[argv]

I quit taking my anti psychotic meds because they make me sleepy and I didn't know what they did. Now I'm feeling this very familliar weird outer body dreamy world and wondering if that is what they refer to as 'psychosis' and I always thought it was just me and everyone had it or thought it was an ADHD thing again. This is a very familliar feeling for me. And I keep hearing stuff.

I feel like I just want to quit my job and don't feel like talking to anyone. I don't feel depressed, except that I feel I'm wasting my life away working when I should be working on being a rockstar. Haha

Does that sound familliar to anyone?

[Moose72]

Yeah you do sound like your meds are wearing off. Doesn't sound too bad at the moment, but things have a way of getting worse sometimes.

[larakeziah]

I stopped taking my anti psychotic meds too cos I was thinking they were making me sleepy plus I'm really depressed at the moment so I'm thinking that by just staying on the anti depressants might lift me a little. Still depressed so far but its not been a week yet I don't think! I can't even remember when I stopped taking them lol. The voices and images are getting worse tho. U should maybe speak to ur doctor!

[BuggsBunny]

Um, you should BOTH speak to your pdocs, like, Yesterday!

Seriously, quitting an anti-psychotic is not the best idea when you are doing it without a pdocs help. Things tend to go down the drain really fast. If you are already having symptoms then you know, for 1 thing, the drug was working. Work with your pdoc to find one that doesn't make you sleepy, or see if your dose can be taken at night. Or find out if there is something you can do to counteract the sleepiness. I'm in the middle of that fight myself, so I understand it's a tough, tough battle. But seriously, guys, is it worth losing your sanity over?

[Confusedinomicon]

Larakeziah, I think you should stay on the anti-psychotic if the auditory and visual hallucinations are coming back. You should talk to your doctor!

I take an anti-psychotic for my mood and to put me to sleep. I don't take the extended release version so I don't deal with the drowsiness in the morning.

[argv]

I just know what she's gonna say... 'Take the meds I gave you'. But I don't always like just taking things. I always hope it will make me happy, but never does.

I feel good, but like I'm on acid or something. Nothing seems real, I'm aware I'm at work but it feels like prison. I forget what I'm doing here. Haha oh yeah.. Money. Gah.

Well, I'll let it play out and see how it is tonight when I get off, but pretty sure it's not gonna go away. This is how I typically feel, just never realized or cared that it wasn't within the confines of 'normalcy'.

Another thing I always thought was because I used to always be on drugs that it was something from that (and I don't mean legal drugs).

Well perhaps that is what the drug is for. To bring me back to reality.. And as much as I hate reality, it does me no good to separate myself even further from people or life I guess.

[argv]

Just as a side note.. My friends always used to tell me I was weirder when I was NOT taking (illegal) drugs than when I was high all the time. Go figure.. There might be something to that. Haha

Antipsychotics can have a rebound effect, when you stop them psychosis can either return because or mental illness, or because of the rebound effect. There is alot of info written about it if you guys want to google it.

You should both speak with your pdocs, I agree with that. Abruptly stopping meds is tempting but also almost asking for trouble.

Argv, yup I think we all hope there will be a med that makes us happy. But there just is no happy med out there. I think the purpose if the meds is to help us achieve enough stability to function. From there we can work on the issues that are effecting our ability to be happy or content in life. If we go back to being unstable then it's really hard to work on anything besides just getting stable moods.

[cocoabeans]

Originally Posted by argv

Just as a side note.. My friends always used to tell me I was weirder when I was NOT taking (illegal) drugs than when I was high all the time. Go figure.. There might be something to that. Haha

Haha yes! I used to be accused of being on drugs, abusing drugs, whatever long before I even tried any er... substances.

[CastlesInTheAir]

Do you only see a pdoc? Or do you see a T as well?

[argv]

I just see the Pdoc. I need to schedule something with the shrink. I haven't been taking these meds very long so didn't see a huge amount of harm in stopping them. I still take the mood stabilizers and anti depressants. Just haven't taken the anti psychotics in a few days.

[CastlesInTheAir]

Define not very long...

