Posted by stargazer on January 15, 2007, at 9:23:55
In reply to Re: Is ECT all that is left? » ronaldo, posted by blueberry1 on January 15, 2007, at 5:55:42
B...Have you been meds since you were 6 years old without any time off them? I don't think stopping meds would necessarily take you back to that place since the brain changes constantly and it is unlikely that whatever symptoms you had then would be similar to those you would have today...Just my opinion.
I do believe when you are on meds that are no longer working, sometimes the only way to figure this out is to wean off all or most of them.
I've have done this several times and believe it is a helpful experiment to either prove you may not need meds or start on a new course of meds.
Of course, my pdoc has always advised against doing this, but when you get to the point that you are not getting any better, it becomes a worthwhile or essential decision for "proof" of a condition or need for meds.I once had a beautiful few months without meds which eventually resulted in a crash but it was a necessaary step for me to see that my brain was "broken" and needed treatment.
SG
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