Hi everyone and thank you to Luke and Chippy for making this site. It's nice to be here. I am down to 2.2 mirt but holding for several weeks due to a bad case of covid. It knocked me on my butt for sure. Nervous system is still a bit frazzled so I'll wait a week or so before I cut again. The taper was going well before this. At some point I will link my SA thread when I can figure it out and I'm up to it. Be well. Marie.

 

My SA Thread:

Welcome to the forum!

 

This is a volunteer-run, community forum aimed at helping those who are tapering and/or experiencing difficulties with psychiatric medications and withdrawl syndrome. We are not medical professionals and cannot offer medical advice. We simply offer support and opinions which you could use as talking points with a medical provider knowledgeable in withdrawing off psychiatric medications.

 

Please familiarise yourself with the forum rules and the disclaimer located here: Guidelines

 

Thank you for updating your signature.

 

It seems sensible to hold to give yourself a bit of a break having been ill with covid. Hopefully you'll recover from that reasonably soon.

Hi @Marie

 

Welcome to the forum! I linked your thread above for you. I think I got that right?

 

Sorry you are having a tough time of it atm. Final straight for you! I see you've had alot of tapering to do this last few years! Youre a pro at this!

 

Hope you feel better soon. I dont need to tell you waiting till you feel better is a good idea before cutting.

 

Im looking forward to you getting off all the drugs and I know I will be reading your success story soon enough!

 

Chippy

10 hours ago, Luke said:

Welcome to the forum!

 

This is a volunteer-run, community forum aimed at helping those who are tapering and/or experiencing difficulties with psychiatric medications and withdrawl syndrome. We are not medical professionals and cannot offer medical advice. We simply offer support and opinions which you could use as talking points with a medical provider knowledgeable in withdrawing off psychiatric medications.

 

Please familiarise yourself with the forum rules and the disclaimer located here: Guidelines

 

Thank you for updating your signature.

 

It seems sensible to hold to give yourself a bit of a break having been ill with covid. Hopefully you'll recover from that reasonably soon.

Thank you Luke.

9 hours ago, Chippy said:

Hi @Marie

 

Welcome to the forum! I linked your thread above for you. I think I got that right?

 

Sorry you are having a tough time of it atm. Final straight for you! I see you've had alot of tapering to do this last few years! Youre a pro at this!

 

Hope you feel better soon. I dont need to tell you waiting till you feel better is a good idea before cutting.

 

Im looking forward to you getting off all the drugs and I know I will be reading your success story soon enough!

 

Chippy

Thanks Chippy for adding my SA thread. I hope it wasn't too hard because it's long lol. Sorry you were hit with covid too during your taper. I still have some light symptoms left after a month. It drags on. I think I'll take my vitamins right now. Marie.

I wanted to edit my intro thread. I am currently on .22 Mirt not 2.2. Brain fog got me. Marie.

Edited February 9Feb 9 by Marie
want to change "Tapering Mirt 2.2 mg" to Tapering Mirt .22 mg. mg. It's on the bottom left of my page.

52 minutes ago, Marie said:

wanted to edit my intro thread. I am currently on .22 Mirt not 2.2. Brain fog got me

Click the 3 lines at the right top of the page, then click Account, then Account Settings. In the left hand column, click settings area then signature....make needed revisions and click save. 🙏❤️

Edited February 9Feb 9 by LostinCanada

Thank you Lost In Canada. Marie.

Congratulations and welcome! You're an inspiration to me as I have several meds to get off of. Looking forward to more from you.

Hi @Mariewe’re so glad to have you here! 
 

Amazing to see you’ve already completed two tapers and so close to finishing a third. It’s always wise to be patient and not rush things especially after an illness, and having a heightened/sensitive nervous system. No doubt you’ll bounce back soon and be on your way to further tapering down. Good stuff. 

Hi Jack. Thanks for stopping by. It was quite an experience getting through all of the tapers. I had to be determined and tough, and I was. I feel so much better without all the meds floating around my brain. I will rest my brain for a while. It feels like I have some brain fog from the virus. Looks like you are drug free, congrats. I'll keep going. Marie.

