Posted by linkadge on December 26, 2009, at 7:43:43
In reply to too scared to drop meds-- what would you change?, posted by inanimate peanut on December 26, 2009, at 0:53:27
Any medication you stop will give you a rebound effect. For instance, stopping lithium often gives people exaggerated mood swings. I had rebound psychosis from stopping an AP too qucik - the funny part is that I never had psychosis to begin with.
You are on too many meds, but you need to determine which meds are not helping much and then stop them *slowly*. I don't mean cut in half for a week then stop. I mean stop over the course of 3 months, 6 months perhaps.
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