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Hello, I’ve been on mirtazapine since March 2025. I was on 15mg, but as of last night I am on 7.5mg. I want to completely taper off. How long should I stay on 7.5mg by experience before stopping completely? Like I mentioned, I haven’t been on it long. Thanks!

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I was in it a short time, too. It made me so hungry I could eat a cardboard box! 😂

You may be able to split your 7.5 and do that for a couple weeks and split that half again for a couple weeks. I was also on it a short time but literally stopped after the first day (was only in 5mg) because I wanted to eat everything in sight.

I took 7.5 mg for 6 months. It did not help my insomnia and I didn’t gain weight. I just stopped taking it and had no problem.

I was on this medication for a couple of months and it was a very unpleasant experience, the only thing I liked was the appetite it gave me but that was it, getting off them was easy, I took one every other day for two weeks and then stopped and never had any issues doing so, you’ve been on them very briefly so you shouldn’t have any problems.

I have recently come off Lorazepam and since February am trying to come off Mirtazapine. I'm currently down to taking 7mg a day. Throughout the process Ive been really struggling with feelings of derealization, as though my world has become unreal, I have burning and sweating. I'm told that this last stage of reducing Mirtazapine can be the hardest. The reason for coming off these drugs is because they were beginning to have no effect and it was a choice of coming off them or increasong the dose. With the help of my doctor I chose to come off them. Does anyone have tips on how to get through this.

Been on mirtazapine for 4 months gained 61 pounds, tried to come off of it had bad withdrawal now trying a Prozac bridge anyone successfully get off this medication and lose the weight??

Ive been on mitrazapine for 4 months 5 days. 3 months on 15 mg and 1 month 5 days on 7.5. Can anyone please tell me if theyve been on it and weaned off? And if they have how did they succeed on getting off it please respond thank you very much

ok so you're not on mitrazapine?

I wish I could get off effexor

is Effexor available in tablet form over there??? It isn't in Australia we are stuck with capsules.

Are you on 7.5. Now