hurting and confused

[jodes76]

My doctor has me weaning off one meds so I can start another. The withdrawals are bad.  I have been drinking a bit lately as well.  Things are really getting to me now. I feel like I can't do anything right. My mental and physical health are really low right now. 

[amamas]

Hey Redhead

Damn bad time to be coming off meds!  I can only speak from my own experience and I couldn't handle it alone.

Have you called the helpline?   I highly recommend you do...it is so hard coming of those meds it might help you to have someone to talk to who gets what you're going through.

Big big big hugs Redhead

Take care, cheers Amamas

[geoff]

dear Redhead, it's a bad time to be coming off your medication, just on Xmas time, because it's always stressful, and I suspect your doctor is away on holidays, and if so then this just compounds your situation.

I can understand why you are drinking alcohol, but this may have adverse affects for you, the doctor should have given you another type of medication to help with the withdrawals, as we know they are horrific.

At this present stage you won't feel at all as though you want to do anything, and if your doctor is still around then contact him/her and ask about giving you something to help you, but if he /she is away try and get into another doctor today and do the same, but at this time of the year you may have trouble. Geoff.

[Neil_1]

Hi Redhead

I can’t add much more than what Amamas and Geoff have already responded with, however, if it was me and I knew I had enough of my meds to take at their usual level, then I would (due to it being at this current time of year).  Once all has settled down again and hopefully your Doc will be back sometime in January, you could then go back and say, what you’ve done (as you did it for your own health and safety) and THEN in January, you could aim to do the weaning off thing and the washout process and then hook into some new meds.

I wish you all the best and please get back to us if you feel the need … we’re here to support and advise as best we can.

Cheers

Neil