browneyes0086 Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 I've decided to stop all my medicine. I'm currently taking prolixin 20mg, paxil 30mg, and seroquel 800mg. I was on it for schizoaffective disorder and borderline personality disorder. I'm stopping it because it has just made me really fat, and I feel sluggish all the time. Last night I did not take the seroquel and slept ok i guess. I'm not taking the other two today either. Has anyone else on here just stopped taking the medicine they are suppose to take?? any input on reactions or side effects would be appreciated?? please reply. Bekah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlewing Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Personally Bekah, I wouldn't stop my medication without speaking to my Pdoc about it first. There are other options on the market that don't cause so much weight gain and it is worth trying them. I'm concerned that you are just stopping overnight. Please speak to your pdoc. LW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryp Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Well, let's put it this way - last time I abruptly stopped taking MD prescribed meds, I got really, really sick. PLEASE don't go off your meds without consulting your pdoc. You've been on them this long, surely you can wait for your next appointment. It's dangerous to stop crazymeds without medical supervision. I'd say more, but I'm too tired and crazy to be any less blunt. Don't do it - you probably won't like the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneMarie Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Wouldn't it be smarter to work with your pdoc on finding other medication that works without significant side effects? I mean, return of symptoms for me would be horrid, much worse than med issues, so I worked out med issues with my pdoc instead of stopping meds. Personally, I think you are asking for a lot of trouble going med free. More importantly, none of your meds s/b stopped cold turkey!! Stopping in a day is asking to go manic, seriously depressed, and/or psychotic very, very quickly. Seriously, contact your pdoc. Set up an appt. Go in with a list of concerns. Clearly say what you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celestia Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Going cold turkey off psych meds can make you really sick. As these ladies have said. Tapering safely and with supervision is the safe and sane way to go. If you think you have problems now with being fat and tired, wait until you are about a week into a cold turkey experiment. Don't do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browneyes0086 Posted February 11, 2009 Author Share Posted February 11, 2009 thanks everyone for replying! I do not have any withdrawal problems as of yet. hopefully i wont. some of you said you got really sick. I did come off paxil a long time ago and was throwing up like the first day but that hasnt happened this time. I'll just have to endure it. I have a pdoc appt next week. ill see what they have to say too. I feel more energetic and lively today since i did not take my medicine. usually just drained and sluggish. u all know what i mean. i know. anyway thanks... Bekah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneMarie Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 For the record, I was talking about rebound - abrupt discontinuation of meds resulting in abrupt mania, serious depresion, psychosis. Throwing up is incidental, quite frankly. Ending up in the ER or psych ward a few weeks from now is the issue. Note, if you were on anticonvulsants, I'd say the biggest immediate issue is seizure risk, then followed by the invitation for immediate and significant return of original symptoms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryp Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Trust me - it's not right now you should be worrying about. It's more like a few weeks down the road where you'll get kicked in the teeth. I'm looking at your dx and I'm thinking to myself - that's probably not something you want to be playing around with. If you absolutely cannot wait, please at least CALL the person who gave you the meds and TELL them what you're doing. I don't want to come off as mean or harsh, but seriously. Playing with crazymeds is like playing with fire. Listen, crazymeds suck. We've all been where you are. But if you absolutely MUST come off your meds (and I really don't recommend it), let your pdoc supervise you. Or better yet, tell them you're unhappy and let them try to FIX it before you go off half-cocked and trigger yourself into a relapse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celestia Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 For the record, I was talking about rebound - abrupt discontinuation of meds resulting in abrupt mania, serious depresion, psychosis. Throwing up is incidental, quite frankly. Ending up in the ER or psych ward a few weeks from now is the issue.Exactly. Of course you don't feel bad today. Most of those drugs have a long enough half life that you won't feel bad today. Of course it's getting ridiculous for us to continue to pound logic into your illogical thought process. That in and of itself should indicate to you that something is really wrong and about to get much worse if you stay the course you've set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browneyes0086 Posted February 11, 2009 Author Share Posted February 11, 2009 hey im not on a anticonvulsant so i dont have to worry about having a seizure. I'm gonna take into consideration the good replies i received from all of you, but I'm pretty headstrong on staying off the drugs. I just find it amazing that i can feel real without feeling drugged up. Everyone should get off medicine. clear your body of all the chemicals. I'm just gonna start a new lifestyle with good nutrition and exercise and that will heal me right up as well as you all if you do it. thanks... Bekah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix_Rising Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Everyone should get off medicine. clear your body of all the