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Marie: completed ambien and trazodone tapers and finishing up mirtazapine

Marie
Marie
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Huge congrats @Marie!! Finishing your taper is a huge deal and you should be very proud 😊. Especially since you tapered so patiently and seem to have avoided the worst of WD. You inspire us all, and one day I hope to be in your shoes!

I’m not a medical professional and cannot offer medical advice. I am new to this journey and my thoughts are based only on my personal experience with psychiatric drugs. This is a peer site where we support each other on our taper/recovery journeys. 

Current regimen:

Cymbalta - 90 mg/day

Seroquel - 12.5 mg/day

*holding to stabilize as of Apr 2026

 

History:

Seroquel - up to 50 mg as needed for sleep (generally 6.25-12.5 mg a few times a week, though sometimes more) - 2009 (ish) to present

Cymbalta - 60 mg/day, periodically down to 30 mg/day - May 2014 to May 2025

Clonazepam - up to 1 mg/day as needed - March to May 2025, quick taper off

Zoloft - 150 mg/day - May 2025 to Aug 2025 (quick cross-taper from Cymbalta)

Pristiq - 50 mg/day from Aug 2025 to mid-Oct 2025 (quick cross-taper from Zoloft); 100 mg/day from Oct 2025 to Dec 2025; back down to 50 mg/day from Dec 2025 to Jan 2026

Lyrica - 200 mg/day - Nov 2025 to Jan 2026 (quick taper off from mid-Jan to early Feb 2026 due to severe depressive symptoms)

Cymbalta - 60 mg/day - Jan - March 2026; up to 90 mg/day from March to present

 

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      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

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      Thanks you guys. To celebrate I am getting my sought after rose named Constance. In Latin it means perseverance. I just kept going no matter what. Be well. Marie.

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      Marie

      Hello everyone. I am feeling pretty good mentally and physically. I have a tiny taper left, but I'll know when it's time to kick mirt to the curb. I'll just chill and be good to myself for the next fe

    I hope that this next step at 0mg goes well, please do drop in and let us know how you're doing when you can.

    Nothing I say is medical advice, it is simply my opinion. I am an anonymous person on an internet forum with no relevant qualifications other than being badly harmed by a drug. For all you know, I could be an idiot. You are making your own decisions and part of that is deciding how much to listen to my opinion, if at all.

     

    Perhaps you should consider this post an artistic work of fiction written for entertainment purposes.

    Story from SA: LukeUK: Remeron/Mirtazapine Severe Withdrawal - Introductions and updates - Surviving Antidepressants

     

    15mg Remeron/Mirtazapine November starting 2022 (severe physical side effects)

    Attempted to taper off January 2023, ended up having a major breakdown and going up to 30mg, took weeks to stabilise

    1 month taper  to 0mg

    Last dose April 2023

    Severe withdrawal syndrome with many physical symptoms

    Summary: 5 months using Mirtazapine, including 1 month taper ending late April 2023.

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    16 hours ago, Marie said:

    Hello everyone. On 8/11/26 I took my last dose of mirtazapine. Last night there was no dose to take. What a pleasure! I slept just like I have been sleeping lately, some wakeups, little early, but who cares. I have been noticing I have been getting good chunks of REM sleep every night. My tummy is a little nauseous.

    I have been having uti symptoms and tested positive on home test. When to the doc and got an antibiotic. I've also been nursing sinus symptoms for a month. There has been smoke from wildfires and additional pollution with very humid weather. I could have a sinus infection too. The thing is though both of these could just be mirt paying me back for tapering. I will take the a/b and see if I improve. I'll just chill at home with no plans and try to take extra good care of myself. To those out there tapering, keep going things will get better.

    I think I have a good shot at getting healed completely. I'm curious to see how long it will take. My long ass taper may help. Mood is good and I remain positive. I'll check back from time to time. Be well. Marie.

    So happy to see Marie, amazing news. Please make sure you come back, and once you are happy things are good for you, give it a good 6-12 months, please rememember to write a sucess story here. They mean so much to us all! xxxxx

    I’m not a medical professional and cannot offer medical advice. I only offer my thoughts as support. Please speak to your health practitioner about your care. This is a peer site where we support each other on our taper/recovery journeys. 

     

    If you are from the UK please make sure you fill in a 'Yellow Card' report for the MHRA. It is you doing your bit to help make a difference.

    Please take the time to do it today 🙂 https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk

    For US members details here.

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