Posted by johnnyj on April 22, 2006, at 8:28:36
In reply to Re: mirtazapine/remeron updates?, posted by SLS on April 22, 2006, at 7:44:45
Hi Scott,
When I lowered my benzo dose I had withdrawal for two weeks and then on the last dose for one month. I read a decent book about withdrawal last year and it said after your last symptoms you should wait a week for the brain to "heal" a tad more.
IMHO, the biggest problem with remeron is the more sedating it is a lower doses. For me, this sedating effect actually manifests itself in terms of heavy head/headache and it makes me feel more depressed. My hope is that this is only true to certain point(dose). For example, down to 7.5 MAY be more sedating but if you cut that down to 3.75 maybe that dose will have less "sponge brain" effects. I just get this feeling that is the case with remeron.
Also, it becomes impossible to cut 10% of a 7.5 mg tablet or Sol-tab. I may mix mine in water and use a syringe that my pharmacist gave me to dose it out. I can cut it by 20% or so. I may just go from 7.5 to 3.75 just because I want to taper a little quicker though. I have found that the last dose you go from to zero is the hardest. With my benzo that was certainly the case. I was very depressed for a month after I stopped my benzo. But, after about a month in a day or two things dramatically improved. Our bodies are very interesting.
Peace
johnnyj
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