OMG...

I thought doctors were suppose to help. I feel so misdx'd because of my other "things" because its agreed that I'm still mood swingy even with meds just because the others are like that.

Sooooo...l I went in the pdoc office requesting/DEMANDING smaller doses and I was treated like a psychopath.

What gives?

I just want off and they are suppose to help me ween and now I'm the scumm of the MI earth?

OMFG.

Here I go....

[Ocean Swimmer]

I feel bad about that happening to you.
I read online about some personal experiences of people weaning off drugs.
But maybe you need different Meds.

[violetgreen]

Right, you are the consumer in this relationship, and their job is to support you. It sounds like you were disrespected and talked down to.

In my case, it took from last July to February--for me to finally get off of Lamectal. I had many side effects that really bothered me. My pdoc listened, by prescribing a lower dose, but it wasn't until a blood test a month ago showed that the Lamectal levels in my blood was too low to be effective and I still had the side effects, that he switched my treatment plan. I respect my pdoc, and I feel that he listens and respects me, so I was willing to work the plan.

What are you gonna do now? I'm so sorry that you got that horrible treatment!

*hugs*

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[barbella]

I'm sorry this is happening to you. I also think they are being disrespectful of you which is really not OK.

Okay thanks you all....it was like they looked at me like I'm a psycho path and kicked me out because basically talking to them freaks me out!

I hate this.

So, strike six for me...

[raspberrytorte]

Understand what that's like. Hugs.

[Icare dixit]

I would start with lowering your dose of Prozac. Have you ever tried just a mood stabiliser and antipsychotic? Maybe then (if you still want off all meds or smaller doses) the lamotrigine and then the Risperdal. Maybe increasing the doses of the other meds while gradually lowering the others.

If you really feel smaller doses is the best way to go and they won't relent, just do it. Very gradually, one by one.

Edit:
Anxiolytics really don't work in the long run. They only treat symptoms (which might be helpful/necessary in some more extreme situations), don't do much more, lose efficacy and are difficult to stop taking, having mainly paradoxical effects even when still on them. It's mostly paradoxically bad in nature. A real spawn of Satan. Alluring but soul-crushing.

Any (typical; not incidentally extreme and really longterm life-threatening) depression is better fought without them. Better to have yourself completely harmlessly sedated than to use them.

I just had a friend thinking about going inpatient because he already was on an antidepressant longterm. In other words, it limits your options when you need help most.

Another edit:
But a spawn of Satan is sometimes just what you might

.
Just saying, so you don't think I am just yet another one who tells you to use this or that or any med—ever. None of us (as far I know) says that.