Thread: I'm done
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Old Feb 22, 2019, 04:05 PM
Anonymous46341
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bluebicycle, you seem extremely emotionally labile. Flying off the handle quite easily. That, or your mood is not stable. My suggestion is the take some deep breaths and try to not think about your therapy visit for a while.

The advice others gave about not quitting meds cold-turkey is quite wise, even if you don't have bipolar disorder, which I don't think you still know for sure. Klonopin withdrawals are horrible. As for the rest, if you are prone to depression and/or possibly hypomania/mania, quitting meds cold turkey is like asking for disaster.

I second piano97. Why do you choose Ritalin to stay on? Do you have such extreme ADHD/ADD? Either way, staying on a stimulant when you're unsure of a mood disorder is like adding flames to a gas puddle. If you take Ritalin for only low motivation/low energy, why do you have low motivation/low energy? Probably a mood disorder of some sort. If you truly think you have nothing, then is staying on Ritalin an excuse to abuse a medication?

You really should work with your psychiatrist to make a decision on medication changes/discontinuance. By the way, is your psychiatrist a different person than your therapist? What does your psychiatrist think about your diagnosis? Maybe your therapist knows nothing. If you don't like her or trust her, or feel she misleads or confuses you, consider quitting her and finding someone better. Depending on one unreliable person for your mental health sounds dangerous.
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