Lexi, I'm sorry you are feeling so poorly. It does seem like discontinuing all the meds at once is extreme. What is your goal with the meds? Is it to be off of all meds completely? I'm just not sure why you would quit all these meds at once. Will you stay on some meds that you have not mentioned? Or begin new ones to replace some of these others? Or do you want to be completely med-free? I have a lot of questions about what you wrote. The hydromorphone is a painkiller, so if you are discontinuing it, what will you take for your pain instead? That is pretty important to have something lined up so you aren't in horrible pain. Are you at least tapering any of the meds (decreasing gradually)? Cymbalta should be tapered so you don't get brain zaps. And if you have been on benzos a long time, it is very important to taper them gradually. Quitting benzos abruptly after longtime use can have bad effects on your health.

The most important thing is to have good communication with your prescriber. Find out why she is discontinuing all the meds at once. You say you didn't want that. Why does she want that? Were you having horrible side effects to all of them? If she isn't using a taper plan, ask her if you can do that. Above all, if you don't understand something, ask your prescriber. And report all bad effects of abrupt discontinuation to her so that she can know she may need to go more slowly. Good luck.