was there are specific symptom that she was alarmed by? I was ordered to stop all medication a couple times because of severe side effects - body going numb and tingley, heart problems, fainting or severe dizzyness.

i told her that i was feeling hypomanic and it seemed to be increasing. I was expecting a med cut not a total stoppage. It is was not like it was life threatening.

i didnt have many problems with coming off them too fast in most occasions. But coming off all meds while you are still so manic can be bad. Are you or have you ever been on a mood stabilizer or antipsychotic? They may stop the antidepressants from sending you too high.

i have been on mood stabilizers, antipsychotics, atypical-antipsychotics, seizure drugs, etc. I have never had success with them as i mostly have paradoxical reactions to them. Due to my hypersensitivity i will have to taper down the dose of prozac very slowly.

i would definitely get a second opinion if this has been your cycle for years with the same team. Obviously not working, you can have periods of stability with the right meds and coping mechanisms.

i will take it in my own hands a this point as i have no other options. All the doctors i have seen over the years have given up on me because i am so hypersensitive and have so many bad drug reactions.

hopefully a reduction on the dose of the drug that is causing the hypomania will prevent a full blown mania attack and not make me crash back in to major depression. They never should have started me on an antidepressant to treat bipolar. The first line drug would have been a mood stabilizer but it is too late now. I can't and won't add another drug on top of the current drugs i am on as i am already suffering from drug interactions between them. it will take years to taper off of them until i could start over and my brain is too damaged to be off meds completely.