If you just started taking them you could give time for your body acclamate as far as feeling sleepy goes..

I know mine knocked me the hell out when i first started taking them took about a month for that side effect to wane

Dosage may be too high as well

[argv]

Originally Posted by Anika

Antipsychotics can have a rebound effect, when you stop them psychosis can either return because or mental illness, or because of the rebound effect. There is alot of info written about it if you guys want to google it.

You should both speak with your pdocs, I agree with that. Abruptly stopping meds is tempting but also almost asking for trouble.

Argv, yup I think we all hope there will be a med that makes us happy. But there just is no happy med out there. I think the purpose if the meds is to help us achieve enough stability to function. From there we can work on the issues that are effecting our ability to be happy or content in life. If we go back to being unstable then it's really hard to work on anything besides just getting stable moods.

I think you're right. and I think I need to start seeing a shrink as well. My mind is all screwed up.

[argv]

Originally Posted by triciadrich

Define not very long...

If you just started taking them you could give time for your body acclamate as far as feeling sleepy goes..

I know mine knocked me the hell out when i first started taking them took about a month for that side effect to wane

Dosage may be too high as well

About 2 weeks. The sleepiness was just starting to wear off. It's saphris, BTW.

[argv]

Originally Posted by cocoabeans

Haha yes! I used to be accused of being on drugs, abusing drugs, whatever long before I even tried any er... substances.

Kinda funny, huh?

[larakeziah]

Originally Posted by Confusedinomicon

Larakeziah, I think you should stay on the anti-psychotic if the auditory and visual hallucinations are coming back. You should talk to your doctor!

I take an anti-psychotic for my mood and to put me to sleep. I don't take the extended release version so I don't deal with the drowsiness in the morning.

My Pdoc isn't bothered about the voices or images, he said I just have to deal with them so I figured stopping taking the anti psychotics shouldn't be a problem

[argv]

I always see and hear ****, but just got used to it. One time I heard a bunch of pots and pans banging around downstairs in my house like my roommate was doing dishes. I kept calling him to ask him something and got no response so I went downstairs and the dishes hadn't moved and no one there. I hear all kinds of things and chalk it up to my eardrums being screwed up from playing in bands over the years.

[Trippin2.0]

Got put on an AP due to a mild (voices) yet disturbing psychotic episode. AP's used to knock me out good and solid for atleast like a month, and tamed the rage beast, but the tranq effect did wear off. When I quit them, I experienced some hallucinations, but nothing earthshattering, so I just waited it out and haven't had any since...

NB. I'm not saying it's ok to quit them, I'm just saying that it's not all doom and gloom for everybody who drops them.

Please speak to you pdoc to confirm exactly why you're taking them in the 1st place.

[argv]

Originally Posted by BuggsBunny

Um, you should BOTH speak to your pdocs, like, Yesterday!

Seriously, quitting an anti-psychotic is not the best idea when you are doing it without a pdocs help. Things tend to go down the drain really fast. If you are already having symptoms then you know, for 1 thing, the drug was working. Work with your pdoc to find one that doesn't make you sleepy, or see if your dose can be taken at night. Or find out if there is something you can do to counteract the sleepiness. I'm in the middle of that fight myself, so I understand it's a tough, tough battle. But seriously, guys, is it worth losing your sanity over?

I'm taking them tonight. I can already feel the downward spiral starting, and I don't want that. Not at work. I'm already kindof on the ess ach eye tee list.

[BuggsBunny]

Thank you for taking your meds. I worry about you.

[argv]

Originally Posted by BuggsBunny

Thank you for taking your meds. I worry about you.

Thank you. hehe I get that alot actually. I took them and feel ok today I guess. not looking forward to work, but that has little to do with medication.

[Anneinside]

Originally Posted by argv

I just see the Pdoc. I need to schedule something with the shrink. .

When I read this I thought... what? pdoc - shrink, aren't they the same. So I googled define shrink and found that shrink can be used for a psychiatrist, psychologist and psychotherapist. I always thought it meant psychiatrist only, leaving me confused when I read your entry. (thunk) * hand strikes head on the side*