Posted by alienatari on April 15, 2008, at 23:03:41
In reply to Wierd Some I know In real Life Feel Better off ADs, posted by Phillipa on April 14, 2008, at 13:40:46
It's been about 7 months or so since I stopped taking medication and I cannot convey how much better I feel off psychiatric meds. Not only was my cognitive functioning impaired significantly, I had reached the stage where all I did was sleep because I was so exhausted from the medication side effects. I didn't shower for a month, or shave, or cut my nails. It was disgusting! So I gradually stopped all of my medication. When I was finally off all my meds, including my AD, my depression started to lift. I could think again, I was no longer impotent, I have lost 27kg of weight (59 pounds) that I had gained from medication. Now, If I am having a bad day or have insomnia I will take a valium but It ends up causing more problems then its worth most of the time, for me anyway.
I think a lot of doctors seem to forget about the paradoxical reactions to medications that can occur. While I was put on respirodone for anxiety, I became psychotic. I was very paranoid. A few weeks after stopping respiridone my paranoia was totally gone.
I am not anti-med but it sure as hell feels great to be off them and I no longer have depression anyway so there is no point in being on them. My OCD is still there of course but I manage it with CBT now.
I am not saying everyone should stop taking their medication, as we are all different, but for me it was the right thing to do and I wish I had done it a lot sooner then I did.
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