Posted by ZeldaMae on March 3, 2008, at 15:00:28
In reply to Re: Lamictal Weaning » ZeldaMae, posted by Emme on March 1, 2008, at 13:38:21
Thanks, Emme. We've been slowly boosting my dose over the months, and I've been getting worse with each boost. I've been to two different pdocs, and neither one is AT ALL supportive of alternative therapies. They just want to keep piling on the drugs. I've totally lost faith in this particular branch of medicine.
I'm already taking b-complex vites, fish oils, and GABA. I'm increasing the GABA as I reduce the Lamictal.
If there is some obscure, ridiculously rare adverse reaction to these drugs, I seem to exhibit it. With Seroquel, I became a ticking a-bomb. I was just a hair away from catastrophic explosion every second. With Risperdal, I took a huge nosedive into severe depression, and within 3 days of beginning this med, I was suicidal. My husband was able to keep me from hurting myself until the meds wore off. I have no desire to repeat this sort if experience.
I have come to the conclusion that these docs really have no idea what's going to happen with any particular drug. I'm tired of medication roulette. I'm sick of becoming suicidal when they put me on new meds. I'm sick of being dumbed down and creatively stunted by these meds (I used to make my living with photography, and since I began taking these medications, I have been unable to do so...creativity is gone....I'm just dead inside).
I'm leaving them both behind to save my life.
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