Posted by cellular on January 26, 2013, at 14:20:04
In reply to Is quitting all meds a viable option?, posted by tensor on January 26, 2013, at 9:50:47
> I'm not in a good mood right now. Is it possible to overcome this depression without meds or is it just a fantasy? If I'm going to be depressed anyway why not be that without the meds?
> There was a time in my youth when I actually wanted to meet people and I was unmedicated. Now I just want to be alone. The "plan" now is to replace Seroquel with ziprasidone. When that turns up to be a failure I think I'm done with meds.
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> /tensorHello Tensor,
I really don't know how to answer your question in a satisfactory way, so I can only give you input based on my own experience.
Before I was lucky to find the meds that made my depression bearable, I was on numerous different types of meds of every kind. Inbetween the switching of meds I used to be under no influence of meds and used that time to take a vacation "to get away from it all" or to try and seek fulfilling my "carnal pleasure dreams" in foreign countries. In both cases I was lucky to have had more positive experiences than I even hoped for.
I would not have been able to do this if I had been taking any meds, because they all have side-effects that make it difficult or impossible to master adventurous types of activities.But please never think of giving up hope of finding the med(s) that will keep you stable and content enough in everyday life.
Even with my current "jackpot" med-combo, I'm unable to function like healthy folks and there are times when I feel bad enough to augment with some other, unconventional meds in order to get back to my "base-line condition".Take care,
cellular
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