Posted by finelinebob on January 27, 2006, at 1:05:24
In reply to Feeling paralysed, and thinking of stopping meds, posted by Racer on January 26, 2006, at 18:37:50
Hey racer, long time no see (duh! seeing as **I** have been away so long 8P). Can't say that I've felt the same lethargy that you have, but I'm passing out of a very dark place and at the bottom of it was a time when I went off my meds. Not that that was the cause of the darkness. But at the time I just had a sense of being completely out of touch with some essential part of ME. So I went off my meds, knowing I'd probably get worse but also knowing I had to clear my head, my sight, all my senses. It really "zeroed" me out, tho, and once I knew I needed to get back on my meds I think I had a better sense of where I needed to go.
I'd never recommend going off meds for anyone who needs them. Not even to myself. But I don't listen to myself that well, and I was able to find some value in letting all those meds flush out of my system.
That I felt I needed to do that made me realize as well that my previous cocktail was not working the way I needed to, and so getting back with a pdoc I was far more concerned and determined to make a change.
Be well,
bob
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