On 2/9/2026 at 4:26 PM, mars said:

Congratulations and welcome! You're an inspiration to me as I have several meds to get off of. Looking forward to more from you.

Mars, keep going my friend, that is all you need to do. You will see improvement/feel better as you taper down/get off one med. It just keeps getting better. Others have done it, why can't we. Be well. Marie.

On 2/8/2026 at 1:12 PM, Marie said:

Hi everyone and thank you to Luke and Chippy for making this site. It's nice to be here. I am down to 2.2 mirt but holding for several weeks due to a bad case of covid. It knocked me on my butt for sure. Nervous system is still a bit frazzled so I'll wait a week or so before I cut again. The taper was going well before this. At some point I will link my SA thread when I can figure it out and I'm up to it. Be well. Marie.

 

My SA Thread:

Hi Marie. I was CCRN on SA. Switched to the name NOW to represent living in the moment. 

So glad you are here. I hope your COVID symptoms are getting better.  Looking forward to watching you progress and succeed. 

13 hours ago, NOW said:

Hi Marie. I was CCRN on SA. Switched to the name NOW to represent living in the moment. 

So glad you are here. I hope your COVID symptoms are getting better.  Looking forward to watching you progress and succeed. 

Hello NOW. It's nice to see you stopping by. I am over covid mostly but still have have dry, itchy eyes. My doc gave me antiobiotic drops that help. One thing that rattles me a bit is the I have flashing lights in the corner of my right eye. It happens only in dark rooms. I've read it's a symptom of covid and also mirt. I am thinking about seeing an eye doctor. Good news when I saw my regular doctor and after getting weighed I lost 18 pounds since October. A few pounds were lost during the month of covid but the rest were just CICO/light fasting. Next week I cut .02 to get me down to .20 mg mirt. How is your taper going? Marie.

Hi Marie.

 

I'm sorry about the eye issue. Hopefully it's just a transient symptom. Hang in there. It'll pass. 

 

Congratulations on your weight loss. Good work. 

 

Wow. 0.2 mg. Getting so close. I can't wait to see your success story. 

 

Were you tapering trazodone the with same care? 10% or less a month? What dose did you jump from Trazodone? 

12 hours ago, NOW said:

Hi Marie.

 

I'm sorry about the eye issue. Hopefully it's just a transient symptom. Hang in there. It'll pass. 

 

Congratulations on your weight loss. Good work. 

 

Wow. 0.2 mg. Getting so close. I can't wait to see your success story. 

 

Were you tapering trazodone the with same care? 10% or less a month? What dose did you jump from Trazodone? 

Hello. I believe I did 5% to 10% a month at higher doses, then 5% lower doses. It's been a while. I made a critical error and jumped off at 4 mg. I had to reinstate at 6 weeks, since that's when w/d hit me. Reinstatement did not work that well. I think I reinstated .5 mg. Took a long time to get off at that point. Not sure of the end dose, probably less than .1. This is why I have gone very slowly with tapering Mirt. Marie.

I'm in touch with a number of people who had eye issues from Mirtazapine that then eventually cleared up in time on 0mg.

 

The listed side effects also list some eye issues.

 

I myself experienced no visual symptoms, but a lot of burning eye pain.

On 2/16/2026 at 12:55 PM, Luke said:

I'm in touch with a number of people who had eye issues from Mirtazapine that then eventually cleared up in time on 0mg.

 

The listed side effects also list some eye issues.

 

I myself experienced no visual symptoms, but a lot of burning eye pain.

Thank you Luke. That is good to know. My eyes are so dry and blurry. I am going to get some saline eye drops at the pharmacy. Marie.

Good to meet you @Marie! I am in the beginning of my dreaded Mirtazapine taper but posts like yours gives me hope!

