To want to come off MH medication

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UndertheCedartree · 07/07/2024 18:38

I'm sick to death of it.

I take a lot of medication but it causes a lot of confusion/bad memory. They also have nasty withdrawal effects.

Due to memory problems I forgot to get my medication yesterday so have had horrible withdrawals all day while trying to get hold of some meds.

I was never meant to be on them at this high dosage for so long. I was meant to be given therapy and the medication reduced. But I've been waiting 4 years and I honestly don't think they'll ever give me the therapy now. I feel as time goes on these medications aren't helping as much probably due to being dependent. Overall I'd probably be better off not taking them.

Has anyone come off pregabalin or quetiapine without having therapy? I take quite a few others but those are the worst offenders.

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UndertheCedartree · 08/07/2024 23:18

Youcannevertelltownfromtown · 08/07/2024 22:16

I just went back on meds a year ago. I came off them about about 5 years before that because I thought I didn’t need them anymore, in part because I’d just had cbt/erp therapy. I was coming off them slowly under supervision but then I got impatient (it was months between appointments) and I decided to discharge myself and come off the rest on my own. It was a massive massive mistake. I think looking back my judgment was affected by the fact that I’d already come off too much.
I had awful withdrawals, including a seizure. When the physical withdrawals stopped, insomnia crept up and then I got really ill. But the worse I got, the more adamant I got that I didn’t need meds. I was back on them for only a couple of weeks and it felt like my brain was rewired probably a lot because of the regular sleep. I can’t even remember some of what has gone on in the five years I was off them. It’s like a big nightmare.

Thank you for sharing your experience. I'm sorry you had bad withdrawals.

I have seizures now which I assume is the medication.

When I was very unwell I struggled to be compliant with medication so I know where you're coming from. I'm glad you are in a much better place now.

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