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Mianserin liquid taper calculator

Dissolving a mianserin tablet in water lets you measure small doses with an oral syringe. Enter your numbers below to see how much of the liquid to take — and the formula so you can check it yourself.

Mianserin · liquid

Single dose calculator

mg
Strength of the tablet you're using.
mL
How much water you dissolve or disperse the tablet in.
mg
What you want to take today.
mL
Calculated for you.
Take this much of the liquid
5mL
from the 10 mL you mixed, to get a 5 mg dose.
Formula volume to take = (target dose ÷ tablet strength) × water volume
With your numbers (5 mg ÷ 10 mg) × 10 mL = 5 mL
Measure to the nearest 0.1 mL on your syringe.
Measure to nearest 0.1 mL
Standard oral syringes read to 0.1 mL. For very small volumes, ask your pharmacist about a 1 mL syringe.
Item 14L · Verify Validate this calculation
Tablet strength
10 mg per tablet (or part-tablet)
Water volume
10 mL
Target dose
5 mg — what you want to take
Volume to take
5 mL — from the 10 mL liquid
Check
10 × (5 ÷ 10) = 5 mg ✓
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The liquid method, step by step

Method The maths above gives the number; these steps are the practical part. Adapted from the RELEASE Toolkit. Adjust the amounts to what your prescriber agreed.
  1. Cut a mianserin tablet to the portion you need with a pill cutter.
  2. Crush the piece between two spoons over a small plate.
  3. Stir it into a measured volume of water to make a known concentration. Shake or stir to disperse.
  4. Stir again immediately before drawing your dose — the active ingredient settles quickly.
  5. Measure your prescribed dose with an oral syringe and take it.
  6. Make a fresh liquid each day and discard any unused liquid in the rubbish.

About the liquid method

You crush or disperse a known strength of tablet into a known volume of water, then draw the fraction containing your target dose. Works for many SSRIs and some other psychotropics — not for modified-release formulations.

The dedicated sertraline · liquid page has a step-by-step worked example adapted from the RELEASE Toolkit; the same method applies to most immediate-release SSRI tablets.

Read the mianserin tapering guidePlain-English steps and the full RELEASE reduction schedule for mianserin →
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This calculator handles one dose. The TaperMate app calculates a full reduction schedule with hold periods, microtapering and symptom monitoring — so each new dose is one tap away, not a daily maths problem.

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