Posted by stargazer on March 24, 2007, at 18:36:31
In reply to Re: Guess It's Over No Meds It's Me, posted by valene on March 24, 2007, at 18:04:41
Phillip, I was thinking the same thing, if the meds don't work, why take them? What your body may need more is a chance to be off all meds for a while and just give yourself time to cleanse and detox and maybe get the thyroid regulated since that may be one of the reasons nothing works anyway...So no more meds...how long has it been since you've been off meds altogether before?
I have come off everything from time to time and I think it's a good exercise to know what your "clean" baseline is and what meds are essential and what meds are useless or harmful to you.
My rule of thumb is I don't want to take anything that makes me feel worse or does absolutely nothing, because if it's not doing anything, there can still be negative effects on your body (kidnys, liver)that you wouldn't even be aware of, especially with larger than recommended doses. Higher than recommended doses scare me. That's why I try an take even smaller doses to start than my doc recommends.
I just started Abilify at 5 mg, the pdoc said start at 10 mg, and I may even drop to 0.25 mg since I'm having hypotensive effects, but you know with all the unknowns, it is better to start and stay at the lowest possible dose.
So, rather than feel negative about all of this, it may turn out to be a blessing for you if your thyroid can be regulated and all of your anxiety melts away into oblivion.
Stargazer
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