About 3 months after my son was born I started to have difficulty sleeping. At first I put this down to my sleep patterns being disturbed because of his waking in the night but my sleeping gradually got worse as his sleeping got better. I tried acupuncture, homeopathic remedies, flower essences - these all worked for a bit but the insomnia always returned. After about 6 months of bad sleep I was diagnosed with depression and was prescribed mirtazipine (15mg.) Within a few days I was sleeping solidly through- 8 hours a night - it was amazing after such a long time without proper sleep. After about 4 months of being on it I reduced the dose to 7.5mg and gradually stopped. However within 3 weeks the insomnia returned - I couldn't get to sleep or if I did I would wake up at 3 in an anxious state and not get back to sleep. I desperately want to come off the mirtazapine as I want another baby but I can't cope with the insomnia. I think I have a hormonal imbalance as I definitely haven't been feeling depressed. Does anyone have any tips for coming of mirtazapine so as to avoid the insomnia and/or has anyone had a baby while taking mirtazapine?
Hope someone can help.