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Old Nov 18, 2017, 02:09 PM
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I was on haldol, lithium, lamictal, valium, remeron, zoloft, and seroquel. I was depressed and so lethargic. Just lad on the couch all day looking at the ceiling. My doctors were so crabby and honestly kind of stupid. The nurse practitioner knew nothing of what she was talking about and the staff at the pharmacy angered me so much. So I took matters into my own hands because she wouldnt listen to me about the meds making me lethargic beyond words. I cold turkeyed the zoloft, remeron, haldol, and valium. The valium was a bit mistake so I went back on it, but i had mild depression withdrawing from high doses of zoloft and remeron, and a somewhat high dose of haldol. After a week, the depression went away and I now have more energy just being on lamictal, lithium, seroquel, and valium as needed. I was getting so upset with the way things were going with the medical system I was about to stop all meds and move to cambodia with a medicine man who helps people get off meds. I guess all I needed was a tweaking. I feel better now, more irritable without the haldol, but I'd rather go through anger management than go back on that med. I now take NAC, which in studies has a really good track record on bipolar depression and some anti-manic effects. I also take fish oil and a multivitamin. I literally am not that tired anymore like I was. There's definately a point where too many meds is counterproductive.
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