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Grand Poohbah
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Jun 07, 2020 at 04:51 PM
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Has anyone been successful coming off all their meds and starting from scratch? I am thinking about asking my pdoc but I am afraid he is going to say I have to be in the hospital to do it.
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Jun 07, 2020 at 05:15 PM
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Sure. I did it in 2012. Had a massive recurrence and then started everything over again. It set me back several months, for sure, and was scary and painful. I will certainly never do that again, that is for sure.
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Jun 07, 2020 at 11:46 PM
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I have done it numerous times.. its not a walk in the park but with careful planning by reducing one med at a time and factoring in the half life and then the time needed for your brain to function sans meds.. it can take months to decrease them..
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Jun 09, 2020 at 06:34 PM
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I have tried it before. I think it does take planning. I am currently in the process of reducing meds with my doctor's support. It takes time and courage to do, I think. And if you're not able to reduce or if a change doesn't go well, just make sure to not beat yourself up for it. That would be my advice.
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Jun 09, 2020 at 10:53 PM
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I've done it a couple times. I was prepared to have withdrawals and life being less than optimal but I was able to start over on less meds. I'm only on 3 meds for for psych reasons. More for non psych reasons but I believe strongly in giving the body breaks. You just have to tolerate unpleasant feelings and have a good T to talk with and monitor you..
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