[Feeling alone]

I went off all meds at once. Lyrica, lamotrigine, vyvanse, and adderrall. I am approx 2 1/2 weeks in. To say the least it has been a nightmare with withdrawals. Still have the sweats, horrible headaches, exhaustion,extreme mental blocks, periodic garbled speech ( when overly stimulated or anxious ) and the worst nausea and stomach. Have had blood work and scan to rule out stroke. My doc left practice so went to see different doc. He actually left appt Earl because he had a meeting. He left me hanging as to whether to go back on something to ease symptom. Of which I do not want to do. It seems i'm this far. The "why"at this point is irrelevant,it is what it is. Should I still be feeling this sick? Dosages really not that high. Highest of 4 is 75mg. Just wanted to know if anyone has experienced symptoms. Can't get in doc for another week.
Thank you for any help

[kaliope]

Just for future reference, when going off meds, you should taper off them, not cold turkey. It is much less risky.

Dont know anything about lyrica. lamotrigine is lamictal i think. i have gone off that before without any side effects. dont know what vyvanse is and adderrall is a stimulant so i imagine that is one that is causing you problems. like meth or caffiene it is going to cause withdrawal symptoms like you describe.

the length of time can vary based on how long you have been taking it and you in general. i was taking klonopin, a low dose, once a day for a year. i decided to stop, so i cut it in half, half again, and again and then nothing. i went through withdrawals like you describe even though i tapered off because my body was physically addicted to the drug. it went on for probably about 3 weeks. it was miserable.

your doc sounds very irresponsible. if things dont get better soon, i would try contacting again though

When i tapered off of one med, i still had some withdrawals and it took 2 months for me to feel ok.
The one time i went off of everything all at one time like you are describing I was sick the exact same way for about 2 weeks before I found a new doctor, who put me back on medication immediately. Call your dr tomorrow and get some info.
Good luck!

[PTSDlovemycats]

Withdrawal for me was for over a year...

[Oxidopamine]

There's no set time span for how long the withdrawal symptoms will last but in general, it will be well over 2 weeks. Some of the medications can cause the same withdrawal symptom so it may be compounded, such as the headaches, mental and physical exhaustion. Some of the medications bring their own individual withdrawal symptoms, such as Adderall and vyvanse result in periods of high anxiety. I'd say, it may take more than a month to have all the withdrawal symptoms stop.

[redtape]

Originally Posted by Feeling alone

I went off all meds at once. Lyrica, lamotrigine, vyvanse, and adderrall. I am approx 2 1/2 weeks in. To say the least it has been a nightmare with withdrawals. Still have the sweats, horrible headaches, exhaustion,extreme mental blocks, periodic garbled speech ( when overly stimulated or anxious ) and the worst nausea and stomach. Have had blood work and scan to rule out stroke. My doc left practice so went to see different doc. He actually left appt Earl because he had a meeting. He left me hanging as to whether to go back on something to ease symptom. Of which I do not want to do. It seems i'm this far. The "why"at this point is irrelevant,it is what it is. Should I still be feeling this sick? Dosages really not that high. Highest of 4 is 75mg. Just wanted to know if anyone has experienced symptoms. Can't get in doc for another week.
Thank you for any help

I would say going off meds cold turkey is never a good idea. Your brain has to get used to working on it's own again. Tapering is always a good idea with psychotrophic medication. I recently went off a drug called Klonopin. It has been a nightmare also. Still having lingering insomnia and a few other ticks after 12 weeks. I also awhile back went off Effexor cold turkey. I wanted to kill some one. I had uncontrollable violent outbursts and anxiety was horrible to. Since you have road it out this long I would suspect with what your taking that the worst is probably over. Just wondering why you went off everything at once? Which also makes it extremely difficult.

Take Care and Good Luck

[Feeling alone]

Red tape, you asked me why I went off my meds. Well 1st off I have been experiencing extreme anger outbursts. Any and every little thing would be a trigger. I was completely out of control and hurting my family. I didn t understand why I was this doing this and I hated myself and also the guilt was destroying me. My hair is falling out. I have rash on my head that won t go away. I was getting like sores on my head,face,and back. I was continually having suicidal thoughts. I was off the irritability chart. My anger was like hatred. During an outburst I was going to once again take everything and just end it all rather then hurt and devastate the people I love more then anything. My husband (luckily) knows me and recognized I was extremely irrational and had taken all bottles and put out of sight.I had locked myself in my room for 3 days because I was afraid of my behavior. While in there I starting reading up on medications and I am scared to death. I can t believe I have just put all this in my body without any prior knowledge. I know I know what's the alternative? I want to try a different approach and I have done just as well on other medications. Actually I don t feel we were going in the right direction. In short I stopped during a fit of anger. Now I am afraid for the first time in my life. I live in very small community and have very few options. Too many grey lines. Too many symptoms crossover each diagnoses. I never really ask what the diagnosis because I never want to be come the label. Is it depression, post traumatic,bipolar,ADHD,or borderline? I never had anxiety until one dr put me on,now it's off the chart when you go off. I believe there is great power in self control and faith. I have call in to this dr but he is unreachable today. What kind of dr has to up and leave if not an emergency without finishing consultation? My husband is very supportive and also believes these meds are not right. I guess what I m saying is I am scared and honestly don t know what to do

[~Christina]

I would make an appointment with your doctor ASAP ....

Sending your some Peace~

[redtape]

Originally Posted by Feeling alone

Red tape, you asked me why I went off my meds. Well 1st off I have been experiencing extreme anger outbursts. Any and every little thing would be a trigger. I was completely out of control and hurting my family. I didn t understand why I was this doing this and I hated myself and also the guilt was destroying me. My hair is falling out. I have rash on my head that won t go away. I was getting like sores on my head,face,and back. I was continually having suicidal thoughts. I was off the irritability chart. My anger was like hatred. During an outburst I was going to once again take everything and just end it all rather then hurt and devastate the people I love more then anything. My husband (luckily) knows me and recognized I was extremely irrational and had taken all bottles and put out of sight.I had locked myself in my room for 3 days because I was afraid of my behavior. While in there I starting reading up on medications and I am scared to death. I can t believe I have just put all this in my body without any prior knowledge. I know I know what's the alternative? I want to try a different approach and I have done just as well on other medications. Actually I don t feel we were going in the right direction. In short I stopped during a fit of anger. Now I am afraid for the first time in my life. I live in very small community and have very few options. Too many grey lines. Too many symptoms crossover each diagnoses. I never really ask what the diagnosis because I never want to be come the label. Is it depression, post traumatic,bipolar,ADHD,or borderline? I never had anxiety until one dr put me on,now it's off the chart when you go off. I believe there is great power in self control and faith. I have call in to this dr but he is unreachable today. What kind of dr has to up and leave if not an emergency without finishing consultation? My husband is very supportive and also believes these meds are not right. I guess what I m saying is I am scared and honestly don t know what to do

I am sorry it sounds like your going through a lot. It gets hard to actually know what is causing what when you go off everything at the same time. Every thing you went off of is pretty stimulating. Except for the Lamictal. So that could be where the anxiety is coming from. Sounds like your husband is a good support person for you. That is great lots of people don't have anyone. You said you also have faith and self control. All great assets in recovery. I wish you well...your not alone in these struggles!