 

I also have the same as you in terms of vision, funny enough I had it yesterday in the bathroom. It felt like lots of little lights, crossing my vision diagonally, I decided to just ignore and say to myself ‘huh, that was a weird one’ and today it hasn’t come back! Hope it goes away for you too.  
 

I also hope you feel from COVID soon 🙂 I can’t wait until I can start my taper, right now I am just rolling thru the windows and waves. Did have any impact on your cognitive abilities earlier on in your taper by any chance?

Hello. I just got back from the ophthalmologist. He was very thorough and had several exams. My vision test was very good at 20/25 vision even with mirt blurriness. Pictures were taken inside/outside of both eyes. The doc diagnosed me with posterior vitreous detachment PVD. This happens as you age the vitreous gel that lines the inside of your eye separates and you can get eye flashes. He told me it goes away and mentioned that I also had this in my left. People can get this and not see flashes apparently, but some do. Doc said it will not affect your vision. I have a follow-up appt. for a recheck. 

 

I have read a number of mirt and people get these eye flashes. I suspect dry eyes caused by mirt  and the dryness that increased a lot during covid.

 

I lost an additional 18 pounds in the past four months. I feel much, much better. Twelve years of polydrugging was hard. Tonight I will cut .02 mg mirt that will bring me down to .20 mg. Now the fun begins. When should I stop? Be well. Marie.

 

1 minute ago, The_Taper_Man said:

Good to meet you @Marie! I am in the beginning of my dreaded Mirtazapine taper but posts like yours gives me hope!

 

I also have the same as you in terms of vision, funny enough I had it yesterday in the bathroom. It felt like lots of little lights, crossing my vision diagonally, I decided to just ignore and say to myself ‘huh, that was a weird one’ and today it hasn’t come back! Hope it goes away for you too.  
 

I also hope you feel from COVID soon 🙂 I can’t wait until I can start my taper, right now I am just rolling thru the windows and waves. Did have any impact on your cognitive abilities earlier on in your taper by any chance?

Hello Taper Man. Thanks for stopping by. Yes, and I still have it. You know though, once we get through this we will be so sharp. It's a good idea to check out the light with an eye doc. It's likely nothing, but I checked it for retinal detachment, which is not good. It's rare though. There are hard parts of tapering mirt and easier parts. What you got to do is a slow, hyperbolic taper so you won't crash. I found a rhythm to the taper, so I could figure out how low and slow I should go. Be determined and stubborn like me and you will get through it. Be well. Marie.

Hello everyone. I've gone down to .20 mg and I am getting early cortisol happening. I am used to all the crap Mirt throws out, so I'm fine. I was thinking I was going to have a lot more cuts to go. I just realized once I get to .1 mg it's game over. I may double the liquid to make a dose of.05 mg. I will take a long hold before I stop, possibly a month, just to see if any strong w/d is left. I do feel pretty good at this dose so I've restarted my life. I'm able to travel, socialize, etc. I am going to concentrate on getting as fit as I can after the taper ends. Be well. Marie.

Hi Marie. This is an amazing achievement. Congratulations!

 

I hope you keep us updated on your extended recovery and how your feelings and daily routines return to normal. 

♥️ ❣️ ♥️ 

Hi NOW. I like to post updates since I think they can be helpful to taperers here, especially those you have a few meds to taper. There were not that many when I started. I made mistakes and learned from others. It looks like you have some good tapers going. I bet you will be a success story. Just keep going. Marie.

Hello. Lots of things happening to me but at least my taper is going well. It started in January with covid for a month. Covid ended then I had the eye problem. Yesterday I was on the treadmill and accidentally hit the 10 button, when I only go up to 2.3. I tried lowering the number quickly and it did not work. I have the attached safety wire but did not get a chance to pull it so I fell on my hands and knees. The treadmill did not stop even though the safety wire came off. No more treadmill for me. Luckily, I only have a knee burn from the moving treadmill.

 

I'm going to see a theater show on Saturday night, 2/28, and then cut mirt from .2 mg to .18 mg. I'll keep going. Marie.