Ambien and mirtazapine

7.5 mg. My body has adjusted well and I’m sleeping!

Just checking in to see if you are still taking 7.5mg of mirtazapine and if it's still helping you sleep. Also, have you had any side effects, such as weight gain which many people seem to have?

I just got a prescription for 7.5mg but tried that dose before and was extreme tiredness for the next 3 days, so will probably try 1/2 of that dose. My insomnia is really bad. Thank you.

Just checking in to see if you are still taking 7.5mg of mirtazapine and if it's still helping you sleep. Also, have you had any side effects, such as weight gain which many people seem to have?

I just got a prescription for 7.5mg but tried that dose before and was extreme tiredness for the next 3 days, so will probably try 1/2 of that dose. My insomnia is really bad. Thank you.

Forgot to add, no appreciable weight gain

Doctors should give you an anxiety medication while tapering off Ambien. Ambien is the WORST! It gave me horrible anxiety and only kept me asleep 3 or 4 hours.... and had to take more.... just as addictive as benzos but doctors have no problem giving out Ambien and you have to fight to get a benzo....which are HANDS DOWN THE BEST ANXIETY AND SLEEP MEDS OUT THERE. Good luck to you. I was determined to get off Ambien and I did with the help of Lorazepam I was able to stop Ambien without tapering. Lorazepam is a great medication....helps both anxiety and sleep! But good luck getting it! I just don't get it.....doctors will prescribe anything else that is just as addictive! And most don't work like benzos do.

Did you ever find a reason for your insomnia? Thank you for your previous replies.

@cindisue lorazepam worked very sporadically for me. Some nights half a milligram put me right to , Other nights 1 mg took an hour to get to sleep if not morel And many days I was really drowsy; It has a long half-life

Doctors should give you an anxiety medication while tapering off Ambien. Ambien is the WORST! It gave me horrible anxiety and only kept me asleep 3 or 4 hours.... and had to take more.... just as addictive as benzos but doctors have no problem giving out Ambien and you have to fight to get a benzo....which are HANDS DOWN THE BEST ANXIETY AND SLEEP MEDS OUT THERE. Good luck to you. I was determined to get off Ambien and I did with the help of Lorazepam I was able to stop Ambien without tapering. Lorazepam is a great medication....helps both anxiety and sleep! But good luck getting it! I just don't get it.....doctors will prescribe anything else that is just as addictive! And most don't work like benzos do.