I dont suggest it. before meds.. mess of head.

I've quit my meds 3 times and twice landed in the hospital. Once with police insistance. It's not that I think I can do it without drugs. I just forget or say I take it in a minute and then forget. Then I realize I haven't taken it in days and stop all together.

Listen to zenith, shes like a girl yoda...

Been without meds twice and not a pretty picture.
I have a friend who was with me when it happened and I was shopping, couldn't stop talking like crazy, she found my hubby and told him, they took me to the docs and he put me on meds and told me if I do that again I was going to go to the hospital.
The second time was at Christmas and trying to deal with family I cried and cried and cried, I couldn't stop. Doc put me back on meds and I have been OK since but I do wonder if I stop again then what??? I really don't want to find out.
ttfn AnnieEm

I will tell you that it should be thought out long and hard. I am currently hitting two years no meds. It is no walk in the park and my reasons are many for stopping. It is a lot of work and although I am "managing" there is no guarantee I will be able to see the edge of the cliff.

With that said, I know it's a gamble and I have a wonderful support system and I am "happier" without the meds. Time will tell if that will always stay my reality.

Everyone needs to do what they feel is best for them and truthfully some days I wonder if I should go back on them . Good luck.

I commend anyone who can do this without meds. Before meds I was constantly irritated, my depression was very bad, and my mania included a bunch of ugly delusions which I obsessed over all day long.

I used to have VERY long periods of depression followed up by three months stretches of mania and vice versa.

I would not suggest going without meds.

I was told I was a bp1 classification.

I have been med free for almost 5 montghs and at the end of this month thats it will be going and picking up its not been a fun time

And for the record am BP1 without the depression side

Med free off and on for 10 years. Probably been on meds about 9 months out of the last 10 years.

no depression.

I don't like meds.

There are some books out there that you should buy, read, and decide alongside with your pdoc, if you can even do it, the right way, tapering off of your meds slowly..... EDUCATE< EDUCATE EDUCATE yourself and if you have a good support system, someone to monitor you JUST IN CASE, you go off the deep end.....

I chose meds, I don't want to chance losing my kids over the med vs. no med issue.

I have been off meds before, thats another story...... lets just say, I lost custody over my kids....enough said.

I am BPI and every time I have gone off my meds, it has been a disaster. I end up in cuffs and brought in by the police

THANK YOU ALL!!!

Means a lot to hear about your experiences!!

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K

I recently weaned myself off my Abilify, leaving me on my AD, and klonopin now. I feel better.....less anxiety, less issues with the phobias that I struggled with.

Something just told me that the Abiilfy was working against me and causing more harm then good, I weaned very slowly though, no cold turkey BS, because these Ap's are very strong meds and I didn't want any problems. The same thing happened with the Lamictal I was taking for a few years.....I had a feeling it wasn't helping so I weaned from that too.....and began to feel better.

I only speak for myself here, I feel better, my memory seems to be improving alot, my motor skills better and as I mentioned I FEEL better. Some of these meds tend to cause the very problems that we start taking them for......I feel in my case that is exactly what happened.

I struggle some days.....with anxiety mostly but I am learning to put it in it's place and not let it tear through me and ruin an entire day like it used to. Staying mindful is key, it's like we have to stay one step ahead of how we are choosing to think about things......mindfulness and staying in the moment is detrimental to our health!

Oh forgot to add that I was diagnosed with BP1 rapid cycling, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, and ptsd.

I wish you the best on your journey Katten.....the answers will come to you.....just have to listen to yourself!

THANK YOU again!!!


Mmmmm listen to myself... but what if Myself says different things..?

Anyway, THANK YOU!!!
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K