[ozzy1313]

I am on wellbutrin, xanax, lamictal, and prozac. My pdoc has wanted me to lower to 20 from 40 of prozac for a while now, but I haven't bc I've been doing so well I didn't want to rock the boat. I decided myself out of the blue two weeks ago to lower it. All I notice is I am more tired and have has some headaches. Maybe depression creeping in? Anyway, I now feel the urge to stop both wellbutrin and prozac all together keeping lamictal bc I don't want to bother with the dosing thing. I don't know why I am doing this. I am 99% sure it will result in depression for me. Like when I am hypo, I have the urge to shake things up right now, but not in a fun, good way. I am craving change and I know going off my meds will make things different (for the worse I am sure). Why do I want to do something that I know will end badly?

[wildflowerchild25]

Sometimes we have self destructive urges. You're craving change - can you change something else? Like your hairstyle or nails or something? Maybe buy a new outfit - that will work if you're male or female.

Don't stop your meds, especially if you think it will result in depression. Depression will just make everything worse, you know that.

[Disorder7]

I tried adjusting my own med dosages once and ended up in the hospital. The doctor asked me, "So, how's the self-medicating working for you?"
I laughed because he was right.

Due to allergic reactions to different meds, I'm currently only taking 10 mg of Prozac and .5 mg of Xanax a couple of times a day, for panic disorder. I go back to my pdoc next week for a new bipolar med.

Prozac is known for pushing bipolars into mania. That's one reason I'm on such an incredibly low dose.

I can understand why you don't want to be on four different meds. I wouldn't want that either. But couldn't you tell your pdoc and have him suggest the two best meds and dosages that you should be taking?

[ozzy1313]

Originally Posted by wildflowerchild25

Sometimes we have self destructive urges. You're craving change - can you change something else? Like your hairstyle or nails or something? Maybe buy a new outfit - that will work if you're male or female.

Don't stop your meds, especially if you think it will result in depression. Depression will just make everything worse, you know that.

I've been changing stuff- tore my kitchen apart (now don't want to refinish it), gotten a tattoo, my hair is a super short pixie, even almost started an affair. Just feeling very restless. It comes and goes- I am feeling "normal" for majority of the day...I don't know. Maybe I will get a piercing- might be too old for that (38)?