Psycho-Babble Withdrawal Thread 593544

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stopping mirtazapine results in itching??

Posted by xbunny on December 30, 2005, at 19:06:09

Hi Guys,
Without really intending to I quit mirtazapine (from 30mg a day) cold turkey a few weeks ago. The reason was I ran out and didnt get around to refiling my prescription. Within a few days of being without the mirtazapine I felt amazing, really alert and energetic unyet calm and composed. It really seemed to me that before I had been rather dozy and dulled and not noticed. After a few days this wore off and I felt the same as I always do. My wife checked with my dr and he was ok with me being off it so long as I was careful for mood changes. However I had one really strange effect, I got itching in random places on my body. Has anyone any ideas on this? Im guessing its due to mirtazapines antihistamine effect, would this be a good assumption? I cant find any information about this other than mirtazapine can be used to treat itching! I restarted mirtazapine after it became too annoying and it went away pretty quickly. I would like to quit mirtazapine if possible since apart from the itching I dont really feel any different without it and Im sure it is still giving me weight gain. I have been taking mirtazapine for a year or two I cant remember exactly. If possible I would like avoid a tapering strategy I take 30mg because at 15mg I found the tiredness side effect too extreme.

Best regards Bunny

Re: stopping mirtazapine results in itching?? » xbunny

Posted by ed_uk on December 31, 2005, at 13:18:09

In reply to stopping mirtazapine results in itching??, posted by xbunny on December 30, 2005, at 19:06:09

Hi Buns

You could quit the mirtazapine again and take a non-sedating antihistamine for the itching. I bet you'd only need it for a couple of weeks.

You can buy a box of generic cetirizine 10mg tablets from any pharmacy. Cetirizine is an effective non-sedating antihistamine which rarely causes side effects. The pack of 30 tablets is good value. The pack of 7 is not good value! The recommended dose is one 10mg tablet daily, at the same time each day.

Regards

Ed

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