Posted by bookgurl99 on April 4, 2004, at 17:26:08
By 'commando,' I mean going off my Depakote, which is for migraines but also helps with anxiety. This without the preapproval of my doctor.
I already tapered off of Lexapro a couple of months ago and just let my dr. know when I popped in -- but the Depakote I'd like to do to see if I can resolve my migraines another way. I know if I went in to talk to him about it, we'd butt heads. I want to have success first and then go in.
At this point, the Depakote is not working well for the migraines so I'm living with both the migraines and the personality-erasing side effects of the med. I could boost the med, but I figure this would all happen again in the future.
Last summer, I had a pretty good nutritional plan going on but stopped it partly out of concern that I should be on a standardized medication. Now that I look back on my old writings however, I realize that my drive and personality is _gone_. I want it BACK.
What do you think? Unecessarily foolish? Or should I try it out -- cutting down slower than I titrated up, with seizure-provoking stimulants eliminated first -- on my own?
p.s. i was inspired to do this partly because a friend of mine, who has struggled with depression for years and tried med after med, found relief after giving up on meds.
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