chemicals. I can't begin to tell you what a disrespectful and dangerous "suggestion" this is. I hope, for your sake, that you don't experience withdrawal and/or a return of your symptoms. Encouraging people on this board to get off their medications is akin to telling diabetics to quit taking insulin. This kind of attitude will not be met kindly on this board. We are here to support one another and to encourage one another to keep working with medications until you find one (or more) that works for you. I'd rather be fat and happy than skinny and suicidal any day. Good luck in your quest to lose weight and attain a higher consciousness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celestia Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Good luck in your quest to lose weight and attain a higher consciousness.ditto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sorrel Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 I'm just gonna start a new lifestyle with good nutrition and exercise and that will heal me right up as well as you all if you do it. hahahahahahahaha. As for healthy diet and exercise, I am a fanatic and you can't beat me on that front. No, really. You can't I took no meds for a number of years and my pristine diet and exercise habits couldn't help me. I suffered a lot and bad things came of it. I am all in favor of healthy diet and exercise, but not as a treatment for mental illness. It doesn't work that way, Bekah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryp Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 I have to say, I'm kind of offended. You have the right to your choices, but I'm sensitive about my need for meds, and I don't really appreciate you assuming that I don't need them/could make myself better with diet and exercise. Trust me - if I could think myself better, I would have done it by now. Good luck being a more evolved mortal than the rest of us. Sorry to be snide, but there's really no call for that sort of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browneyes0086 Posted February 11, 2009 Author Share Posted February 11, 2009 hey sorry sorry if i offended some of you. i did call my pdoc and he said that he would meet with me next week and go on to something that is less sedating and less chance for weight gain than the medicines im on now. so im gonna keep taking it till i meet with him, and change it. as for the diet and exercise, im still gonna do that, but it will probablly wait till i go on medicine that is not so sedating next week. anyway thanks for the replies! Bekah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryp Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 I'm glad to hear you called your pdoc. Good choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddy Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 hey sorry sorry if i offended some of you. i did call my pdoc and he said that he would meet with me next week and go on to something that is less sedating and less chance for weight gain than the medicines im on now. so im gonna keep taking it till i meet with him, and change it. as for the diet and exercise, im still gonna do that, but it will probablly wait till i go on medicine that is not so sedating next week. anyway thanks for the replies! Bekah Good for you! I think that is a very safe, sane and mature thing to do. I am taking Zyprexa right now (in addition to my other meds) and even though I'm scared to death of gaining additional weight, I'm way more scared of losing my mind. I'm even willing to take the risk of dropping my seizure threshold by adding an AAP at the moment than take the risk of playing in traffic due to a nasty mixed episode. Sometimes you just have to ask yourself "what sucks less?" For me, right now I'd rather be alive, seizuriffic and fat than dead. That just plain sucks less than skinny, crazy and/or dead. That's just me. YMMV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneMarie Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Hey Bekah, that's great news. I'm glad your pdoc is going to work with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generica Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Good stuff Bekah! I read this thread late & saw your first few posts & thought 'OH no'.... Was so glad to read on & learn you are doing it in conjunction with your doc, much much safer. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix_Rising Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Good for you, Bekah! I hope you and your pdoc are able to work something out. Peace, Phoenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 good choice about working with your pdoc to sort things out-- I'm glad that you were able to absorb what everyone was saying to you and reconsider. it says a lot about you that you could take a step back from what you felt like doing to figure out what would actually be best for you now and in the long run. I was worried. I honestly didn't reply after I saw post #10 (when you were saying you were done w/meds totally even after tons of good points were made) because I couldn't deal with what I thought might be this scenario that sometimes (but rarely) happens: poster asks for advice on something BIG or dangerous like this with their minds already made up--and we all jump up and down an wave our arms shouting good advice to someone who's not even listening, then are forced to watch the train wreck that can follow or just never see them post again and wonder if they made it out okay. I hate that, it makes my stomach twist so thanks for not doing that to yourself and to us. I hope that makes sense and isn't too self-absorbed sounding (!) I'm just glad that you're taking care of yourself. let us know how it goes with your pdoc? make sure he/she *knows* how difficult it is for you on these meds and don't let them write it off..do your best to not walk out of there without some more options. it can be really easy to tone-down how bad things are when talking to a doctor and then they can't really help you (I'm so guilty of this, eh.) luck, meg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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