - 7.5 mg mirtazapine

23/10/202 - 26/11/2020 - 15 mg mirtazapine

27/11/2020 - 10/12/2020 -13.5 mg mirtazapine

11/12/2020 - 17/12/2020 - 12 mg mirtazapine

18/12/2020 - 26/12/2020 - 11.75 mg mirtazapine

 

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On 8/6/2014 at 8:39 PM, wulfgar said:

Thanks mlrp! There is a lot that the md:s of today lack in understanding of these drugs. Mirtazapine is metabolized by the liver enzyme CYP3A4. There are several drugs, herbs and foods that up or down regulate this enzyme. There is an incomplete list at wikipedia. 

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CYP3A4#CYP3A4_ligands

- Substrates is drugs that is dependent on functional CYP3A4 enzyme for its breakdown (like mirtazapine).

- Inhibitors reduces the enzyme and causes serum concentration of a CYP3A4 drug to increase.

- Inducers does the opposite and causes the CYP3A4 enzyme pathway to function better and causes blood serum to decrease.

 

Some/few doctors warns for grapefruit to patients who are taking statins and mirtazapine. Star fruit, pomegranate, papaya are also strong inhibitors. (http://www.ganfyd.org/index.php?title=Inhibitors_of_CYP3A4) Valarian root, as many of us insomniacs have tried is also an inhibitor.

 

A tip to all of you. Google your drugs with a search string like : mirtazapine cyp*

to find out what enzyme is responsible for the breakdown of your drug.

Then search like CYP3A4 inhibitors and CYP3A4 inducers to find stuff you should not eat.

Some drugs are also inhibitors or inducers so look up the drugs you are taking!

Many benzodiazepines and the Z-drugs is also substrates that uses CYP3A4!!!

Hi Wolfgar, 

Thank you for this very important information

What happens if I take a few drugs that use the same enzyme ? 

Is there any consideration I need to make as to how to taper them down ?

regrettably, I somehow got to the terrible situation where I am taking Mirt, Ambien, Benzo and escitalopram 
I'm in the process of tapering down escitalopram 

2011-2015 - Prozac 20mg, switched to Sertraline 50mg

2015 - CT Sertraline for half a year, nightmare, no success

2016 - Reinstated Prozac 20mg. Jan 19 - Oct 19 - responsible slow taper to 7mg. Oct 19 - Stupid CT WD -> developed horrible insomnia, depression 

April 2020 - Complete BreakdownAmbien 12.5mg,  Ativan 1-3mg. Fluvoxamine 50mg for 3 weeks -> horrible anxiety, muscle crumps. May 2020 - Prozac 20mg for 3 weeks -> same

June 20 - Got into Soteria house hospitalization for 1 month :(

June 20 - Mirtazapine\Remeron 45mg. -> 60mg (Sep20) -> 45mg (Oct20) -> 30mg (Jan 21) -> 15mg (May 21) -> 30mg (Jun 21)

Sept 20- Escitalopram\Lexapro 20mg. -> tapering (Jun 21) -> 10mg (Jan 22)

Jan 21- started suffering from right side scalp+face pressure pains, relieved by Ativan. 3mg Ativan for pains

Jul 21 - Ambien WD, no problems

Feb 22 - Sep 22 -Ativan Slow taper and WD, no problems

Oct 22 - Feb 22 - 3 attempts of Mirtrazapine fast tapers (30->22.5->15), no success (VERY fatigued, depressed)
Currently (May 22) - 22.5 Mirtrazapine , 10mg Escitalopram : good and stable mood, no fatigue, facial pains during evening continue

 

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I'm

On 5/2/2017 at 2:37 AM, Pokey said:

I'm tapering off Mirtazapine still. I'm at 11.25mg. I was at 30mg. I feel weak and tired a lot.

 

On 5/2/2017 at 2:37 AM, Pokey said:

The fatigue & malaise sucks the marrow out of my bones. Can anyone else relate to these symptoms?

. I'm at 10.25mg. I was at 90mg. I feel weak and tired a lot. Low energy.

Hi Friends

 

I have also found that when I reached 15mg tapering, and even more when going down,

I have very heavy fatigue and tiredness, that gradually passes (not completely) as the day progresses.

 

I'm sure it's because of the mirt, because when I didn't take it for 2 days, the fatigue was much much lower. 

