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Old Jun 19, 2025, 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by raspberrytorte View Post
@Blueberrybook

I'll look up dissociation and see if that's a little of what I was experiencing.

Don't you HATE being a walking pharmacy? And I just don't know what to do because all my attempts to NOT be a walking pharmacy end in failure. I don't know how this HAPPENED. I wasn't always on EIGHT psych meds.

What really sucks is that each of my meds has a stupid purpose!!! And the only side effect I have is a bit of weight gain! I've finally, very slowly, been losing though.

Ugh. FUDGE!!!

I’m sorry you’re dealing with that. I feel similar. I’m on 5 psych meds and 1 PRN psych med. I feel like I’m on a lot but I know some are on more. My doctor is taking me off two of them thankfully now that I feel more stable on the other meds. So we’re dropping two of them soon. Im not so concerned about stopping the trileptal but the Thorazine is gonna be a nightmare because as soon as we drop the dose or come off it I end up just not sleeping or getting 3-4 hours of poor quality sleep max. Idk if I just have to push through and maybe my body will adjust or what. But it’s a pain being on a lot of meds especially when my body is so reliant on the Thorazine to sleep. We’ve tried to stop it before and I always end up not sleeping.

If they help you though with minimal side effects then that’s good. I feel pretty stable on mine now. We are making some changes going forward but I feel those are necessary for me personally.

I hope you’re able to figure out what’s going on in terms of the feelings you’re experiencing. I agree with blueberry that it does sound similar to dissociation which is something I experience as well.

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