To the original poster:
that's awesome that you see an integrative physician. I'm fascinated by integrative medicine! Next year I hope to attend the "Integrative Medicine For Mental Health" conference
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Originally Posted by RamblinClementine
Wait, what are psych med's long-term affects? I take 40mg of celexa and am scared to stop it bc I've been severely depressed most of my life.
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SSRIs are generally safer long term than many of the other psych meds. Sometimes after very-long term use tardive dyskinesia and other movement disorders can develop. Those types of symptoms are more frequent with early antipsychotics. Atypical antipsychotics tend to cause a lot of metabolic effects with time, weight gain, high blood sugars and cholesterols.
Obviously as with any medical treatment it's a big balance of risks and benefits. Talking to a pharmacist as well as your doctor's not a bad bet. The fact that you're only on one psych med is in your favor.