It must become more sedating at lower doses.

 

So there is a BIG catch 22 tapering this awful drug.

If I taper slowly, I will suffer fatigue for a long long time, which causes depression.

If I taper quickly, I risk serious WD

I think that I will try to taper quickly, since it's not logical to suffer this malaise and suffer from depression just becuase of this sedating affect at lower doses.

Any suggestions ?

 

 

2011-2015 - Prozac 20mg, switched to Sertraline 50mg

2015 - CT Sertraline for half a year, nightmare, no success

2016 - Reinstated Prozac 20mg. Jan 19 - Oct 19 - responsible slow taper to 7mg. Oct 19 - Stupid CT WD -> developed horrible insomnia, depression 

April 2020 - Complete BreakdownAmbien 12.5mg,  Ativan 1-3mg. Fluvoxamine 50mg for 3 weeks -> horrible anxiety, muscle crumps. May 2020 - Prozac 20mg for 3 weeks -> same

June 20 - Got into Soteria house hospitalization for 1 month :(

June 20 - Mirtazapine\Remeron 45mg. -> 60mg (Sep20) -> 45mg (Oct20) -> 30mg (Jan 21) -> 15mg (May 21) -> 30mg (Jun 21)

Sept 20- Escitalopram\Lexapro 20mg. -> tapering (Jun 21) -> 10mg (Jan 22)

Jan 21- started suffering from right side scalp+face pressure pains, relieved by Ativan. 3mg Ativan for pains

Jul 21 - Ambien WD, no problems

Feb 22 - Sep 22 -Ativan Slow taper and WD, no problems

Oct 22 - Feb 22 - 3 attempts of Mirtrazapine fast tapers (30->22.5->15), no success (VERY fatigued, depressed)
Currently (May 22) - 22.5 Mirtrazapine , 10mg Escitalopram : good and stable mood, no fatigue, facial pains during evening continue

 

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Hello! I would like to ask for some advice. I have been taking cipralex SSRI for 9 years.but due to my sleep problems and stomach problems my doctor changed it.Currently I am taking Mirtazapine 30 mg and 3 * 0.25 alprazolam. Mirtazapine 30 mg Soltab. Do you think that dissolving this alone in water and withdrawing it with a syringe would work for the taper? What monthly percentage reduction rate do you recommend? Which would be better to reduce first alprazolam or Mirtazapine? Thanks for any tips.

 

 

2012-2021 cipralex 10 mg all right

2021.03. dulsevia 30 mg is the same as cymbalta 10 days scared memory problem as if my brain is spinning. Start sanax 3* 0.25 benzodiapem.

2021.03-04 Scippa 15 mg SSRI is similar to cipralex for 3 weeks Scippa 15 mg Scippa 10 mg alternately for 2 weeks restlessness nervousness concentration is poor scippa 10 mg weakness weakness for 2 weeks Cipralex 10 mg nervousness weight loss 2 weeks concentration okay.

Stop escitalopram.

06/05/2021 mirtazapine 30 mg only. Morning sedation.

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Hello! I would like to ask for some advice. I have been taking cipralex SSRI for 9 years.but due to my sleep problems and stomach problems my doctor changed it.Currently I am taking Mirtazapine 30 mg and 3 * 0.25 alprazolam. Mirtazapine 30 mg Soltab. Do you think that dissolving this alone in water and withdrawing it with a syringe would work for the taper? What monthly percentage reduction rate do you recommend? Which would be better to reduce first alprazolam or Mirtazapine? Thanks for any tips.

The moderators can give you guidance on which medication to taper first.  I tapered off off Mirtazapine and at first I was cutting the pills (Not Soltab). Towards the end, I switched to liquid tapering and did that through a compounding pharmacy.  When I made the switch to liquid, I held for two weeks and then started the taper again.  I found there was no problem for me switching to liquid but it was a compounded formula. 

7 hours ago, Krisz1977 said:

 

 

9/2013-4/2014:  After moms death, was prescribed a series of meds for short periods of time that didn't work. Zoloft, Lexapro,  Nortriptyline, Liquid Prozac, Cymbalta. 

