[Eloise42]

I'm toying with an idea. I am thirty, fairly healthy and 18 months after stopping seroquel I still have tachycardia and now my heart is skipping a beat. And something, probably the beta blockers is making it impossible to lose weight.

On top of which I think I may be more towards the cyclothemia idea of bipolarity. And after getting this heart thing straightened out I'm thinking of going off at least some of my five medications. I'm back with my childhood therapist (in other words someone very committed and trusted) who is very available.

I'm not currently working and while I am under a lot of stress i think I'm thirty and fifteen years of medication is already taking a significant toll on my body. On top of which I want to have a baby and I would rather be taking as few chemicals as possible if that happens and I want a test run of what will happen if I go off of meds.

I'm thinking that in addition to my prescribing primary physician, my super available therapist I'm going to add the medication-specializing psychiatrist recommended my therapist and see what happens if I'm not taking all this stuff. Since being diagnosed I have definitely had countless moments of poor judgement but I have never not taken my medication so this isn't something particularly tempting, in fact it's terrifying. Has anyone else tried what I am calling "a controlled burn"?

[BuggsBunny]

I'm trying to cut down and out as many meds as I can this spring, still under pdocs supervision. Is this what you are talking about?

[Eloise42]

Yeah, prescribing doctor, therapist AND psychiatrist, not to mention close friend who is an MD, all of them aware and informed.

The MD friend is the person I call when my heart beat is crazy irregular and I need to be told that I'm not dying in explicit medical terms and she actually suggested going off one medication at a time just to see if it helps my heart. It's what gave me the idea.

So yes, with as much medical support as humanly possible at a time when I don't have to worry about it effecting my job performance because I don't have one and can't therefore, totally torpedo my life anymore than it already, possibly is.

[insideout]

youre being vague and i'm very literal atm. i dont know what u mean by a controlled burn. but if your symptoms are maneagable without meds.... then maybe you'll be ok to not stay on them.
especially if u want to get pregnant, getting off the meds for your baby is a noble decision. as long as youre safe tho.