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Old Nov 22, 2014, 01:42 AM
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Originally Posted by inflammable View Post
I've recently decided to go off my meds cold turkey. I take 1200 mg of lithium and 10 mg of Saphris. My reasons are complicated, but basically I feel like these meds are doing more harm than good. I also take Klonopin, supposedly 1 mg 2x per day but lately it's more like 6x per day. I'm not going off the Klonopin just yet, as I think it will help me withdraw from the other meds.

I'm looking for stories of you going off meds -- how has it been for you? Any success stories? Horror stories? What should I expect? Thanks for your input.
Unless there is immediate danger to your physical or mental wellbeing, why would it be necessary to go "cold turkey"? IMO even a short taper can help.
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