anti psychotics and antidepressants and me................................................

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i feel horrible. Really horrible.

Doc put me on anti psychotics to boost the affect of the anti depressants but they ae making me feel worse. I feel down and agitated and horrible with vivid horrible dreams. What would happen if i just stopped taking the anti psychoyics - are they like ads to come off or can you just stop?

I tried to get an app with consultant but can't get one til 22nd

oh i've been on ads for almost 4 yaers but just 8 weeks with the other tablets

anti pshycotics are like ad i am affraid, but you have not been ont hem long soshould be ok tyo come off them. i have been on both for 4 years some anti psycotics made me worse but others have been ok. out of interest which ones are you on. i am on two ad and one of the other and touch wood seem ok so far, been on second ad 2 weeks so still early i suppose.good luck with what ever you choose

hi angel thanks for your reply - i'm on fluoxetine and aripriprazole

what about you?

lots of people take anti-psychotics on an as and when basis so stopping shouldn't be a problem - abilify is quite a stimulating one, most are fairly sedating. You might get on better with something else, olanzapine or quetiapine, have you tried those?

no this is the first one i have tried and i really hate it

It took me a long time to get off olanzapine, mainly due to insomnia whenever I cut down. However, as you've only been on yours a short time it should be easier to come off.

I would still wean yourself off over a few weeks tho rather than just stopping cold turkey.

Aripriprazole took about a month to kick in for me, then about three months (sorry!) for the side affects to start to ease off. I was on them for BPD though.

If you do stop them, definitely stop them slowly. I had to stop immediately after finding out I was pregnant and it was ghastly. Have you mentioned to your doc how they're making you feel?

i have bdp and on quatiapine,mitrazipine, and venafaxine. i have only just strated venafaxin combined with miotrazinpine. i have tried it on its own but soon stopped working. if this compinatin dosent work then they are going to put me on olazapine. i must admit the ide effect of olanzipine is high wieght gain, as my husband found out(he has sczophrinia) but works very well. i have hav weight gain on quatipine but to be honest i o#would rather the weight than severly depressed. bdp is very difficult to deal with as meds dont always work. io think to come off any of these drugs is hard. i tried before xmas but relapsed after 3 mths and has had to go baxk on all meds. good luck in whatever you decide. iw ill help as mucjh as i can

Angel, could I ask you what therapy you've tried to handle your BPD? Am having a really tough time right now, and considering trying CBT again.

wow thanks for all your replies and for being so honest

i didn't take it this morning so we'll see what happens

i haven't told my dr how i feel but i did book next available app..................3 weeks from now. Hopefully will make it!!!!

DH agrees that from his point of view these aren't helping so said he will support me and tell me asap if he thinks i am getting worse all of a sudden...........I have treatment resistant depression which is sooooooooooooooooooooo frustrating. I get my hopes up everytime we try something new

i have had short courses of counselling which made me worse, am now part of a group called complex cases where a gruiop of us ghet toegther 3 times a week. i am under a phsycolgoist who i see once a fortnight. he is part of the ccs team so when i go to group if i dont feel good i can also chat there. i cant say i have bdp under control as relapse evry three to four months. it os so hard to control. i must admiot in group there is about 13 and we all deal with it a differnet was. i had been hospitalised at least twice a year b4 i met this group. keep goign it is a stuggle but i think we can all get there in the end. dont let this horrible illness win xxx