Posted by linkadge on July 17, 2008, at 21:46:44
In reply to Re: Want to stop meds ... should I? » Maxime, posted by SLS on July 17, 2008, at 4:49:16
>Either you are hypomanic with its attendant lack >of good judgment, or you have fallen into the >trap of:
>"I feel great. I guess I don't need meds >anymore."
But, if you recall, she said she was not feeling well on meds at all and thats why she attempted suicide and ended up in the coma. She said she felt better since then. Because of the timing of the remission, it can't be attributed to medications.
Don't fall into SLS line of thinking that there is only one way to stay well. Certain people with severe depression feel better off meds. Some people with even severe depression get little or no help from meds. Many people with severe depression remit (with or without meds) and no longer need them. This needing to take medication for depression for the rest of your life theory is a relatively new idea. Sometimes meds make people feel worse and hinder recovery. There have been times where I much feel better (even if not completely well) off meds.
I'd say do what you want to do and trust your intuition. If you want to try a med holliday, especially from meds that have only been working marginally, I say go for it. The idea that you will lapse miserably is not always true. Its an idea pushed by doctors and drug companies, but not one that is necessarily accurate.
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