Posted by Lou Pilder on April 26, 2013, at 21:58:50
In reply to Schizo affective going off meds., posted by Danielj on April 26, 2013, at 21:31:23
> My son's Pdoc agreed to try a while off medications. Right now he is a litle better off meds than he was on them. 7 years of Zyprexa and Zoloft every day then a few tries of different meds like Latuda and Saphris and back on Zyprexa the past month with no real success. He seems to function normally except for binge buying and eating occasionally which are part of his Schizo affective anyway. This will be kind of a detox period. What do you think?
Danielj,
You wrote,[...My son's pdoc ...off medications..a little better off...a detox period. What do you think?...].
This depends on the reason for the doctor to stop your son's drugs. There is a continuing body of evidence showing that the drugs can increase suicidal and homicidal thinking and the long term consequences can lead to death or disfigurement or the loss of one's humanity. Now if the doctor has arrived at accepting the research and wants to stop now while your son is still alive, that could be one thing. But it is much more than that. You see, when the drugs are stopped, the withdrawal period is a time when one can be compelled to kill themselves and/or others.
I am prevented from posting here how one cold be led out of the darkness o suicidal thinking and into a marvelous light of peace by the nature of the prohibitions to me here by Mr Hsiung. But I say to you, now is the time to seek understand that your son has a chance for a new life now, but this is also the time for him to be robbed of that. The thief can come when one is not home. Be not deceived, take heed these next months that the robber is thwarted. I wish that I could post here how to offset the thief.
Lou
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