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Originally Posted by r010159
I think when you are manic you may be in no position to resume meds. And this will not be the worst of your problems. I have not seen this work well. But if you do titrate off of your meds, assuming you know what you are doing, have someone watch you who is in the position to help and intercede when things go wrong.
I hope you are not talking about going of all of your meds at once. For that matter, I really do not know what that will actually accomplish. I think this would be very ill advised with significant pitfalls given the meds and dosage levels you are at. Just be prepared for a hospital stay. I would recommend you do this under doctors supervision instead of playing doctor with your meds.
But I do wish you well!  Please get back with us. I will be interested in how it worked for you. |
Thanks for your input. I'm going to stop all my meds at once except for the Ativan because I've been taking it so long I'm sure I would get withdrawal from it. My husband will keep an eye on me and make sure I'm safe. I have a lot of PTO time at work so I'm taking the rest of the week off so if I get into trouble I won't have to worry about work. I talked to my pdoc on the phone this afternoon after I saw the neurologist and told him what I was planning to do. He wasn't too happy about the idea but told me he wants to see me Friday. SO We'll see how that goes. I took my first 2 doses of Geodon today but skipped the next 2. I think my biggest problem is going to be getting to sleep because my mind is racing and I usually take my last 2 doses of Geodon together at bedtime with my zyprexa. Maybe this is a crazy idea but I'm going to try it to see what happens.