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Originally Posted by tecomsin
I would sometimes go for years off all antipsychotics before I would have another psychotic episode. I got lulled into being overconfident that I would be fine. Even though I had olanzapine to take prn if I started having symptoms, I wasn't able or willing to admit what was going on when my mental state started to deteriorate and then I went off the deep end. In my 11 year history of bipolar this happened about 5 times.
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Well, if there is an underlying bipolar, then I guess we’ll find out. I need proof before I even consider going back on meds again because... would you give chemotherapy to treat someone’s cancer if they didn’t actually have cancer in the first place? Doing so would be harmful to that person. So, same situation with BP meds for someone who doesn’t have BP
The only thing that’s happened since stopping rexulti is I’m getting severe agitation and sleep issues, but I expect that to blow over after a few weeks. It’s just that the agitation makes me snap and do things I normally wouldn’t do. But again, it’ll blow over eventually. It’s just a minor withdrawal symptom. And the sleep issues are expected since rexulti makes me a little sedated, so I’m getting accustomed to sleeping normally.