Posted by Brazilnut on August 23, 2007, at 10:36:52
In reply to Re: Mirtazapine: 10 days, 10 years – a question, posted by Maritza on July 1, 2007, at 23:30:46
> Hi Bob,
> I have been on Remeron for about 6months. I have cut back from 30mg to 15mg, then to 7.5mg with 10mg of Celexa added in the am.
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> MaritzaHi Maritza,
How are you now with your taper?I found a helpful site, www.benzo.org.uk, and became a member of its forum, because much of what I feel now is caused by my long use of benzodiazepines in the past.
What may be interesting for you is that they are totally against any supplement or additional psych drug during withdrawals. I think that rejecting supplements en bloc, without considering specific pros and cons, is quite a radical attitude. Perhaps they do so to prevent abuse.
They provide also reliable information on Valerian, showing that it acts as a benzo and may yield severe withdrawal symptoms (as you had told me). Other references say that St. John's Wort acts as an SSRI A/D and may also cause W/D symptoms. (I am on both...)
Perhaps it would be worth for you to take a look at their information, even you are not tapering benzos.
As for me, I am not well. I tried 2 times to start weaning off Inderal and things worsened quickly. I went back to the original dose, but things keep worsening. I don't know what to do next.
All the best for you!
Bob
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