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by Goodboy » Fri Mar 24, 2017 9:05 pm
It's not recommended to abruptly stop an antipsychotic without tapering off. This highly increases your chances of relapsing. I'd stick to what your doctor recommends in your treatment and not making your own decisions. I've been through relapse 3 times I'm telling you based on experience. Stopping your medication could be a reason why you felt that way and on top of that there are can be withdrawal effects
Even though I personally don't like the side effects of antipsychotics it is better to switch to another one and taper off one and taper into a new one than just stopping. I doubt you want to be hospitalized again
What depot were you taking and what medication will you be taking now? What didn't you like?
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by PerplexedMan » Thu Mar 30, 2017 11:40 am
I guess you are right. That's what I heard before but I was a bit sceptical. I'm generally not pro-medication and don't like the idea of having any foreign substances enter my body. But that being said, I still think it's wise to go back to medication. I have spoken to my pdoc today and agreed to go back to injections.
I was on Invega Sustenna and to be honest I didn't suffer from any side-effects except for some pimples on my face. I thought that I had apathy caused by the medication but I later on found out it wasn't the medication. I doubt it's caused by quitting the medication because I had it even before. Now I found out the real culprit. I started dieting and stopped smoking which has greatly helped.
So when you say that you relapsed. This means that you are diagnosed with a chronic illness. Can I ask what illness it is that you relapsed to? As for me, I am somewhat optimistic that I don't have an illness and that I can live a symptom-free life even without the meds. I wasn't placed on the meds for life, just for a short period of time but decided to quit prematurely. Now I will resume for 2 months and stop again.
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