Posted by Stargazer2 on June 26, 2019, at 20:56:46
In reply to Re: Anticholinergics associated with dementia, posted by linkadge on June 26, 2019, at 11:41:33
Unfortunately my age is now an issue after having depression for more than 40 years. My rule of thumb is reducing all meds to the lowest dose possible and I do this on my own and almost always can lower a dose. I see a few on this site on on extreme doses of some meds. Unless I was convinced that a very high level was warranted I would not stay on certain meds and certain dosages for long. Just my belief. I know when my doc ordered an anti psychotic I already knew I would not increase the dose much because I feared TD. The fact that I am still alive shows how far I have come. I only bring up things that I feel are important for others to know about it...not to say it will work for you but because it might. I do not over think or over analyze the meds, how they work, on what neurotransmitter system they impact because I rule nothing out. I have gotten off of this site because I was spending way too much time living as a depressive and not living life. I do understand that it does become your life at times but hopefully it is not your life. There is a difference. I only wish improvement for everyone. I definitely would not be here unless I took control of what I would take, and I have an amazing doctor who gives me a great deal of control over my situation. He knows I have become the expert and he is there when my situation unravels as depression will over and over as long as you are alive. Mine has never gone away completely. I now know it is a generic flaw and not a reaction to a bad life or negative situations. Healing thoughts for all.
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