I just read every page of posts on here ! No one writing on here right now but me.
I am still weaning myself off of my medications at this time. I am trying to wean myself off
of all six of my medications at a slow pace because I don't want to " crash ". I think my
Abilify prescription will be the first one that I run out of. I was not initially taking this medication
at the beginning of my treatment, but it was added later on.
I think that my Lamicatal will be the second medication that I run out of as I am going through
my "weaning" process. Next to run out will be Seroquel and Lunesta. The two drugs I have plenty
of are the Bupropion and the Clonazepam. My Clonazepam was added later on
in my treatment too, I had not been taking that since the beginning ( 2007 is the
beginning ). I am taking my medications until I run out of them AND
lowering the doses as I go along. I have not seen my psychiatrist since January 2012 as I no longer
have health insurance and an office visit would cost me money that I just don't have
( I am unemployed and living off of the unemployment insurance benefits, at least for 4 more weeks ).
Everyone has their own opinion about lowering their medication doses and then totaly eliminating them
from their life. I think I DID mention the weaning off of medications to my doctor in the past and he
did not seem to say anything negative about it, actually he told me a story about a patient that was
on many medications that had to go off of them for some other medical reason and that she did fine.
I have not talked to my psychiatrist any further about it since that conversation.
I am going through the program for the second time and I am on Session Seven, in addtion to this
I am trying to help myself also by reading some inspirational and self-help books. I want to start
meditation of some sort, if I can get the hang of it. I would also like to try letting God back into
my life, as He has been missing from my life for some time. I know that religion or spirituality has
helped many people along in their lives and I figure it couldn't hurt to study up on my old
religion that I grew up believing in as a child. I am not seeing a therapist, I tried that route a few
years ago and it did not do anything to help me. That is all I have to say about medications for now.
Would love to hear from some people who have success stories to share, this would be really helpful right now.
April has been a bad month for me emotionally and I need a little hope.
Stay Strong,
Lynda Lu