My advice is to do it with the help of your pdoc. They can make sure nothing bad happens. I tried to go off meds by myself twice and both times were absolutely horrible and very dangerous. In addition to suicidal depression, the withdrawal symptoms were worse than any side effect I'd had. Withdrawal for me included crippling anxiety, "brain zaps" (feeling like there was electricity in my brain), dizziness, headaches, constant fatigue.
It's possible to get off meds, and there are many roads to take to do so, but some are rockier than others.
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Bipolar I with psychotic features/GAD/Transgender (male pronouns please)
Seroquel/Abilify/Risperidone/Testosterone
My Bipolar Poetry Anthology
Underneath this skin there's a human
Buried deep within there's a human
And despite everything I'm still human
I think that I'm still human
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