Posted by dove on January 3, 2000, at 12:13:57
In reply to Re: drug withdrawal from bipolar meds, posted by judy on January 3, 2000, at 11:43:31
My heart goes out to you, and you have good reason to be afraid of the doctors, after the way you feel they treated you. I almost agree with the taper and withdrawal from the med-cocktail. BUT, I truly believe you should then try one mood-stabilizing med and make decisions from there. Rapid-cycling bipolar is not something to fool around with, the facts show a worsening if left untreated, yet you cannot go on with all the meds you're on currently. So, find a nonthreatening P-doc if possible, maybe a female? And attempt to express Your wishes and ask for some support in your quest to withdraw from all the meds, some doc out there should be willing to assist you and hopefully guide you to a med that will help and not make you feel out-of-yourself and buried under a blanket of meds.
I know what you're feeling is probably really out-of-control, all the different meds doing different things, I have had that feeling. I cut out the ones I thought were the guilty parties and I am still in the stage of recovering from the sadistic meds (SSRI in this case) and I am dxed with bipolar also. My best wishes to you!
dove
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