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May 02, 2014, 04:51 PM
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However these meds are pretty harsh and I was wondering if I could stop taking them after two months of use, slowly tapering them down until I was on nothing, a sort of stabilizing effect of neurochemicals after the two months and I'd be fine after that like I was fine for two years once on nothing.
Because I don't think Seroquel is a good long term drug, a mood stabilizer is but I can't take any of the mood stabilizers AP's, seizure drugs by themselves, I have to have an anti-psychotic with them to counteract the insomnia I get on seizure drugs. Lithium does not work for me. But they don't work well and make me feel worse than when I'm not on them. So...Should I taper them off and go on nothing?
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May 02, 2014, 05:06 PM
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You should talk to your doctor.
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May 02, 2014, 05:21 PM
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Print out your post and take it to your Pdoc .
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May 02, 2014, 06:12 PM
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See your doctor. Sound like the familiar "everything is wonderful" type of thinking from a Bipolar.
PS: I do not know if I said this in a wrong way, I am pretty rattled right now. 
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May 02, 2014, 07:13 PM
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Well I'm proof that hoping it goes away doesn't work. It doesn't go away. I thought I was free after six years with no meds and yet here I am. While medicating doesn't have to be your only option, hoping it will go away is not an alternative.
I would encourage you to learn as many coping skills as you can and make sure you are in a good place before you taper off. You also need to pinpoint any triggers and have a plan to combat them should they occur. And even then, it will be tough. To quote trippin 2.0, te head in the sand method does NOT work for bipolar.
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May 02, 2014, 07:42 PM
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Quote:
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