Posted by brazilnut on April 30, 2006, at 8:37:07
In reply to Re: Cut dose to 3.75 last night?, posted by johnnyj on April 29, 2006, at 10:09:15
> I have been on 3.75 since Tuesday. I slept great on Thursday night. I had acupuncture on Friday and slept ok, woke up in the middle of the night once. When falling asleep I jerked awake once and that was not fun.
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> Acupuncutre didn't seem to do much for me to tell you the truth. I will go few more times and see if there is any benefit.
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> I definately feel that a slow taper is probably best since I can feel the grip of sponge brain lessen a tad since reducing my dose. Things are clearer also, but there is a little anxiety.
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> How is everyone else doing?
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> cheers
> johnnyj
Hi there!I have being reading the posts for a while, and it has helped me. Thanks to all that contribute with support and information.
I reduced my mirtazapine from 45 to 22.5mg in a month, but instead of making it by steps I did it progressively, each night a little less than the previous. My doctor oriented me to take the step approach and stay 30 days on 22.5 mg. Until yesterday, after 18 days on the same dosage, I felt quite stabilized and had thoughts of starting a new reduction. But last night I had a sudden crisis, with increased abdominal pains, heat over the whole body, extreme anxiety, difficulty to sleep, nightmares…
I am taking also risperidone, 0,35mg daily, prescribed to help me overcome the w/d symptoms. Yesterday I learned that risperidone is also a drug with potential for serious troubles. I believe now it was a bad move.
I’ve read many feedbacks on mirtazapine on the web, and some mentioned a kind of pain in the back. Does anyone know something about that? I have a pain in the back that I believe is a problem in the spine, but doctors are not so sure. Could it be related to mirtazapine?
Regards,
Bob
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