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Old Oct 14, 2012, 04:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Passion222 View Post
Has anyone had success with going off meds and not getting manic or depressed again?
Well that would be kinda impossible wouldn't it? That would mean we are cured.... Some people like Hamster has expressed that she is symptom-free on meds, but she is in the minority...

I quit my meds a year ago. Withdrawals consisted of some uncomfortable physical stuff and the adjustment period lasted about 2 months where I was cycling in between up and down like a crazy lady (but I did it cold-turkey so I'm sure that lengthened the process) ....

But once my brain got the hang of being without its chemical straight jacket, things have slowed down TREMENDOUSLY.

I hardly cycle, and when I do, its not severe, and really hardly ever random anymore. Its usually due to a stress trigger, whereas before it was usually out of the blue and in-explainable....

I do consider myself successfully off meds tho
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