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Ambien and mirtazapine

Posted by imomtojdkt @imomtojdkt, Jun 5, 2024

I have gone through a lot of trauma and medical issues this last year and it’s gotten to the point the Ambien I’ve taken for 15 years isn’t working well anymore. My doc started me on Mirtazapine for that and other issues and I thought I could just cold turkey the Ambien. That does not work. Does anyone have suggestions, I’m thinking of cutting Ambien down 25% a week while taking Mirtazapine so I can eventually only reply on that. Any thoughts?TIA

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tisme | @tisme | Apr 29 1:56pm

you cant just stop anti depressants especially if you have been on them for a long time. I am still on mirtazapine because I cant get off it. Would be easier ( maybe ) if they made it in a tablet. but Doc says if you have been on something like that for a year it can take 2 to come off it.( not talking specifically about mirtazapine )

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visionsofelvis | @visionsofelvis | Apr 29 9:07pm
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you cant just stop anti depressants especially if you have been on them for a long time. I am still on mirtazapine because I cant get off it. Would be easier ( maybe ) if they made it in a tablet. but Doc says if you have been on something like that for a year it can take 2 to come off it.( not talking specifically about mirtazapine )

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@tisme how long have you been in mirtazapine mg? And are you still on it

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tisme | @tisme | Apr 29 11:21pm

on venlafaxine got the drugs mixed up

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sleepless00 | @sleepless00 | May 2 9:28am
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After years of different medications I've settled on 15 minutes of sunlight in the morning, 1 to 2 miles of brisk walking per day, 1 capsule each of 500 Mg GABA aminobutyric and Vallarian with a cup of tart cherry juice (TCJ). Hot shower before bed and tongue on pallet meditation. If wake up after about 3 hours, another GABA and Vallarian, swallowed with 1/4 cup TCJ. The TCJ has some melatonin in it.

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@almondman2015
Wow

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lynnann50 | @lynnann50 | May 5 8:04am

My doc said to take 1/2 of mitrazapine 7.5mg,
which I did for the first time last night at 9:30pm.
I’m sitting here at 8am nodding off. 😕
I suffer from something called epic dreaming. She thought this might help.
I did sleep with fewer wake ups, but now I’m so foggy.😣

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