1/2014-9/2014. Clonzapam: Given Lamictal, stopped Clonzapam at .125mgs  

1/2015-4 2017 Remeron: 41.25 -0.025mgs

7/2015-11/2018 Lamictal: 200mgs-0.05 mgs Had paradoxical reaction to Lamictal wd, broke my heart to take a benzo but wasn't sleeping. 

3/28/2019 -2/5/ 2021  Clonazapam: 0.625mgs-.00115 Med Free 

July 27th, 2022**Severe Setback due to surgery/ anesthesia. 

9/7/22-10/4/22 Trazadone 50-100mgs for sleep, 10/13/22-11/13/22 Trazadone 1 mg to stabilize

10/4/22-11/20/22 Remeron 7.5mgs (for sleep doesn't work) 11/20/22 7.3 - 12/31/22 6.3 

2023: 1/18/23 6.1 - 6/6/23 3.6  6/16 3.4  6/28 3.0 7/12 2.7  7/28 2.5 8/11 2.2 8/23 2.0  9/5 1.8  9/16 1.6  9/30 1.4  10/13 1.2  10/26 1.0  11/9 0.8  11/22 0.6  12/6 0.4  12/23 0.2.

2024 1/4/24  Remeron/Mirtazapine free 

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The moderators can give you guidance on which medication to taper first.  I tapered off off Mirtazapine and at first I was cutting the pills (Not Soltab). Towards the end, I switched to liquid tapering and did that through a compounding pharmacy.  When I made the switch to liquid, I held for two weeks and then started the taper again.  I found there was no problem for me switching to liquid but it was a compounded formula. 

 

Thank you for your reply Hibari. I will ask the moderators as well

2012-2021 cipralex 10 mg all right

2021.03. dulsevia 30 mg is the same as cymbalta 10 days scared memory problem as if my brain is spinning. Start sanax 3* 0.25 benzodiapem.

2021.03-04 Scippa 15 mg SSRI is similar to cipralex for 3 weeks Scippa 15 mg Scippa 10 mg alternately for 2 weeks restlessness nervousness concentration is poor scippa 10 mg weakness weakness for 2 weeks Cipralex 10 mg nervousness weight loss 2 weeks concentration okay.

Stop escitalopram.

06/05/2021 mirtazapine 30 mg only. Morning sedation.

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Micro tapering Mirtazapine by Liquid Prep

 

what is better for weaning Mirtaz  ? MICROTAPERING mirtaz  0.1 mg every day  or cut and hold (10% of last dose every 4 weeks)?

 

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Among other adverse effects, mirtazapine is known to cause increased sweating

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Information on Soltabs:

 

All the reference information I read, Member's say you can crush it and weigh it. Then dissolve it in your mouth or water and you can also dissolve it in water and use a syringe to dispense the correct dosage. You just don't want to use any other liquid other than water.

 

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 Valium, Gabapentin, Lamictal, Prilosec and Zantac from 2000 to 2015 with a fast taper by a psychiatrist.

 Liquid Lexapro Nov, 2016 to 31-March, 2019 Lexapro free!!! (total Lexapro taper was 4 years-started with pill form)

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Xanax 1mg 3x day June, 2000 to 19-September, 2020 Went from .150 grams (average weight of 1 Xanax) 3x day to .003 grams 3x day. April 1, 2021 went back on 1mg a day. Started tapering May 19, 2023. July 28, 2023-approximately .87mg. Dr. fast tapered me at the end and realized he messed up. Prescribe it again and I am doing "slower than a turtle" taper.

19-September, 2020 Xanax free!!! (total Xanax taper was 15-1/2 months-1-June, 2019-19-September, 2020)

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Hi all, 

 

I am preparing to start a mirtazapine taper this spring/summer and am debating how to approach it, i.e. whether to crush and weigh the tablets, lobby my GP to prescribe me liquid or make my own liquid...

 

If I go down the DIY route which is most likely, I'm concerned about the particular brand of mirtazapine that I take because it says not to crush it. I wonder if anyone else is familiar with the exact brand I have because when I've looked up the different tablets I have not seen one that looks to be the same as mine. The brand is Genesis Pharmaceuticals, MA Holder is Activase Pharmaceuticals and manufacturer is DDSA Pharmaceuticals. The 15mg tablet I currently take is a yellow, biconvex, capsule shaped film-coated tablet with a score line on one side and 15 embossed on the other side. 

I will attach a photo to this post. 


