I’ve been reading people’s posts here for about a year and it has helped keep me going. (Thank you all.) I never commented or posted but now I think I’m nearing the end and want to get more involved. I have hit rock bottom. It’s a long story but I lost my job and then I decided to quit all my meds last week because I’m tired of living in a fog. I currently feel incapacitated and I don’t know how I will go on. I live alone and I will run out of money soon. I have enough of a lethal drug to kill myself but it will take 24 hours to die and I’m scared. Does any one have any positive stories about getting off psych meds? I could use some hope. I’m hanging by a thread.
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You are not alone. Just many can hear you, some can’t understand. Keep moving for few minutes, hours ,days.. Everyday may be not a better day, but each day has something to be happy alone. Imagine.
I am off my meds. It’s been almost 8 months now. It was really hard. You have to be so much strong & positive if you want to stop your meds.
Here are few tips…
1) go for a long walk before sleeping, it will help you to sleep better.
2) add fish in your meal(3 times/ week). Salmon is good.
3) avoid red meat.
4) if you drink then stop drinking.
5) My personal Ritual : when I stopped my meds, I used to do this, before going to sleep, I used to speak this for 10 times, “” I AM STRONG. I DON’T NEED ANY MEDICATION. I CAN DO WELL EVEN WITHOUT MEDICATION. I AM STRONG.””
And that’s repeat this ritual just after waking up.
I think it helped me. You don’t have to use exact same words. You can narrate your own or can use mine. Whatever you like.
Best of luck. 🙂
Thank you so much for your advice. Every bit helps
After giving you some advice I find out you are 40. Kinda feel silly now. Anyways I am in my 30’s.
I hope you will do fine.
I feel really sorry for you now. I read your previous post. I always wonder what will happen when I will be old. I am already too vulnerable now but I am young now, but still, it’s difficult to handle this much of craziness.
I hope your life gets better.
Don’t feel silly Peace. I value your kind words. You have endured a huge obstacle and I value your advice. Thank you.
Only a physician could really say on a case basis. I tappered off my meds, otherwise there is bad withdrawl going cold turkey of psych med. It has dependance on dosage and duration of usage, I was under two types of drugs and used a long taper halving dosage every fortnight. My cognition improved and so did general well being.
My heart goes out to you and would certainly send the little savings I have if it would help give you time. I am so sad you are in such desperate situation at the moment, but please hold on.
Be very very careful coming off meds that your brain has relied on to keep sane and stable.
I’m actually furious over this subject as I looked up the medication I have been on and it said it is nearly impossible to get off. Yeah thanks Doc for doing that to me. Made me so angry.
I searched all over google for info on how to do it and it has to be done very very slowly. Like if you take one full tablet now, cut off a tiny corner & take the rest. Do this for a month, then cut off a bit more, for another month.
I have been doing this for a while now and there will still be side effects but nowhere near as bad as stopping suddenly.
I would never have started taking them had I known they were so hard to get off.
Yeah the whole thing is bullshit. I’ve been reading the Anatomy of an Epidemic. Someone on SP mentioned it. It’s very enlightening about big ****** and psych meds. Reading it helped keep me going for a while. It’s one big racket. I’m coming off Abilify and Lithium and Seroquel. So far it’s ok but it hasn’t even been a week yet. It’s supposed to get worse.