topic Withdrawing from medication in Treatments, health professionals and therapies

Withdrawing from medication

fred2018 — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 23:21:30 GMT

I understand I can't mention specific medications but generally , what tips/tricks do people have coming off

any mood medication ? as its been a bit rough for me of late.

Withdrawing from medication

quirkywords — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 04:14:07 GMT

Fred,

Welcome to the forum.

Coming off medication can be tricky.

For me, the first thing is to be seeing a doctor so you can report any side effects that are worrying you.

I find keeping a mood diary so I can write down any changes while I am off medication or starting new medication.

Then you have an idea of how you are feeling.

Sometimes your body takes a while to get used to not being on medication.

What is the hardest side effect you are coping with?

Quirky

Withdrawing from medication

Sophie_M — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 04:32:00 GMT

Hi fred2018, welcome to the forums. This is a topic that comes up quite a bit on the forums - if you use the search bar at the top (try "tapering off medication"), it will return some more threads you can read through.

Withdrawing from medication

fred2018 — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 10:23:36 GMT

Thanks Quirkywords,

I will use a mood diary, I forget they are quite useful, ah worsening low mood has been the tricky

thing to deal with but I luckily havn't been on the medication for a overly long time so hopefully soon things can stabilise. Cheers

Withdrawing from medication

fred2018 — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 10:24:54 GMT

Thanks Sophie_M will know for next time.

Withdrawing from medication

Sblogger — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 12:22:12 GMT

Hi,

Im currently tapering off and to be honest it is the worst, and I hope it doesn’t get any worse.

I started on the highest dose 100mg then cut down to next lowest dose 50mg ( my antidepressants only comes in to doses 100mg, 50mg) at that point I only had minor side effects which were dizziness and some brain zaps. I did that for a month.

im now on 50mg every second day and boy those side effects make it not seem worth it. Every second day I’m incapable of doing any day to day tasks, I can’t drive (dizziness/ blurred vision) I can’t eat (I throw up everything) I can’t sleep (brain zaps and brain hurts).

my history 10 years depressed, 8 years medicated.

i hope you find help