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Originally Posted by MsAmbrosia
I'm not sure if this is the right place but I don't know where else to ask.
It was discussed with my doctor that I needed to stop my anti depressants. I did not want to take them but was convinced to try 150mg of Wellbutrin, which is a small dose. It started making me have terrible mood swings weekly (worse then already), bad mania and worse depression. They realized I didn't need to be on them if I wasn't going to do mood stabilizers right now (personal, hard headed choice)....then I forgot to discuss how to stop.
I have two pills left and no refill. No way to contact a doctor, plus it's too nerve racking to call someone for me anyways. I figured I'd skip today, take tomorrow, skip the next and take the last...I've heard horror stories of stopping anti depressants. I've only been on them a few months and it's such a low dose and all it does is cause me to be worse then I was before I was on them...it shouldn't be that bad, right?
My SO won't be home from out of state until New Years which means I have to deal with myself for a week. I just want to know if I'm going to lose my mind or Not.
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You can get an emergency refill from your pharmacy if you ask. Just tell them you are running out and really need them, and they'll give you a few pills to get you through until you can see a doctor. There's always the emergency room too if things get way out of hand, sometimes they'll give you a seven day prescription. Tapering is the best way to go, and that is best done very, very gradually. For antipsychotics it's recommended to do about four weeks of taper, but I've heard of a year long taper before. I abruptly stopped my antipsychotic about a week and a half ago, and I'm having really bad anxiety issues and manic symptoms, but I haven't completely lost it. I'm making sure I make myself sleep, and I'm reaching out for support. It was probably impatient of me though, I should've tapered. I called a psychiatrist and am waiting for an appointment right now. But yeah, you'll probably want to taper and not isolate yourself, and make sure whoever is closest to you knows what's going on and what to watch for in case you need some help. And also I guess it helps to just try to keep your thoughts in check and watch for signs of needing immediate help. Sorry you're going through this, hang in there

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