No red I didn't see a dr, I requested to see my pdoc about a med change and I was told to wait 4 months.
So I just flushed em because the side effects were really not worth it. I'm sorry, I don't care how serious my dx is, I will NEVER trade my brain for a stability I never even knew in the first place.

Anika tapered off her meds one by one very slowly so that her brain was able to adjust being without the synthetic chemicals gradually. She came off her mood stabilizer last and if I'm not mistaken that was about 6 months of tapering. Hopefully she sees this thread and can give you the direct details.

Even though I went cold turkey, I wouldn't suggest it to others, Its like bipolar on steroids before your brain calms down. I think it may have gone into shock Cold turkey is looking for problems, and everyone else I know who did it, eventually called up their pdocs again.