OT - update on coming off my meds
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Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
Sharyn, RN
RIP, MOM ~ 5/31/1944 - 5/11/2010
RIP, DADDY ~ 9/2/1934 - 1/25/2012
I've been coming off the meds slowly. I was on 10 mg Abilify and that was cut to 5 mg for about ten days and now will be on 2.5 mg for a week before going off it altogether. So far I'm not having any problems from lowering the dose.
I've never had feelings of wanting to hurt others. If I'm going to be real honest, I have had a lot of feelings of wanting to hurt myself over the past ten months or so, but that has not gotten any worse with coming off these meds. These two meds were not helping at all, I don't think, and were having side effects that bothered me alot, so I'm happy to be coming off them. No point in being unable to poop, having a mouth so dry I was getting sores on my tongue that hurt a lot, and gaining weight back when they weren't helping the depression at all.
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
I was under the care of a Psyciatrist for the first 5 years who totally over medicated me. Once I switched to another doctor, who immediately changed some of my meds and discontinued some (over time) I started to feel a little better and it has steadily improved over the years. I owe her my life.
Once I started to take trazadone in a small dose (75) my sleep returned (I have been taking it for the last 10 years, still with great results). Before, I would never sleep more than 2 hours at a time, now I can sleep through the night. If I forget to take it, I can also forget about sleep. It took me a while to figure out what dose was working for me. When I took 150 of Trazadone, I was too tired in the morning, I tried 50 and didn't get enough sleep. My doctor allowed me to experiment with the dosage (from 50 to 150). She also told me that at those low doses they wouldn't work as an antidepressant, just to help me stay asleep.
I currently take wellbutrin 180xl (the generic doesn't work the same for me) and lexapro.
I am sorry about my long story, but once you start feeling better it's scary to think about going back to the way things were before the meds worked.
Let me know if you sleep and depression improves.
Michelle (OH member since 2004 - new user name)
HW 285 / SW 270 / GW 140 / LW 135 / CW 185
RNY 6/8/2009
Starting size 26/28, now size 12/14
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