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Originally Posted by bpcyclist
Thank you. I was only on 1200 of lithium, 15 of Zyprexa, and 300 of Wellbutirn XR at that time in 2012. My 'new' pdoc decided the way to 'figure out' if I really had bp 1 was to stop all my meds. Since I was in the hospital, she said it was safe. So, we did it. She did not taper much, just over a couple of weeks. Then, a few months later, I had a big recurrence. We started everything again and that was that experiment.
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That is a story I read a lot in my research. It was what my doc wanted to do with me. I am sure it has worked at sometime for someone, but it is incredibly risky and proves nothing.
Withdrawal symptoms for those meds include: agitation, anxiety, mania, psychosis, sleep trouble, restlessness, depression, suicidal thoughts, brain zaps, and a host of physical symptoms. Add all of that up and a mixed episode seems like a likely occurrence.
You moved quickly off all three. That is a really poor experiment and anyone who bothers to do the research needed to suggest that approach should know ahead of time what the likely outcome of such an 'experiment' would be. I'm angry for you
