Posted by SLS on February 28, 2013, at 4:38:14
In reply to I'm dumping all my meds in the toilet, posted by ihatedrugs on February 27, 2013, at 22:50:09
Good luck with your treatment discontinuation.
I am sorry that your life has not turned out as you think it would have were you not to have accepted the treatments chosen for you by your health care professionals.
What drugs are you currently taking? Perhaps people can offer you advice based upon knowing this.
I imagine that you would like to stop taking everything at once. I would. I don't know if that would be best, though. You might be better off discontinuing drugs in small sets or perhaps individually. Others might be able to guide you as to the order to discontinue drugs depending on what they are.
I guess you know about withdrawal rebound symptomatology? This can occur upon the discontinuation of a drug wherein symptoms of depression/anxiety similar to the original illness emerge, but are only temporary and not necessarily indicative of your resultant state. A slow taper can help mitigate this, but not necessarily avoid it entirely. Keeping a mood/anxiety chart might be helpful to assess whether you are experiencing rebound versus relapse. It might also help you determine a rate of dosage reduction that works best for you.
Don't overmedicate the fish.
- Scott
Some see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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