Does anyone recognise this particular tablet and has had success at making their own liquid or crushing/weighing? I'm wondering whether or not to ignore the advice about 'do not crush'.

 

I tried an unsuccessful taper last year by cutting up the pills but that was before I knew about the 10% rule of thumb. My reductions were way too steep and I had to reinstate. I want to do it properly this time round so am doing lots of research..any advice would be massively appreciated!

 

Thanks in advance..

 

Kate 

 

 

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Sep 2011 - March 2012 citalopram 50mg

March 2012 - Apr 2012 tapered 50mg citalopram down too fast 

Sep 2013 - Oct 2016 citalopram 30mg 
Oct 2016 - Jan 2017 tapered citalopram 30mg down too fast

Reinstated citalopram 30mg in April 2017

Added mirtazapine 15mg in June 2017  

Jan 2021 - July 2021 tapered citalopram 30mg down too fast

July 2021 - Nov 2021 tapered mirtazapine 15mg down too fast 

Reinstated mirtazapine 15mg in Dec 2021 + Reinstated citalopram 10mg in Feb 2022

FOUND SURVIVING ANTIDEPRESSANTS 

CURRENT DOSES - Citalopram 4.75mg + Mirtazapine 7.5mg

 

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If it's scored, you can cut it or crush it. The instructions tell you not to crush it because they want you to take a full dose rather than improvise. But you need to improvise to taper mirtazapine, unless you get the prescription liquid.

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Thank you @Altostratafor your response, that’s reassuring to know.

 

I may start with crushing and weighing and then use a liquid when I get down to a lower dose. 
The tablets have a yellow coating however and I read on a thread here that tablets with a protective coating cannot be made into a liquid. Did I read that correctly?

 

Thanks,

Kate 

Sep 2011 - March 2012 citalopram 50mg

March 2012 - Apr 2012 tapered 50mg citalopram down too fast 

Sep 2013 - Oct 2016 citalopram 30mg 
Oct 2016 - Jan 2017 tapered citalopram 30mg down too fast

Reinstated citalopram 30mg in April 2017

Added mirtazapine 15mg in June 2017  

Jan 2021 - July 2021 tapered citalopram 30mg down too fast

July 2021 - Nov 2021 tapered mirtazapine 15mg down too fast 

Reinstated mirtazapine 15mg in Dec 2021 + Reinstated citalopram 10mg in Feb 2022

FOUND SURVIVING ANTIDEPRESSANTS 

CURRENT DOSES - Citalopram 4.75mg + Mirtazapine 7.5mg

 

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1 hour ago, Altostrata said:

If it's scored, you can cut it or crush it.

 

18 hours ago, kate1385 said:

 

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ADs since ~1992:  25+ years - 1 unknown, Prozac (muscle weakness), Zoloft; citalopram (pooped out) CTed (very sick for 2.5 wks a few months after); Pristiq:  50mg 2012, 100mg beg 2013 (Serotonin Toxicity)  Tapering from Oct 2015 - 13 Nov 2021   LAST DOSE 0.0025mg

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Hello @kate1385,

 

my tablets look almost the same (lot of mirtazapine tablets from different manufacturers look like that here in europe).

I crush several tablets, mix the powder VERY well and weigh it, like a lot of people here.

 

Mirtazapine always comes in immediate release form, as oral disintegration tablet (which should "not be crushed and used immediatly after removing from the packet", but i know people who cut them to taper or store liquid made out of them for a short time) or as normal film coated tablets. The film coated tablets can be crushed, cut or suspended and the film has nothing to do with the absorption, its immediate release. Ive read that the coating should "prevent an aneasthetic effect on the tounge" or "avoid bitter taste", which ive never felt or heard from anybody, wether with DIY liquid nor cut tablets/powder.

