[Ra...] Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Hi... many of you may know that I successfully tapered off Clonazepam in a little over two years by doing a liquid taper. I have been Benzo free for 5-months now... yeah and feeling pretty good. I am taking a very low dose of Mirtazapine for sleep and I believe it isn't working anymore so I am ready to do a very slow taper... like 5-10% a month so that I can be med free! Should I mix the pill with water and taper like I did with the Clonazepam or crush the tablet and use a scale? Can anyone help me? Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks so much!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Pa...] Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Since you did a water taper with the Clonazepam, you might be more comfortable sticking with that method. Congratulations on your benzo freedom and feeling pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Be...] Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Hi Raquel. I'm tapering with liquid Mirt. I tried tapering it with cutting and weighing since I did that with trazodone but it did not work because the 7.5 pill is so small. I could not get an accurate dose. I was able to get a compound pharmacy to make it up for me, but others have used water with oraplus and it worked. It needs the oraplus to make it a suspension. Just go slow with the taper. Becky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest [pe...] Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Hi Raquel. I'm tapering with liquid Mirt. I tried tapering it with cutting and weighing since I did that with trazodone but it did not work because the 7.5 pill is so small. I could not get an accurate dose. I was able to get a compound pharmacy to make it up for me, but others have used water with oraplus and it worked. It needs the oraplus to make it a suspension. Just go slow with the taper. Becky I started with ora plus but it gave me headaches and diarrhea. I just use water now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ra...] Posted July 11, 2020 Author Share Posted July 11, 2020 Hi Raquel. I'm tapering with liquid Mirt. I tried tapering it with cutting and weighing since I did that with trazodone but it did not work because the 7.5 pill is so small. I could not get an accurate dose. I was able to get a compound pharmacy to make it up for me, but others have used water with oraplus and it worked. It needs the oraplus to make it a suspension. Just go slow with the taper. Becky I started with ora plus but it gave me headaches and diarrhea. I just use water now. Does it dissolve with just water or do I need milk or vodka? I used just a tiny minute amount for the Clonazepam and didn't have any issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Be...] Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 I'm not sure about the alcohol or milk. I believe you have to crush the pills first. A member I read does that with a mortar and pestal. Then he adds water and oraplus. I read that you can also use maple syrup. The maple syrup or the oraplus creates a suspension which helps to give a more accurate dose. You just shake it up and take out your dose. Are you on a facebook mirtazapine page? I am. It's called mirtazapine should be illegal. It's a private group and you can get more answers there if you want to. Becky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Pa...] Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Hi Raquel. I'm tapering with liquid Mirt. I tried tapering it with cutting and weighing since I did that with trazodone but it did not work because the 7.5 pill is so small. I could not get an accurate dose. I was able to get a compound pharmacy to make it up for me, but others have used water with oraplus and it worked. It needs the oraplus to make it a suspension. Just go slow with the taper. Becky Unfortunately, I don't have health insurance or money to go to the P doc for a prescription for liquid. I'm not working due to Covid and have about a month or two to taper so I need to make what I have work. I'm wondering if a little alcohol or milk would work. Titration FAQ's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ra...] Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 I'm not sure about the alcohol or milk. I believe you have to crush the pills first. A member I read does that with a mortar and pestal. Then he adds water and oraplus. I read that you can also use maple syrup. The maple syrup or the oraplus creates a suspension which helps to give a more accurate dose. You just shake it up and take out your dose. Are you on a facebook mirtazapine page? I am. It's called mirtazapine should be illegal. It's a private group and you can get more answers there if you want to. Becky Thank you Becky, I will look for the group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Po...] Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Mirtazapine will not go into a homogeneous solution in water alone. It clumps in water. You have to make a suspension using something like OraPlus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest [pe...] Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Mirtazapine will not go into a homogeneous solution in water alone. It clumps in water. You have to make a suspension using something like OraPlus. Mine does not clump in water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Po...] Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Well I’m going by what a registered pharmacist told me, that it will not go into a homogeneous solution, must be compounded in a suspension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ra...] Posted July 15, 2020 Author Share Posted July 15, 2020 Mirtazapine will not go into a homogeneous solution in water alone. It clumps in water. You have to make a suspension using something like OraPlus. Yes... that is what I've been told. Pokey there are several Mirtazapine groups on Facebook with a lot of help when it comes to Mirtazapine. This forum is great but it's more specific to Benzo's. I get a lot more feedback and support on the Facebook groups and they are of course private!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Po...] Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Thanks but I’m not a Facebook user. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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