[nauticalgyrl]

I started therapy a few mths back and she wanted me on meds for PTSD. Cymbalta 60mg, Xanax 6 mg, ambien 25 mg and then seroquil which just completely zoned me out. As therapy progressed I found I was losing touch with reality , I am not like that. My mom was schiz and I have always checked my sanity. so I made a decision to quit therapy and stop the meds, and am violently sick, is this normal?

I'd see the doc who prescribed these drugs & talk to him/her about the side effects & how you are feeling now.--Suzy

[LMo]

Taking yourself off meds without a doctor's guidance is a pretty risky thing. I had a terrible experience with someone doing this when I was a child. Please go to your doctor immediately before you hurt yourself or someone else.

[(JD)]

Um YEah. When did you receive your medical doctor degree? I'm sorry you were fearful and instead of running to those there helping, you ran from them (this is common with ptsd I think.)

Please begin back on your meds, and call your T and MD also. You have the option of not taking all those meds, but you must advise the doctor prescribing them...and go off them safely. Today's modern medicines are so specific you are really playing with fire when you change doseage without knowledge, imo.

You wouldn't want to "accidently" kill yourself from a withdrawal reaction, would you? ((((hugs)))

I'm glad you want to do self care, but this is not the way. Please TC.

[sunrise]

I agree, talk with an MD about tailing off the meds and what you can do now about your symptoms. And even though you want to get off the meds, why stop therapy? Therapy can be helpful with or without meds.

[CamW]

_Sky - That was excellent advice. Medications aren't always the answer, but they can help one to function normally while learning how to live life to the utmost, within the perimeters set by the dysfunction.

- Cam