 

In the leaflet of my manufacturer (again, they look almost the same) is statet "can be halved/can be divided into two equal doses". Also please look at this post where you will find german pharmacy/hospital documents that state that the tablets can be crushed (and made into a suspension for patients with a feeding tube). Here are other english documents that state it can be crushed:

 

https://cdn.mdedge.com/files/s3fs-public/CP01602046.PDF

 

https://www.saferx.co.nz/assets/Documents/c35d9e078f/RAC_crushing_guide.pdf

 

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2020: 3-March -> started Mirtazapine 15mg;

3-March to 6-April -> approx. cutting to 0 mg; 6-April to 20-April -> ~ 7,5 mg; 21-April to 31-April -> 15 mg; 1-May to 13-May -> ~ 10 mg (approx.); 15-May to 19-July -> 15 mg (psychosomatic clinic) 19-July -> started taper (scale and file) 14 mg (-6,6%); 08-August -> 12 mg (-14,3 %); 27-August -> 10 mg (-16,6 %); 15-September -> 8 mg (-20 %, bad idea, heavy WD); 23-September -> 10.2 mg (+20 %, 102 mgpw)

2021: 12-April to 12-May -> crossover from solid pill to DIY liquid (water only), 10.2 mg, not stable; 10-September -> back to crushing and weighing, still 10.2 mg (102 mgpw)

2022: 13-March -> changed to DIY liquid with suspension vehicle, 10.2 mg

 

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2 professional pharmacy formulas for mirtazapine suspension

 

(For people who have problems making their own liquid with water only. Nothing we did not already know, but want to share these official recipes.)

 

 

#1 Mirtazapine Compounded Oral Suspension, Veterinary -> https://file.wuxuwang.com/yaopinbz/USP42-NF37/USP42-NF37_1533.pdf

 

Note:

 

- Says veterinary, but should be no problem to recreate and use for us to taper (like always you can create any concentration you want,

   you may not need the Ora-Sweet Syrup for taste, only Ora-Plus or any other suspension agent. Refrigeration preferred (Ignore the 'Assay' part in the pdf,

   thats just for analysis).

 

- Because the suspension agent Ora-Plus can to be diluted up to 50 % with water, you may disperse the tablets in water (directly in the bottle) instead of using mortar and pestle before adding the amount of suspension agent you need for your preferred concentration.

 

- If you want to use mortar and pestle, see this example video for how to prepare it. I would be little more cautious and grind the tablets as fine as possible and transfer all into the bottle/container by washing the mortar multiple times with the suspension agent though (like the formulas suggest). Just take your time and do it accuratly. Usually a glass/porcelain mortar with a smooth surface and a spout makes it quite easy. The finer the powder the better the suspension.

 

- Stability/Beyond-use-date is stated at 90 days, but would suggest to be a lot more cautious, especially if the suspension agent is mixed with water (if you plan to dilute it, would recommend distilled or boiled water when you want to use it for more than a few days). Also some members reported issues with a new/old bottle made by their pharmacy after 30 days, so maybe try 7 days or 14 days maximum and adjust when problems occur. If you use water only (without a suspension agent), SA suggest a maximum of 7 days refrigerated). I could not find a stability study for mirtazapine suspensions, so better be safe than sorry.

 

 

#2 Mirtazapine 7mg/mL Oral Suspension -> https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/471158/LAB_DOCS/Mirtazapine_Suspension_Oil.pdf

 

Note:

 

- Essentially the same as formula #1, just with a different suspension agent (shouldnt matter which one you use if you choose to go that route) and ratio.

   You may not need to add a flavor.

 

- Unit 'gm' means gram 'g', but again you can create any concentration you want.

 

As with all suspension, wether made with water only or with a suspension agent, dont forget to shake well everytime before dosing!

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2020: 3-March -> started Mirtazapine 15mg;

3-March to 6-April -> approx. cutting to 0 mg; 6-April to 20-April -> ~ 7,5 mg; 21-April to 31-April -> 15 mg; 1-May to 13-May -> ~ 10 mg (approx.); 15-May to 19-July -> 15 mg (psychosomatic clinic) 19-July -> started taper (scale and file) 14 mg (-6,6%); 08-August -> 12 mg (-14,3 %); 27-August -> 10 mg (-16,6 %); 15-September -> 8 mg (-20 %, bad idea, heavy WD); 23-September -> 10.2 mg (+20 %, 102 mgpw)

2021: 12-April to 12-May -> crossover from solid pill to DIY liquid (water only), 10.2 mg, not stable; 10-September -> back to crushing and weighing, still 10.2 mg (102 mgpw)

2022: 13-March -> changed to DIY liquid with suspension vehicle, 10.2 mg

 

Supplements: 1 x ~125 mg magnesiumbiglycinate before bed, low histamine diet

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