Up with monkey brain reading about how to taper off med bc of course I won't get to hear that info directly from the doc like a caretaker should. Will be stopping by pharmacy tomorrow to consult pharmacist.
Dear God let doc continue to send script to our pharmacy. Cannot imagine relying on nut to get them to us.
Oh I can help with this. I tapered off mirtazipine myself because the dickhead pyschiatrist wouldn't call me back.
I was taking two a day so I went back to one a day for a week.
Then I broke the pill in half but took it every day
Then I took half every other day
. Then every three days. Keep going till her current prescription is gone.
How long it will be till she is totally weaned off depends on the half life of the drug. Mirtazipine has one heck of a half life so it was a couple more weeks before I was even at half of it in my system.
Meanwhile Prestiq has a half life of 12 hours. If I forget one dose I start to withdraw. It's a good reminder not to forget.
You'll need to monitor her because suicide risk can go up while weaning off and she readjusts. The severity depends on her and the medicine.
DH goes bonkers if he stops Prozac.
I was fine dropping Wellburtrin like a hot potato but getting off mirtazipine was rough it was the first time in my life I had a suicidal thought.
Definitely have her consult the pharmacist where she picks up her meds. Medication is what they do for a living.
