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Old Jun 23, 2008, 09:21 PM
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psych16m: like dropping my schizo pills one week, insomina pills the next, depression the next, and so on until they're all gone.
do u think this tatic would work? bc i always hated taking pills and i hate the side effects and really dont wanna stay on them long enough to see they're long term effects.
any advice?


The recommended advice when withdrawing from psychiatric medication is to always withdraw gradually -- never abruptly. It's important to know that many people recover without medication but many other people identify medication as being enormously helpful to them. This is why it's so important that you be able to make your own choices -- because you're the one who knows.

Aside from that, I suggest you follow the recommendations that I made to Katie above. If you're having difficulty finding information, let us know and I'm sure someone here will be happy to point you in the direction of a helpful resource.

Just in case you weren't sure where it was, here's the link to the Resources Topic where you can find the guide on withdrawing from meds as well as the mind.org link I mentioned to Katie. I'd forgotten that teejai also posted a link to a website hosted by Rufus May called comingoff -- another good resource.


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