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Originally Posted by Justmedarkstar
Over the last few months I have been exploring the idea of getting off of my meds safely and under doctor supervision. My dx is Bipolar II with Borderline Personality Disorder. I'm also an alcoholic but I haven't had a drink in over two years. I'm not able to accept the fact that the way I am now is the way I'm going to be for the rest of my life. I've always been a very driven person and I no longer am because of the sedating effects of my meds. I can't stand living like this anymore and I feel that I need to do something about it. Is there anyone on here who is successfully living with their mental illness without meds?
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hi just,
I tried living without meds for 7 years after I quit taking Zoloft . I was fine w/o the meds until it hit me so hard that my former choir director noticed that I couldn't cope with things in my life . So I started to go to counseling after 14 years . then my therapist now who is an experienced registered nurse asked me to go back on the medication to continue to be my therapist . I told her that I was very adamant about going back on the meds cuz of the meds that I was on 14 years ago never worked and every time I saw my old psychiatrist she jacked up my Zoloft to 275 mgs daily. I fired both my therapist and psychiatrist at the clinic that I went to for treatment cuz both my old therapist and old psychiatrist did nothing for me . it was the wrong fit for me working with these people who didn't know jackshit about my problem . my therapist now she knows what she is talking about with medication and counseling is a twofold process . my psychiatrist knows more about meds than an actual psychiatrist . they are monitoring my meds very carefully .
Diagnosis: Anxiety and depression
meds: Cymbalta 90mgs at night
Vistrail 2 25 mgs daily for anxiety prn
50 mgs at night for insomnia