Hi All, I have been taking 15 mg Mirtazapine to assist with sleep since August 2017. Earlier this year I decided I would like to stop taking it if I could due to the weight gain. I slowly reduced to 11.25 mg for a month then 7.5 mg for a month and I have been taking 3.75 mg for about the last six weeks.
I got into bed on Sunday night and didn't sleep a wink, I got up and took another 3.75 got back into bed then got up and took another 7.5 so 15 mg in total but still could not get to sleep.
I am going on holiday to America next week so am starting to worry this is going to build up and I won't sleep before I go on holiday or when I get there.
Last night I went for a swim at about 7.00 and took 7.5 mg about 10.00 pm getting into bed at 10.30, it got to 11.00 and I still hadn't nodded off so I took another 7.5 mg and 1 mg Diazepam.
The doctor gave me the Diazepam a couple of years ago for when I had another bout of insomnia, I haven't really taken many of them but broke a 2 mg tablet and took the 1 mg last night and I got off to sleep pretty much straight away.
This morning, however I am now worried that I won't sleep tonight if I don't take a Diazepam, I am not going to take one even if I can't get to sleep, I was hoping it might just break the cycle.
Sorry for the rambling but what do you all think.
I did think about taking 7.5 mg about 9.45 pm then another 7.5 mg about 10.30 pm or should I drop back down to 3.75 then another if I need it, I have read all the threads about it making you more sleepy at a lower dose.
As you can see I am a total over thinker but I am really anxious about not ruining my holiday I have looked forward to for so long. I would also like to avoid having to go back to the doctor.
What dose do you think would be best and thank you all :)