Posted by hundredhugs on April 12, 2004, at 6:01:10
I am going through a nasty episode (fortunally not major) and my meds are not helping me. My pdoc and I discussed going off all my meds and starting over. I want it done fast because I am miserable, it could take weeks to do it out patient.
I swear by lamictal and my pdoc seems to think that it is causing mixed states. I do know it helps with mania and i don't seem to go through such a bad depression since i've been on it.
I am scared about going off all the meds and starting over. She started a new one (lithium) a few days ago. It is at low levels (450 mg) and we dropped a mood stabilizer. I am worried about all the antipsychotics I am on and comming off them ( 4 mg of risperdal ad 30 mg of abilify). I had some psychoses and we had to add more antipsychotics and i am afraid I will start hearing things again (awful things).
My question, should I do this fast and go into the hospital and get it over with so I can start feeling better or do it outpatient with ths softer approach and hope I feel better without the hospital.
Thank you for your input
Hundredhugs
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