Out of utter frustration with the way my psychiatric medicines were making me feel I started looking around the web for others who were having similar problems. It didn’t take long at all to find others who were questioning the efficacy of these drugs and had made the decision to stop taking them and try to find out who they were without them.
I have made the same decision. I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder 8 years ago after being prescribed Prozac for depression and having a manic reaction. I’ve been on a whole host of medications since that time and none of them have significantly improved my life or my mood. I experienced more happiness and joy before I was ever prescribed any medication. I have no bipolar symptoms. I am flat, numb, without joy and I am paying $80 a month to feel this way.
From the little bit of research I have done, I realize that discontinuing use of psychiatric meds is a risky proposition that needs to be done very carefully and over time. I am still figuring out exactly how to go about it.
Fortunately, I am currently on a low dose of Lamictal, 100mg and a very low dose of Seroquel, 25 mg. I stopped taking the Klonopin ages ago and hopefully the Risperdal and Lexapro that I was taking last year are gone from my system but who knows.
