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no more meds????

valgal18
valgal18
i saw my psychiatrist on tuesday and asked her if we could change my anti psychotic in the summer b/c the one that i'm on now has made me gain a lot of weight.....she said that she mighy wean me off of it and then see if i can go on without it....that really scares me b/c last time i was totally off one i made a plan to kill myself and before i could the cops were called and i was inpatoent for 10 days......it's scary!!!!!!!!!!!! she says i'm doing really well and i agree, i just.....i'm scared!!!!! i don't wanna go back to the hospital......i know this is a long way away, but still!!!! i dunno....what do i do???? try it and then what happens if i freak???? what happens if i get so low and i don't tell anyone and i kill myself??? i expressed my fear my doctor said that we would see.....it scares me!!!! anyone have any ideas???
Tazmom09
Tazmom09
Hi there---I can't tell what other meds you're taking. Do you have a cocktail, or just the AP? I doubt that she'd just have you on the AP...maybe she thinks that the anti-depressant will carry you through (I'm just assuming that's another med she'd have you on).

But I've never been on an anti-psychotic, so I have no clue. I can empathize with you, however. I have recently been thinking about going off my own meds because i'm tired of feeling so "medicated..." but I know that would not be a good idea at this point. For ME. I'd like to think that your Pdoc knows what she's talking about and doesn't make such decisions lightly, but if you're really worried, i guess you could always seek a second opinion if you have the option. She really sounds like she hears your fears, though.
Let us know how it goes!!!
valgal18
valgal18
Yeah...I'm on an anti depressant and she said that she wants to see if I can handle myself on just that med....the anti psychotic is what I'm on as a mood stabilizer....they can be used as a mood stabilizer if they are given in small doses like mine is
sigmund2
sigmund2
a plan to kill yourself is not a sign of needing an anti psychotic unless coupled with delusional thoughts like "i am g-d," or "I rule the world...." or "there are fires in texas because I am lighting my stove here in Canada."
Psychosis also means spinning and cyling thoughts that race. you can't slow down enough to think stragiht.
just being depressed can be handled by other means. maybe that was what she was thinking?
valgal18
valgal18
i'm on an anti-psychotic as a mood stabilizer.....if you take a low dose of an anti-psychotic then it can used as a mood stabilizer.....i don't wanna switch my antidepressant because it took me about 4 or 5 antidepressants to find one that actually works, so i don't wanna try another antidepressant......but i need the anti-psyhcotic meds. for helping keep my mood in check and making my mind stay stable...