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Originally Posted by I.Am.The.End.
Along these lines, another thing that has been bothering me is that I want off a particular medication because I don't want to live with the side effects, especially when the drug stopped being useful soon after taking it. I wish I had never said anything positive about it because now I'm not allowed to taper it! I have to quit cold turkey or continue or continue taking a useless, detrimental drug. Her reply to my problem with the side effects? Too bad how sad, you said it made you less stressed... Well it did until I realized that the side effects won't go away and actually make me more depressed and stressed. I'm about to just stop taking them and sleep through withdrawal at this point...she canceled our next appointment anyway. I have almost zero confidence that any psychiatrist will ever listen to a word I say or is even capable of telling me how to go off of drugs safely in the first place.
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As a patient, you have medical rights and one of those rights is the ability to refuse to take any medications. I was once put on medication that was giving me side effects and I discontinued it. My doctor said that was fine. I had a relative who was using Accutane and she was getting really awful side effects from it and stopped using it, because the side effects could be permanent.
I know a lot of psychotropic meds can lead to tardive dyskenesia, so if you are not comfortable with a medication, stop taking it! I would get a referral to see someone else if your doctor won't cooperate with you.